User manual
AUDIO DEVELOPMENT BOARD
USER’S GUIDE
© 2011 Microchip Technology Inc. DS70662A-page 11
Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Audio Development Board from Microchip Technology
Inc. The Audio Development Board showcases a 16/32-bit audio development platform
with a true 24-bit audio codec. In addition, the board also showcases the performance
of PIC32 MCU/dsPIC33E DSC for complex audio algorithms.
1.1 OVERVIEW
The features of the Audio Development Board are:
• High-performance MCU
• Wolfson WM8960 audio codec with up to 48 kHz sampling rate and up to 24-bit
resolution
• Headphone out, Line-in jacks, and an on-board MIC
• TFT color display with 220x176 resolution
• PICtail™ Plus Connector
• General purpose user switches and LEDs
Figure 1-1 shows the Audio Development Board, which is annotated to show the main
components. Each component is described in detail in Tabl e 1- 1.
FIGURE 1-1: AUDIO DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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