Programmed silicon?

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lurnxmos
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Programmed silicon?

Post by lurnxmos »

Hello,

Some days ago I discovered Xmos and boards for audio solutions usb 2.0. I would like to know if some of silicon used in their boards are pre-programmed for audio applications, XS1-U8A-64-BG96 or XS1-U16A-128, or if user has to program the chip.

Thanks in advance for answers.


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mon2
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Post by mon2 »

The choice is yours. You may wish to craft your own software to suit but the following option is a ready to run solution with XMOS supplied, debugged & pre-programmed (silicon) software:

http://www.xmos.com/products/boards#hi-res2

Hi-Res Audio DAC/Headphone amp reference platform

This post references the same audio kit:

http://www.xcore.com/questions/3870/how ... chpa-board

This tool is plug & play supported on MAC and also Windows with the downloadable device driver package.

The Windows driver package for this kit can be downloaded from here:

http://www.xcore.com/questions/3685/xco ... rm-trouble

You can source this kit through Digikey:

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/5267341

If you wish to develop your own customized solution then there are many options but best to read up on the respective tools, components and already developed public software on github, etc. There will be a learning curve but may be worth the extra effort if you are developing a commercial product as XMOS is THE go to product line for high end digital audio.