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  • Page 1

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP PC/104 Format SoundBlaster Pro Compatible High-Power Stereo Audio Module User Manual V2.0 © Copyright 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation 1255 Terra Bella Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 Tel (650) 810-2500 Fax (650) 810-2525 techinfo@diamondsystems.com www.diamondsystems.com[...]

  • Page 2

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 2 CONTENTS 1. FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 3 2. BOARD DIAGRAM 4 3. I/O HEADER AND JACK PINOUTS 5 J3: Speaker connections with optional volume control, 2x5-pi n right-angl e header ................................. 5 J4: Main I/O header, 2x 10-pin right -angle header .......[...]

  • Page 3

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 3 1. Features and Specifications Crystal-MM-HP is a dual-channel audio module for PC /104 embedded systems. It pr ovides 16-bit stereo recording and playback with sample rates up to 44.1kHz. Features include full-duplex (simultaneous record and playback) capability, plug a[...]

  • Page 4

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 4 2. Board Diagram Legend J1 PC/104 8-bit bud header J2 PC/104 16-bit bus header (only used for interrupt level) J3 Speaker / Volume control J4 Speaker / Line in / Line out / Mic in / Midi in/out J5 Speaker / Line out jack J6 Line in / Mic in jack J8 PC speaker / Mono I/O [...]

  • Page 5

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 5 3. I/O Header and Jack Pinouts In the header pinouts described below, note that t he audio speaker amplifier outputs appear on three headers: J3, J4, and J5. Also note that Line In has two connection points (J4 and J6) and Line Out has two connection points (J4 and J5). [...]

  • Page 6

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 6 J8 and J13: Mono and PC speaker input/output, standard 1x6-pin right-angle header PC Speaker Out 1 Mono Out 2 Mono In 3 Agnd 4 PC Speaker In 5 Dgnd 6 This header provides standard PC speaker in (2-p in) and out (4-pin) connections on a single header. The user may connect[...]

  • Page 7

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 7 4. Hardware Configuration Quick List of Configuration Options Base address options: 220, 230, 240, 250 Hex; Selected via plug and play configuration Interrupt levels: 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15; Selected via plug and play configuration DMA levels: 0, 1, 3; Selected via plug[...]

  • Page 8

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 8 J9: Base Address / Interrupt Level / DMA Level Configuration Select one configuration from the upper 3 choices AND one configuration from the lower 2 choices. J10: Speaker Volume Control Configuration[...]

  • Page 9

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 9 J11: 3.5mm Stereo Jack Configuration Header[...]

  • Page 10

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 10 5. Installation Before installing the board in your computer, make the following configuration selections: Select the desired interrupt options with jumper block J9. The default setting is IRQ E = 11, IRQ F = 12. Select the desired plug and play ROM option with jumper b[...]

  • Page 11

    CRYSTAL-MM-HP User Manual v2.0 September 2007 Diamond Systems Corporation P. 11 6. Specifications Input and Output Specifications Mono microphone input: Input voltage range: 10mV to 125mV p-p Input impedance: 30K Ω min, 100K Ω max Stereo CD input: Input voltage range: 0V to 4V p-p Input impedance: 30K Ω min, 100K Ω max Stereo line / aux inp[...]