STMicroelectronics Teams with DSP Concepts to Give STM32 Users Free Access to Advanced Audio Design Tool
13 Mars 2017 - 3:31PM
- ST-AudioWeaver streamlines and simplifies development of
embedded audio applications for richer user interfaces in smart
devices
- Tool contains library of 160 audio algorithms, with GUI for
configuring and fine-tuning
Geneva, March 13, 2017 - Small electronic products like
wearables and IoT devices can now provide high-end audio features,
including advanced aural user interfaces, thanks to a new
easy-to-use graphical design tool for STM32(TM) microcontrollers
from STMicroelectronics, (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader
serving customers across the spectrum of electronics
applications.
ST has worked with DSP Concepts, creator of the Audio Weaver
design suite, to present a free version of the tool -
ST-AudioWeaver - for developers using its 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M
based STM32 microcontrollers. Audio Weaver enables product
designers to build complex digital audio applications without
coding. Developers simply choose the required audio modules from a
library, connect them graphically, and adjust them by live-tuning
on the target hardware. Examples are included, which accelerate
learning and help jump-start new projects.
"DSP Concepts has created a high-end audio-development
experience for the embedded domain. ST-AudioWeaver now gives our
customers preferential access to help them make the most of the
audio capabilities of STM32 MCUs, which complement the outstanding
features and power efficiency for IoT applications," said Daniel
Colonna, Marketing Director, Microcontroller Division,
STMicroelectronics.
Dr. Paul Beckmann, Founder and CEO of DSP Concepts, Inc, added,
"With ST-AudioWeaver, product designers will find it much easier to
incorporate advanced audio features in IoT and wearable devices.
Audio engineers will love it because it's much like plugging
physical components together however you want, then adjusting the
knobs and sliders to get everything tuned perfectly-except it's all
happening onscreen."
Additional Technical Information:
ST-AudioWeaver contains a library of 160 royalty-free digital
audio-processing modules, including versatile and powerful
filtering, array-processing and noise-cancelling modules that can
make voice-recognition systems far more effective. The Audio Weaver
Designer PC GUI is also included free of charge, which lets
developers configure the modules and do fine-tuning in the GUI or
on prototype hardware. This creates a customized audio-processing
engine that runs directly on the production embedded system with no
further tailoring required. Users are also free to take advantage
of DSP Concepts' commercial offers to scale and upgrade ST-Audio
Weaver, for example by adding further audio modules or MATLAB® API
support.
STM32 microcontrollers are ideal for use in IoT and wearable
devices, with rich and efficient features for user-interface
management, networking, control, and sensor fusion. Over 700
different variants give versatile choices in terms of performance,
pin-count and feature integration. The pin-, software- and
peripheral-compatible devices also offer convenient scalability,
and all benefit from cutting-edge energy efficiency leveraging the
ARM® Cortex®-M core architecture. Special ultra-low-power
technologies in the STM32L4 series go even further to save energy
and maximize the runtime of small battery-operated or self-powered
devices.
Plentiful audio features add to the STM32 credentials as the
reference microcontroller family for IoT applications, and include
peripherals such as I2S and S/PDIF digital audio interfaces, and a
DFSDM input that streamlines acquisition of MEMS-microphone signals
and is ideal for voice-command applications. The DSP core
extensions of the STM32F4, STM32L4, and STM32F7, which are the
series currently supported in ST-AudioWeaver, enable a single-chip
solution capable of high-performance audio processing, which would
otherwise require a separate DSP co-processor.
About DSP Concepts
DSP Concepts, Inc., specializes in tools and solutions for audio
product development. Audio Weaver is an innovative design
environment for developing optimized embedded audio software. It
enables algorithm and product developers to more quickly and
efficiently develop products and technology. Audio Weaver is
suitable for the entire lifecycle of an algorithm, from basic
research, to optimization and productization, integration into end
products, and ongoing legacy support. Founded by Dr. Paul Beckmann,
DSP Concepts is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global semiconductor leader delivering intelligent and
energy-efficient products and solutions that power the electronics
at the heart of everyday life. ST's products are found everywhere
today, and together with our customers, we are enabling smarter
driving and smarter factories, cities and homes, along with the
next generation of mobile and Internet of Things devices.
By getting more from technology to get more from life, ST stands
for life.augmented.
In 2016, the Company's net revenues were $6.97 billion, serving
more than 100,000 customers worldwide. Further information can be
found at www.st.com.
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