(Picture shows a daughterboard for Microchip's ATSAMA5D2B-XULT eval-board, developed for testing and performance validation only, not available for sale.)
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USB 2.0 High-Speed (480MHz) Audio / MIDI system
Leading edge performance technology based on an affordable, low current chipset
32-bit audio processing with 10 input and 10 output channels
Optionally up to 19 input and 19 output channels at max. 96kHz
Optionally up to 36 input and 36 output channels at max. 48kHz
Samplerates: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz or 192kHz
USB2.0 bus- or self-powered power supply mode
Sensationally low jitter using an on-chip audio PLL
Audio PLL can be synced to USB SOFs for synchronous applications
No samplerate conversion or clock recovery for true 1:1 audio
Assignable stereo (1/4 TRS) line input and headphone output on the eval board
Assignable Digital Interface (coax) for S/PDIF or AC3/DTS on the eval board
Up to five MIDI input and output ports (fast USB2.0 I/O bulk transfer)
Can be slaved to any I2S digital audio interface (CODEC or DIR/DIT as master)
Optional DSD support up to octuple-rate (DSD512)
Based on the low cost (<EUR 4.00) 32-bit high performance Microchip® ATSAMA5D21 microprocessor
For Windows (7, 8, 10 and 11; 32-bit and 64-bit), Mac OS X and iOS systems
Optional Apple MFi certification possible
Multi-application mode - simultaneous ASIO and/or WDM playback
Extremely low latency Windows ASIO and WDM driver (adjustable in multiple parameters)
Default USB interrupt mode transactions on Windows for better performance
Fully USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant (isoc asynchronous mode)
Optionally compatible with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update's Class 2.0 support
Software installer and advanced ASIO control panel for Windows
ASIO is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Firmware updating via USB for programming future updates
ARM NEON based 192kHz 10x10 audiomixer in firmware (low latency monitoring)
Direct USB2.0 tripple buffer capture and playback for lowest technically achievable latency
Long term design experience with hundreds of thousands of USB Audio units licensed worldwide