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VERVIEW
Thank you for choosing the miniSHARC audio processor board. The miniSHARC is an extremely compact yet
powerful and flexible digital signal processing circuit board for audio applications. It provides audio input and
output via I2S and S/PDIF (logic-level). Various accessory boards are provided for a rapid build or for
prototyping, and the system integrator can implement their own boards for I2S input and output.
The audio processing functionality of the board is implemented via the use of a software
plugin
. Depending on
the plugin and accessory boards used, the miniSHARC currently supports up to 4 input channels and 8 output
channels. For more information on the available plugins, see
on page 8.
The miniSHARC is a tried and proven hardware platform for audio processing applications. It is used as the
processing core of several miniDSP products. For those seeking a ready-made “in the box” solution, please see
our
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CONCEPT
The miniDSP concept is “one hardware unit + one software plugin = audio processing solution.” This concept
leverages the inherent flexibility of DSP (digital signal processing) to deliver a range of flexible but cost-effective
solutions.
Hardware unit
In this case, the hardware unit is the miniDSP miniSHARC board. Various add-on boards can be
purchased for the miniSHARC. You can also develop your own I2S input/output boards.
Software plugin
The software plugin is installed on your PC or Mac, and determines the processing that the DSP
will perform. It provides a friendly user interface, and downloads instructions into the miniDSP
hardware unit that tell it how to process the audio signal. See
on page 8 for
more information on plugins.
