Development kit for Bluetooth stereo headsets

Offers quick, cost-effective designing of stereo headsets and wireless speakers. Provides exceptional Bluetooth audio performance with integrated stereo CODEC with 95 dB SNR. Supports SBC and MP3 decoding for improved audio quality on music playback. Enables over 10 hrs of music playback from 180 mAh battery.

Source: CSR
3/19/2009

CSR offers development kit for its highly successful BlueTunes ROM solution for low-cost, high-performance stereo Bluetooth headsets. The BTN-003-1A development kit makes BlueTunes ROM the quickest and most cost-effective solution for designing stereo headsets and wireless speakers. CSR’s BlueTunes ROM and development kits are shipping now.

CSR’s BlueTunes ROM development kit significantly simplifies the design challenges of differentiating stereo Bluetooth headphone designs by adding additional quality enhancement features. The BTN-003-1A kit comes complete with a headphone demonstrator board, example stereo headset design, audio adaptor and Music Voice (MV) dongle. In addition, the development kit also features a parameter tool for tuning the audio performance for listening to music and voice calls.

CSR has designed BlueTunes ROM to be a cost effective solution for stereo headsets without compromising on audio performance and functionality. It features CSR’s proprietary FastStream low latency CODEC for video and gaming applications, and configurable CSR Clear Voice Capture (CVC) single and dual-microphone algorithms for superior echo and noise suppression, enabling users to be better heard in noisy environments.

BlueTunes ROM is based on CSR’s BlueCore5-Multimedia technology. BlueCore5-MM provides exceptional Bluetooth audio performance with an integrated stereo CODEC with 95 dB SNR. BlueTunes ROM supports both SBC and MP3 (license required) decoding for improved audio quality on music playback, together with a configurable 5 band EQ to improve the end-user experience. The low power design of BlueTunes ROM enables over 10 hrs of music playback from a 180 mAh battery.

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