Product category: Wireless Communications
News Release from: EtherWaves | Subject: Sonata DAB+
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 April 2007
Module cuts the cost of DAB+ reception
EtherWaves reckons that its Sonata is the market's first complete production-ready DAB+ module with a BoM and manufacturing cost less than US $10.
The Sonata DAB+ module is based on a single Analog Devices Blackfin BF532 low cost DSP in conjunction with EtherWaves' flexible software, delivering a multifeatured state-of-the-art digital radio Compactly designed software and ready for manufacturing, Sonata provides an Eureka 147 DAB and DAB+ receiver equipped with the latest features expected from a high-end digital radio product: FM radio reception with RDS, a MP3/WMA/AAC player supported by a SD Card, crystallised sound processing and clock-radio functionality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sonata uses the FC 2501 triple-band T-DMB and DAB tuner IC, the world's smallest terrain DMB tuner chip, enabling high performance, low cost, easy integration and excellent RF receiving sensitivity.
To operate the digital radio receiver, Sonata only requires to be connected to an LCD, keypad, rotary decoder (optional) and audio circuitry, power and speakers.
The LCD interface supports a range of display types (graphic and alphanumeric).
EtherWaves also provides an evaluation board of the Sonata system to be used as a reference design for manufacturing the complete radio.
"With the advent of DAB+ and Sonata's attractive price tag and multilanguage platform, EtherWaves is penetrating the French and Australian markets".
"We are actively seeking partners who wish to deliver digital radios".
"Without having to supplement additional circuitry, the Sonata module is the optimal choice for audio manufacturers worldwide who want one of the lowest BoM today when producing a DAB+ digital radio receiver", said Linda Kedem, EtherWaves' Marketing Manager.
Sonata provides consumer electronics manufacturers the opportunity to produce complete digital radio receivers and the ability to add digital radio functionality to other entertainment devices.
It enables audio manufacturers to easily deliver feature-rich radios for the global market, enabling affordable and easy-to-use DAB/FM/MP3 radios.
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