miniDSP UMA-8 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Information ...............................................................................................................................................5
System Requirements – Windows ..........................................................................................................................5
System Requirements – Mac OS X..........................................................................................................................5
Disclaimer/Warning ................................................................................................................................................5
Warranty Terms ......................................................................................................................................................5
FCC Class B Statement ............................................................................................................................................5
CE Mark Statement .................................................................................................................................................6
Package Contents ...................................................................................................................................................6
A Note on this Manual ............................................................................................................................................6
1 Product Overview ................................................................................................................................................7
2 Hardware connectivity .........................................................................................................................................8
2.1 Board overview ...........................................................................................................................................8
2.2 USB (Audio + DC power) .............................................................................................................................9
2.3 I2S expansion header pinouts ....................................................................................................................9
2.4 I2S overview ...............................................................................................................................................9
2.5 Additional I2S usage notes ...................................................................................................................... 10
3 Driver Installation and Configuration – Windows ............................................................................................ 11
3.1 Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.1 Download the latest driver .............................................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 Connect your UMA-8 ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.1.3 USB Driver installation ..................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.1 Format ............................................................................................................................................. 12
3.2.2 Buffer settings ................................................................................................................................. 12
4 Driver Installation and Configuration – Mac OS X ............................................................................................ 13
4.1 Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 13
4.2 Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 13
5 Driver Installation and Configuration – LINUX .................................................................................................. 14
5.1 ALSA Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2 Raspberry Pi ............................................................................................................................................. 14
6 Software installation ......................................................................................................................................... 15
6.1 Windows Installation ............................................................................................................................... 15
6.2 Mac OSx Installation ................................................................................................................................ 16
7 CONFIGURING DSP SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 17
7.1.1 UMA-8 DSP MODE ........................................................................................................................... 18
7.1.2 BEAMFORMER ................................................................................................................................. 18
7.1.3 NOISE SUPRESSION .......................................................................................................................... 19
7.1.4 DE_REVERB ...................................................................................................................................... 19
7.1.5 ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION (AEC) ........................................................................................... 19
7.1.6 AUTO GAIN CONTROL (AGC) ........................................................................................................... 20
7.1.7 EQUALIZER SELECTION / FUTURE NOT ENABLED AT THIS TIME. .................................................... 21