14 DAY TRIAL // CSR announced that its BlueCore Bluetooth technology has been selected by Austriamicrosystems for its new Mobile Entertainment platform. The AS3525 and AS3527 core devices of the platform are high performance single-chip-systems targeting enhanced MP3 players with multimedia features.
Austriamicrosystems' ARM9 SoC in the AS3525 and AS3527 delivers over 200 MIPS of processing power and allows the implementation of an MP3 player with only 50mW total power consumption. It delivers video playback to LCD and OLED screens at up to 30 fps and up to QCIF+ resolution, while streaming audio via its independent Bluetooth headphone and line outputs. Its system firmware is Microsoft PlaysForSure V2.0 compliant and supports MP3, WMA, AAC and OGG audio, JPEG, GIF and BMP photos as well as MPEG4 and Microsoft WMV Mobile Video contents.
The AS3525 and AS3527 reference design features CSR's BlueCore4-ROM, single-chip radio and Bluetooth baseband IC. BlueCore4-ROM can deliver data rates up to 3 times faster than current v1.2 Bluetooth devices with overall lower power consumption. It is also designed to reduce the number of external components required in order to minimize the overall bill of materials. In addition, BlueCore4 technology incorporates auto-calibration and built-in self-test routines to simplify development, type approval and production tests. Personal Media Players designed around Austriamicrosystems' reference designs will be compatible with all other Bluetooth devices.
Austriamicrosystems has also ported CSR's BlueCore Host Software (BCHS) onto its host ARM9 processor to run A2DP and AVRCP profiles. These profiles enable consumers to listen wirelessly to their music on Bluetooth stereo headphones and through Bluetooth enabled home media entertainment systems. BCHS also reduces Bluetooth power consumption by implementing all possible low power modes such as deep sleep mode.
Austriamicrosystems' Mobile Entertainment platform will be demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 in Las Vegas.