Generate ROMS for a TMS6100 (emulator)

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Description

Currently, TMS Express can generate a single bitstream from a file, which can drive a TMS5220 Voice Synthesis Processor in "Speak External" mode. However, there is another way to drive the device: via a TMS6100 Voice Synthesis Memory IC (datasheet). It would be useful for TMS Express to encode several files in general: into a C header for Arduino talkie, per #5; and into a binary file that could be flashed to a TMS6100 or equivalent device.

More realistically, these binary files would end up on an FPGA/MCU/CPLD clone of the TMS6100, which could be used to restore failing arcade machines which use the TMS5220, breathe new life into a dusty BBC Acorn, or add new words to a Speak and Spell—for example.

Solution Space

The datasheet linked above as well as this webpage by @furrtek have enough information to go off of. It seems that the issue can be broken down into the following milestones:

1. Encapsulate all of TMS Express' current functionally into an encode command, which handles a single file
2. Add a batch command which allows users to encode several files at once
3. Add a rom command which builds upon batch to configure and store a binary file for use in a TMS6100 equivalent. This will likely require Verilog clone of the TMS6100 for testing

If anyone out there is interested in collaborating on this with me, don't hesitate to reach out. Otherwise, I'll be tinkering away, one step at a time ;)