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Ezairo® 7111 Pre Suite Getting Started Guide

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NTRODUCTION

Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite is a comprehensive turnkey solution for hearing aids. Using the various tools described in 

this document, Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite greatly simplifies the development of hearing-aid products. This document 
provides a guide for getting started with Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite, illustrating interaction of the system components and 
required tools.

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VERVIEW

Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite is comprised of the Ezairo 7111 hybrid module and the Ezairo 7111 Firmware Bundle. The 

product is configured using Sound Designer Software, the Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board, and a 
programming box that provides PC-to-device communications. The following sections provide a brief overview of 
each component. Figure 1 illustrates a typical evaluation and development setup.

Figure 1. Typical Evaluation and Development Setup

2.1  Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Module

Ezairo 7111 is an open-programmable DSP-based hybrid module specifically designed for high-performance 

hearing aids. The Ezairo 7111 hybrid is comprised of: the Ezairo 7100 System-on-Chip (SoC) audiology processor; 
EA2M, a 2 Mb EEPROM; and all necessary passive components for operating the sub-system and interfacing with 
hearing aid transducers.

A hearing-aid connection diagram using the Ezairo 7111 hybrid and the Pre Suite firmware is shown in Figure 2 

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Summary of Contents for Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite

Page 1: ...esigner Software the Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board and a programming box that provides PC to device communications The following sections provide a brief overview of each component Figure 1 il...

Page 2: ...provides a compression curve with four separate knee points expansion low level gain high level gain and output limiting Dynamic behavior covers a wide range through adjustable time constants Wideban...

Page 3: ...logged in the buffer which assuming a log interval of 1 hour covers a total time period of over 4 weeks A separate long term data log keeps track of how much time has been spent in each program memory...

Page 4: ...panel and a calibration and configuration utility This allows hearing aid manufacturers to create configure and test hearing aids more efficiently with less time spent on repetitive tasks The applicat...

Page 5: ...ware see below for installation instructions An SDK reference guide is included with the SDK distribution package 2 4 Hybrid Demonstrator Board The Hybrid Demonstrator Board is designed to be used wit...

Page 6: ...TIAL SETUP This section describes the initial setup for evaluating the Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite This includes downloading and installing the Sound Designer Software Windows application configuring the Ez...

Page 7: ...directory and then follow the instructions below 3 2 Installation Instructions To install Sound Designer Software follow these steps 1 Double click sounddesigner_setup exe Follow the prompts for insta...

Page 8: ...the SDK Readme html file located at the top level of the main ZIP file 3 3 Configuring the Hybrid Demonstrator Board Before connecting the Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board to the programming box...

Page 9: ...Properly Configured Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board Table 6 Jumper Configurations for Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board Jumper Switch Required Setting Description PSU SEL Short pins 1 2 Draw...

Page 10: ...as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Connected Ezairo 7111 Hybrid Demonstrator Board Windows PC and Programming Box Once the system is connected you can perform the initial communication from the PC to Ezair...

Page 11: ...eate one If you click Browse and select a pre existing directory for your workspace make sure it is empty To begin working with the Ezairo 7111 check Import Sample Workspace and select E7111 from the...

Page 12: ...re 8 Opening the Control Panel and the Console Window 5 To configure device parameters click on the Control Panel icon circled in red in Figure 8 above and when prompted double click the Ezairo7111 pa...

Page 13: ...re 9 Selecting the Parameter File 6 To connect to the device go to the Settings screen Select the correct Programmer and Port if applicable Next click Detect A successful detection populates the devic...

Page 14: ...popup warning you that the device is configured with another library If you see this pop up click OK 9 Before communicating any parameter information Sound Designer Software checks the device to dete...

Page 15: ...rmware 10 Once the connection succeeds the connection status symbol appears to the right of the file name as shown below in Figure 12 on page 16 You can hover over this symbol to view the programmer n...

Page 16: ...d receivers or high impedance headphones It is available on pins 2 and 4 of the header pins labelled FILTEN0 The Demonstrator Board also provides a low pass filtered output that is more appropriate fo...

Page 17: ...or This causes more indicator settings to appear 4 Select Tone Sequence as the Indicator Type 5 Select Output Referred as the Insertion Point 6 Select an Amplitude of 33 7 Slide the Tone 1 Duration sl...

Page 18: ...algorithm parameters refer to the following resources Ezairo 7111 Firmware Bundle User s Guide Ezairo 7111 Pre Suite Getting Started Guide Ezairo Sound Designer Software Development Kit SDK Programme...

Page 19: ...t be validated for each customer application by customer s technical experts ON Semiconductor does not convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others ON Semiconductor products are...

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