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(6) List of contents and sheet describing voice LSI web page 1
Evaluation kit (S5U1V30340E0100):
(1) CASTLE board (voice LSI control host CPU board) 1
(2) microSD card 1
(3) USB adaptor for microSD card 1
(4) USB cable for evaluation board power supply 1
(5) Evaluation board power supply battery 1
(6) Battery charger and AC cable 1
(7) List of contents and sheet describing voice LSI web page 1
(1)
(3)
(2)
(3)
(1)
(4)
(2)
(5)
(6)
(6)
Fig. 1-1 Contents of the evaluation kit (Left: S5U1V30340B1100, Right: S5U1V30340E0100)
(The CD-ROM, list of contents, and sheet describing the voice LSI web page are not shown here.)
S1V3034x Series Evaluation Kit Start Guide EPSON 1
(Rev. 1.00)
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2. Function Overview
2. Function Overview
The S1V3034x evaluation kit comes with S1V3034x evaluation boards, power supply battery, microSD card,
and other accessories. The S1V3034x evaluation board consists of the NIJYO slave board incorporating an
S1V30340 voice LSI (hereafter “voice LSI”) and a CASTLE master board with a host CPU for voice LSI
control. These two boards are used in a stacked configuration.
The S1V3034x evaluation boards are designed for standalone operations without a PC. Fig. 2-1 shows the
procedural flow when using the evaluation boards. The host CPU on the CASTLE board reads out the voice
data in the microSD card on the CASTLE board, then transmits the voice data to the S1V30340 on the
NIJYO board via serial I/F based on message protocol specifications. The voice data is decoded by the
S1V3034x and output as audio signals via the audio amplifier. Voice data can be created on the microSD
card using the EPSON Speech IC Speech Guide Creation Tool provided with this evaluation kit.
PC
PC
Copy voice data (EOV f ormat) created
using the voice guidance creation tool to
a microSD card.
Fig. 2-1 S1V3034x evaluation system
S1V3034x evaluation boards
(CASTLE board + NIJYO board)
micro SD card
CASTLE
C33E07
SW2
S1V3034x evaluation board
This allows playback of voice data stored on the microSD card inserted
into the CASTLE board.
Insert a microSD card onto which voice data has been copied into the
microSD card slot on the CASTLE board.
Press SW2 on the CASTLE board to read out the microSD card voice
data from the CASTLE board host CPU to the voice LSI on the NIJYO
board via the SPI and to output it via an audio amplifier.
NIJYO
S1V30340
AMP
Speaker
Jack
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3. Operating Method
3. Operating Method
This chapter gives a brief account of how to use this evaluation kit.
For detailed instructions for the evaluation kit, S1V3034x evaluation board function specifications, and
instructions on using the EPSON Speech IC Speech Guide Creation Tool, refer to the S1V3034x Series
Evaluation Board User Guide and EPSON Speech IC Speech Guide Creation Tool User Guide.
3.1 Setup procedure
The setup directions for the evaluation kit are described below.
1. Create sample voice data in the microSD card.
2. Connect and set up the S1V3034x evaluation boards.
3. Insert the microSD card into the S1V3034x evaluation board and play back the voice data.
3.2 Sample voice data creation
Create sample voice data according to the procedure described below.
1. Insert the microSD card containing the voice data created in Section 3.2 into the microSD card
slot on the CASTLE board.
2. Turn on power for the battery to supply power to the CASTLE board and to the NIJYO board.
3. After power ON, wait until all LEDs on the CASTLE board blink three times.
4. Press the SW2 (pushbutton switch) on the CASTLE board to play back the voice data.
After voice data playback starts, use pushbutton switches SW2 through SW5 for Play, Stop, Skip,
and sound level adjustments, as shown in Table 3-4.
Table 3-4 Pushbutton switches
Pushbutton switch Function Description
Press this SW to alternately toggle (function Start or Stop)
voice playback. Voice playback will begin (Start) when the
SW is pressed for the first time, and the voice data in the
SW2 Start/Stop
SW3 Skip
SW4 Volume Up Hold down this SW to gradually increase audio volume.
SW5 Volume Down Hold down this SW to gradually decrease audio volume.
microSD card is read out from the beginning to reproduce the
sound. When the SW is pressed again, playback stops (Stop)
and interrupts voice data reproduction. If the SW is pressed
yet again, voice data playback resumes from the point at
which voice data playback was interrupted.
Pressing this SW skips playback to the next voice data file.
(If you press the SW in mid-playback, playback of that file is
interrupted and skips to the next voice data file.
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Revision History
Revision History
Revision details
Date Rev. Page Type Details
08/25/2008 1.00 All pages New Newly establilshed
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