This page is a page that summarizes technical information about A2B®.
Please use it when considering the introduction of A2B® and when developing.
■ Macnica original technical content (download materials included)
■ FAQ
Introduction video of A2B®
Overview of A2B
If you want to know "What is A2B?", please watch this video first.
Feature 1 of A2B
We will explain various functions of A2B and what kind of merits those functions have in the system.
Feature 2 of A2B
We will explain various functions of A2B and what kind of merits those functions have in the system.
A2B evaluation environment and demo
As an A2B evaluation environment, we will introduce an evaluation board, software tools, and 3rd party tools.
A2B® support environment
document
We have summarized information such as documents that are often referred to when actually considering and designing A2B®, so please make use of it.
*For documents, etc., the link is to the product page of Analog Devices.
These links are as of November 2021, so if the links are old, please refer directly to the Analog Devices product page.
Contents | download link | Overview |
data sheet | English | It is a document of various specifications of the device. |
Japanese | ||
User guide | English | It serves as a detailed explanation of various functions of the device and a document of control specifications. |
Japanese | ||
anomaly list | English only | Documents errata information for the device. |
Evaluation Board
Several types of evaluation boards are available, assuming various uses.
Information such as user manuals and design data (circuit diagrams, PCBs, bill of materials) are also available on the product pages of each evaluation board, so please make use of them.
model number and link | Evaluation board overview |
EVAL-AD2428WD1BZ | Master or Local-power Slave Board. This board with the Master function is an essential board for evaluating A2B. |
EVAL-AD2428WB1BZ | It is a us-power Slave Audio Board. This board is equipped with analog audio input/output jacks and a MEMS microphone, making it ideal for evaluation assuming an audio unit with Bus-power. |
EVAL-AD2428WC1BZ | Bus-power Slave Mic Board. This board is equipped with four MEMS microphones and is ideal for evaluation assuming a microphone unit. |
EVAL-AD2428WG1BZ | Local-power Slave Audio Board. This board is equipped with analog audio input/output jacks and is ideal for evaluation assuming an audio unit with local power. |
ADZS-AUDIOA2BAMP | Class-D Amp Module Board. This board is equipped with two high-efficiency Class-D Amp products SSM3582 from ADI, and is ideal for evaluating high-efficiency, high-performance audio units. |
ADZS-AD2428MINI | A2B® MINI Board. This board is used by connecting (docking) with other evaluation boards such as the EV-SOMCRR-EZKIT. |
評価ツール
A convenient GUI-based software tool is provided to operate the target board.
title | Tool overview |
Sigma Studio |
A GUI-based utility tool that supports various ADI products. *For detailed instructions on downloading and installing this tool, please refer to "SigmaStudioHow to obtain and set up " in Macnica original technical content. |
A2B® Software |
A2B software that adds in to SigmaStudio. As a result, various A2B® configurations and controls can be easily performed on a GUI basis on SigmaStudio. *For detailed instructions on downloading and installing this tool, please refer to "A2B SoftwareHow to obtain and set up " in Macnica original technical content. |
Macnica original technical content
You can download the materials by answering the questionnaire from the link of the material acquisition questionnaire.
Material acquisition questionnaire | Overview |
How to get SigmaStudio | Instructions for downloading, installing, and initializing the tool for SigmaStudio. |
How to get A2B® Software | Instructions for downloading, installing, and initializing the A2B Software. |
SigmaStudio operation check | After installing SigmaStudio and A2B® Software, this document explains how to actually check the operation of the sample project on the evaluation board and the basic operations of SigmaStudio. |
This is a manual for operating the A2B® evaluation board standalone without a PC. | |
This is the material for the A2B online seminar held on 2022/2/25 (Friday), "What is A2B technology that can reduce costs at the system level?" |
FAQ
A2B® concerning FAQ A detailed summary can be found on the following pages.
The composition of the summary page is as follows
If you want to know more details, please check the details below.
■ Overview
■ Functions
■ Circuit
■ Power supply
■ I2C communication
■ Initialization processing
■ Error handling
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