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Quadravox offers production services for recording
customer data on any currently released ISD Chipcorder device, using Quadravox’s
own QV400P gang programmers and appropriate adapters.
Procedure:
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Customer prepares the data using free data preparation
software from Quadravox or using the QV400D prototyping tool (iQbox).
Alternatively, Quadravox can prepare the project file based on customer wav
files. The standard setup fee will then apply.
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Customer submits the project file and wav files to
Quadravox, along with “pre-production” chip(s). Alternatively, Quadravox can
provide “pre-production” chips (but only of certain types).
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Quadravox programs “pre-production” chip & ships it
to customer for approval of addresses, levels, etc. Customer approves the “pre-production”
chip, releases the project for production and sends the devices to be
programmed.
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Quadravox performs programming and testing and ships the
chips at customer’s requested run rates.
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Data preparation (by
Customer):
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- Customers without the QV400D or iQbox can download the
data preparation software QV400S0 (for Windows 3.11) or QV400S1 (for
Windows95 or 98) from the support section. These software packages are free
and will allow the customer to prepare data for recording on our QV400P
programmers.
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- Customers who have the QV400D or iQbox can prepare the
data using the “create table” function of this system. Please note that for
projects using ISD4000 and ISD5008 devices, new firmware (2/19/99) and
QV400S software is required.
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- Customers then send the resulting project file (.qsd)
and the .wav files to Quadravox for programming the pre-production chip for
approval and subsequent setting up for production programming.
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- Conversion from
ISD format to QV format:
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- Quadravox provides software packages to facilitate
conversion of data generated by ISD’s SD101 or SD200 production programmers
(.chp files) to the input files for the QV402P and QV401P respectively.
These packages, qvoc2wav and qwav2wav, can be downloaded free of charge
from the “support” section of this web site.
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- Professionally
Recorded Vocabulary Library:
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There are more than 330 professionally recorded words in
the vocabulary library covering a
variety of applications listed below. Customers can download the zip files
containing these words (in wav format) from support section of this
web site, free of charge, and use them for their applications.
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English and Military alphabets
(alphabet.zip, approx. 601 KBytes)
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Numbers (numbers.zip,
approx. 1,263 KBytes)
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Date and time (time.zip,
approx. 581 KBytes)
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Telephone (phone.zip,
approx. 447 KBytes)
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Home automation (home.zip,
approx. 1,528 KBytes)
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Instrumentation
(instrum.zip, approx. 1,227 KBytes)
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Data preparation by
Quadravox:
- Conversion from
ISD format to QV format:
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Customers can send the SD101 or SD200 data directly to
us and we will convert the data free of charge as a part of the setup for a
production programming order.
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Production programming
setup charge:
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The setup charge for each new project is $100. This
charge covers the programmation of the “pre-production” chip(s) and
shipping it(them) to the customer for approval of addressing and levels.
Quadravox will ship the “pre-production” chip(s) to the U.S. customers
using standard overnight service (FedEx, UPS or Postal Service), at no
extra cost. However, for overseas customers, there will be an additional
charge for shipping, depending on the destination country.
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Standard testing:
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EOM placement testing, plus a brief audio output check
for every device (see the QV400P manual for testing function details).
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QRA:
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Professional personnel.
Incoming and shipping inventory.
Labeled device carriers (tubes or trays).
Test statistics provided for each batch.
ESD protected environment.
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Production
programming:
- Please contact
Quadravox by telephone (1-972-669-4002), Fax (1-972-669-1905) or email
(info@quadravox.com) for a quote on your production programming
requirement.
- Each project order is
subject to a minimum $50 charge.
- Devices are
programmed with standard QV400P production programmers and are tested
with the standard test routine. There may be additional cost for using a
customized test set up or for performing more comprehensive testing.
- The customer supplies
the devices to be recorded and pays for shipping.
Large volume production programming:
Discounts are available for production volumes greater than 10,000 devices.
However, certain issues need to be addressed before production programming is
begun:
- Total quantity and
run rate (per week)
- Sample testing
requirement for monitoring quality level
- Payment schedule:
Quadravox bills as devices are shipped back.
Cycle Time:
- Cycle time depends on
who does data preparation, the project length, package type of the
devices to be programmed, test requirement, etc. The following table is
a guideline for cycle time based on:
- Project duration 1
minute
- Data preparation by
customer
- Device package type
is 28-pin DIP
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Lot size
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Cycle time
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Comments
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Production: 100
devices
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Next business day
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Same day if
received by noon
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Production: 1000
devices
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2 business days
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For faster
service please call
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Production: 5000
devices
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1 week
(5 business days)
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For faster
service please call
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