CSR announces BlueTunes ROM platform
If you’re a hardware manufacturer looking to build a low-cost Bluetooth enabled stereo wireless headset, then you might be interested in CSR’s newly announced BlueTunes ROM product. The company formally launched BlueTunes ROM today which they’re calling the “world’s first ROM-based Bluetooth solution for stereo headsets with an integrated Digital Signal Processor (DSP).” The product provides users with the ability to easily switch between wireless music playback and voice calls and is ideal for usage in stereo headset and wireless speaker products.
Features of the BlueTunes ROM include the following:
- BlueCore5-Multimedia which provides an integrated stereo codec providing 95dB SNR
- Supports both SBC and MP3 decoding (though MP3 will require license)
- Configurable 5 band EQ
- Low-power consumption for up to 10 hours of music playback from a 180mAh battery
- Integrated FastStream - low latency high quality music and voice codec which reduces latency of the audio link to avoid “lip-sync” issues
- Proprietary Clear Voice Capture (CVC) technology supporting single and dual microphone solutions
- Acoustic Echo Canceller for echo and background noise cancellation
- AuriStream Voice codec for superior voice quality when on call
- Compliant with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
The new BlueTunes ROM silicon and development kits are sampling now with shipping to begin in December.