TMS320DRE310 Eureka DAB Digital Radio Solution

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Key Benefits • Industry’s lowest system cost provided by low- Product Bulletin cost baseband and analog parts especially for radios that include MP3/WMA CD • Most integrated DAB baseband reduces cost TMS320DRE310 and design time for adding features such as recording/playback, time-shifted audio, TII, FM/ Eureka DAB Digital ensemble switching, TPEG and announcement support Radio Solution • Addresses the data bit rates needed for a Digital Multimedia Broadcast design • Worldwide field and factory support to simplify the task of digital radio design

Through the addition of new periph- Eureka modes and perform user cations. TI also builds the ADC, erals and audio features, TI presents interface functions. The DRE310 DAC, power amplifier, and various the most highly integrated Digital baseband accepts a wider range of power management devices for this Audio Broadcasting (DAB) baseband audio and data bit rates than previ- application. in the industry, the TMS320DRE310 ous TI baseband solutions. An DSP-based baseband. The program- increased audio rate of up to 384 Beyond the Basics — mability of this new solution helps kilobits per second (kbps) allows Advanced Applications receiver manufacturers and design- the system to receive the full range The TMS320DRE310 DSP-based ers easily differentiate their Eureka of digital audio signals and the sup- baseband is the first to include on- DAB receivers, while keeping both ported data rates can process Digital chip support for features such as power and cost to a minimum. The Multimedia Broadcast (DMB) appli- record and playback from Flash DRE310 baseband enables a variety of applications, including portable and handheld radios. It is especially Figure 1. Eureka DAB Digital Radio Solution well-suited for the automotive mar- ket, providing such DAB features as TPEG and announcement support, while increasing the number of audio and data bit rates supported and integrating MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) CD support onto the same silicon. The Basics – Digital Baseband and Receiver System Figure 1 shows the architecture of the programmable TMS320DRE310 DSP-based digital baseband and total receiver solution. The ETSI 300 401-compliant DRE310 baseband performs channel and source decod- ing on a single chip. In addition, the digital baseband can decode all • Real-time clock Figure 2. TMS320DRE310 Digital Baseband • 144-lead TQFP or 179-lead µ*BGA Roadmap The DRE310 baseband from TI will redefine digital radio by enabling feature rich and integrated end products, while maintaining low cost and power. Future products will continue to build upon the success of the TMS320DRE200 and TMS320DRE310 DSP-based base- bands. Contact the TI Digital Radio group for more information about the roadmap details at [email protected]. Support, Availability, Packaging and Pricing TI’s extensive worldwide field support simplifies the task of digital radio design using the DRE310 DSP- based baseband. Evaluation modules memory and MultiMedia Card and write to memory cards, utilizing (EVMs) are expected to be available (MMC), as well as time-shift record- the DRE310 baseband’s direct inter- in the fourth quarter of 2003, as will ing and the capability for simultane- face to MMC, Memory Stick™ and documentation, including user’s ously listening to and recording of SD. These applications will also ben- guides and application notes. To different channels. As Figure 2 efit from the on-chip USB 2.0 full- speed design and make purchasing shows, the DRE310 baseband is also speed (12 Mbps) interface, which easier, TI will offer the DRE310 capable of MP3 and WMA decoder allow both an easy connection to the baseband bundled with other com- support on the same chip. PC and record/playback capabilities. ponents, including analog parts, With this level of integration and Other additional features and such as power management and increased Eureka DAB capability, specifications of the DRE310 base- data converters.TI’s TMS320DRE310 the DRE310 DSP-based baseband band are: Eureka DAB digital baseband will power several types of applica- • Does not require external memo- processor is expected to sample in tions, including: home, portable, ry for DAB operation the fourth quarter of 2003. The handheld, PC and automotive. • Can interface to an external DRE310 baseband will be available Automotive DAB/CD radios, which microcontroller or memory (not in either a 179-lead MicroStar™ require the ability to decode the required for operation) ball-grid array (BGA) or a 144-lead variety of broadcasted bit rates and • Disturbance-free operation dur- thin quad flatpack (TQFP). Pricing support different CD audio decoders, ing multiplex sub-channel recon- is U.S. $18 each in sampling quanti- such as WMA, MP3 and PCM, will figuration or ensemble switch ties of 1K or less. benefit from the DRE310 DAB fea- For more information, please con- tures, such as TII, FM switching, • Can feed data to external TPEG or MOT decoder tact the nearest TI sales office or ensemble switching, TPEG and visit our website at • ADC for keypad interface, announcement support. www.ti.com/digitalradio Portable and handheld applica- battery, etc. tions will have the ability to read •I2C port

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