THX® Spatial Audio

THX Spatial Audio

Overcome the limitations of fixed-distance speaker systems to provide an immersive listening experience over stereo speakers with the THX® Spatial Audio reference design that features crosstalk cancellation and stereo widening along with Audio Weaver’s real-time tuning and debugging interface.

Customize playback for a variety of content

  • Natural crosstalk cancellation mode for music and movies
  • Immersive crosstalk cancellation mode for gaming
  • Width Expansion to increase the perceived width of the stereo image

Cost effective BOM for small form factors

  • Runs on single low-cost STM32H7 MCU
  • No external memory required

Reduce tuning risks and costs

  • Embedded Audio Weaver Core and Audio Weaver Designer interface with drag & drop programming environment
  • Real-time debugging and tuning tools

Audio Front-end Features

Crosstalk cancellation delivers a binaural (spatial) listening experience while minimizing off-axis coloration

Stereo widening provides a more immersive sound stage

Hardware Specifications

Processor

  • STM32H747XIH6 Dual Core MCU with Arm® Cortex®-M7 running at 480MHz and Arm® Cortex®-M4 running at 240MHz

Memory 

  • 2048kB Flash
  • 1024kB RAM

Audio I/O

  • SAI audio codec

Board Connectors

  • Camera (8-bit)
  • USB with Micro-AB
  • Ethernet RJ45
  • SPDIF RCA input and output
  • Stereo headset jack including analog microphone input
  • Audio jack for external speakers
  • MicroSD card
  • TAG-connect 10-pin footprint
  • Arm Cortex 10-pin 1.27 mm-pitch debug connector over STDC14 footprint

Board Expansion Options 

  • Audio daughter board 
  • Arduino™ Uno V3,
  • Pmod™ Type 2A and Type 4A
  • STMod+

 

Included with the demo kit

  • STM32 H747 Discovery Kit with STM32H747 MCU
  • Speaker bar
  • USB cable
  • Audio Cable
  • THX Spatial Audio Quickstart Bundle: Everything you need to know to integrate THX Spatial Audio, including design guidelines, Audio Weaver Designer layout files (.AWD), and tools to get started.
STM32H747 MCU Diagram

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