SAM5504B

Typical Application

Lowest cost Keyboard instruments, Effecte devices, Speaker processing, USB Audio Interfaces...


Overview

Low-cost Effect Processor and Keyboard Synthesizer

The SAM5504B is a member of the SAM5000 family of sound synthesis and audio processing ICs that uses the DSP array technology. The SAM5504B  includes four 24-bit DSPs, a general-purpose 16-bit CPU, a 24-bit Audio Router and a multi-channel audio DMA. With four DSP cores, the SAM5504B  allows 81-polyphony sound synthesis with effects generation.

Delivered in a low-cost 64-pin QFP package, the SAM5504B  provides up to 14-input/16-output audio channels and all communication and user interfaces required for supporting low cost keyboard, effect and professional audio applications.


Datasheets

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SAM5504B Audio & Music Multi-DSP Processor

26-04-2016

Key Parameters

Package LQFP64, pitch 0.4
# on chip DSP 4
DSP type P24XT
max. Polyphony 81 (with effects)
Internal Memory Configurable RAM 896kbit,
4x 2kx24 DSP RAM
External Memory QSPI-NOR,
QSPI-SRAM
I/O Interfaces 1 USB port (Host or Device),
SPDIF,
serial MIDI,
8-bit parallel Host, QSPI, 10-bit ADC, GPIOs
Audio I/O 14 IN
14 OUT (digital)

Firmwares

Reference Description
5504MICFX

Vocal Effects with Frequency Shifter for Feedback canceling

5504GTFX

High range Guitar Multi-Effect with amp modeling and USB Audio interface

5504-MIDI-MIC

low cost MIDI/USB sound module with Mike input processing


Evaluation Boards & Reference Designs

Reference Description
5504FX-EK

Stand-alone lowest cost digital Audio processing/USB Audio IF/Effects module

5504-DK

Low cost USB / MIDI Sound module with AUX/Mike inputs (5504-FW_MICFX firmware). The 5504-DK is a stand-alone evaluation and development board based on SAM5504 and dedicated to low cost applications. Hardware includes 2 Audio DAC (24bit, DR:106dB, THD+N: -94dB), 1 Audio ADC (24bit, DR:110dB, S/(N+D):96dB), 512 Mbit Quad-SPI Flash memory, USB High Speed Device port, Optical SPDIF In and Out, Midi In/Out, Multi-purpose connector for Audio extension or Scanning interface or Versatile IOs.

5504-EK

Evaluation kit for lowest cost MIDI/USB sound module. The 5504-EK is a stand-alone evaluation board based on the SAM5504 dedicated to low cost applications. Hardware includes 1 Audio DAC (24bit, DR:106dB, THD+N: -94dB), 256Mbit Quad-SPI Flash memory, USB High Speed Device port, 2 FFC connectors for multi purpose (serial MIDI, 61-key velocity keyboard, front panel)


Sound Banks

Name Description
GMBK5X128

16MB CleanWave®. 128 GM sounds, 225 variations, 9 drum sets, 1 SFX set (based on CleanWave-5000 package)


Sound Development Kits

Reference Description Content
5000-SDK

Development tools for custom sounds

5000-SDK box + Install CDROM + Sound editor and compiler tools.

Dream-Piano-5000

Dream-Piano-5000 package is a sound library of professional Piano and Keyboard sounds. They were specially designed to be used in Digital Pianos and other musical instrument products using Dream® SAM5000 series of proprietary DSPs.

Grand-Piano-XL-S-48-6 Demo

License Key

Dream-Piano16

Dream-Piano16 package is a sound library of professional Piano and Keyboard sounds (subset of Dream Piano-5000 sound package). They were specially designed to be used in digital Pianos and other musical instrument products using Dream® SAM5000 series of proprietary DSPs.

Grand-Piano-L-S-6 Demo

License Key

Dream-AcousticDrums-5000

Dream-AcousticDrums-5000 package is a sound library of professional acoustic drum sounds.  They were specially designed to be used in digital drums and other musical instruments using our SAM5000 series of proprietary DSPs. Dream-AcousticDrums-5000 contains more than 240 carefully recorded and edited drum sounds and variations.

License Key

Dream-CleanDrum16

Dream-CleanDrum16 package is a sound library of professional acoustic and electronic drum sounds.  They were specially designed to be used in digital drums and other musical instruments using our SAM5000 sreies of proprietary DSPs. Dream-CleanDrum16 contains more than 100 carefully recorded and edited drum sounds and variations (subset of Dream CleanDrum64-5000 sound package).

License Key

Dream-CleanWave-5000

Dream-CleanWave-5000 package is a license free sound library of General MIDI sounds for 5000-SDK.  They were designed to be used in MIDI sound module / Karaoke players etc. using our SAM5000 sreies of proprietary DSPs. Dream-CleanWave-5000 sound package contains more than 300 carefully recorded and edited sounds of various instruments and drumsets.

(free download)


Product Development Kits

Reference Description Content
5000 Series Firmware Development

All SAM5000 Series EK & DK Boards are shipped with 5000DBG-IF programming & debug interface board and can be used for firmware development purpose.

5000 Series Evaluation Board + 5000DBG-IF interface board (Software via download link)


Programming Tools

Name Description Content
USB-Prog

Kit for programming built-in eFuse of SAM5000 series, and for firmware and sound bank pogramming in external Flash devices (incircuit, via SAM5000 IC debug interface).

Content: 5000DBG-IF interface ("ProgSam" software via download)


Application Notes

Reference Description
MakeRom

MakeRom User Guide.pdf (4 pages)
MakeRom is the tool to generate the ROM/Flash content files for production

(Download from here)