Waves Max Audio MX5000A manual

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    Preliminary MX5000A Development System Manual 1 System Overview The MX5000A Development System allows manufacturers to easily evaluate and prototype system improvements by adding MaxxAudio psyc ho-acoustic processing to existing audio systems. The MX5000A Development System contains the small MX5000A Prototype Module as shown in Figure 1, with simp[...]

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    Preliminary 2 Input/Output and Power Connections Connect Inputs, Outputs, Powe r and Ground as described below. Please see Figures 2 and 3 for additional illustrations. Connect Inputs • Three sets of stereo input s are provided. Located on t he bottom edge of the PCB, these are labeled as LI1/RI1, LI2/RI2, and LI3/RI 3. Each stereo pair uses a co[...]

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    Preliminary Figure 2. MX5000 Prot otype Module Close-up Figure 3. Connections for MX5000 Prototype Module MX5000A Development System January 2007[...]

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    Preliminary 3 Controls The MX5000 Prototyping Module supports two different control options. a) I 2 C Slave Mode b) I 2 C Host Mode 3.1 I 2 C Slave Mode Controls In addition to the MX5000 Prototyping Modul e, the MX5000A Development System is supplied with a Telos USB to I 2 C Emulator. www.telos.info Waves recommends the Connii MM or Connii which [...]

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    Preliminary 3.2 Graphic User Interface The GUI for the MX5000 Prototyping Module is shown in Figure 5. Figure 5. MX5000A GUI MX5000A Development System January 2007[...]

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    Preliminary 3.3 Digital Audio Input/Ouput For digital audio I/O, the system supports thr ee stereo inputs and two stereo outputs as shown in Table 1. All inputs and outputs are synchronous with shared clock and synch pins. The digital audio input/output is supported only in I 2 C Slave Mode of the MX5000A. Table 1. Digital Audio Input/Output Connec[...]

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    Preliminary Figure 6. MX5000A Protot yping Module Layout Full schematics, bill of materials, and layout files for this system is available to customers. MX5000A Development System January 2007[...]

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    Preliminary 3.4 I 2 C Host Mode Controls In I 2 C Host Mode, the MX5000 will r ead audio parameters fr om the external serial flash ROM after reset. After re set, the system will continuously moni tor the value of external analog control pins for real-time audio controls. Th ese pins are connected to eight potentiometers on the MX5000 Prototyping M[...]

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    Preliminary 5 Ordering Part Numbers MX5000ADS For MX5000A Development System Includes: MX5000A Prototyping Module (MX5000APM) Telos Connii or Connii MM with software Waves Control GUI software 4 wire cable – Telos connector to I 2 C header Note: ‘A’ in MX5000A refers to hardw are/software version of the MX5000. MX5000APM For MX5000A Prototypi[...]