Model CT5801 OEM Guide
Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128
PCI Audio Card Hardware Applications
Revision 1.0, October 25, 2000
Note: This information is Confidential and Proprietary to Creative Labs, Inc. This information is subject to change without prior notice. Released by OEM Technical Marketing Department. Please direct any inquiries to your regional OEM Sales office. Patent Pending.
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Table of Contents
REVISION HISTORY .................................................................................................................................. |
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INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... |
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SB AUDIOPCI 128 CONFIGURATIONS .................................................................................................. |
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................................................................... |
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SB AUDIOPCI 128 SERIES FEATURES................................................................................................ |
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DIGITIZED SOUNDS ........................................................................................................................................... |
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SYNTHESIZED MUSIC........................................................................................................................................ |
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COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE......................................................................................................................... |
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Telephone Answering Device (TAD) interface .............................................................................................. |
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CREATIVE STEREO DIGITAL / ANALOG MIXER ................................................................................................. |
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MIDI INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................................. |
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ADVANCED WAVE TABLE SYNTHESIS.............................................................................................................. |
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SAMPLING SUBSYSTEM .................................................................................................................................... |
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3D AUDIO TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................................. |
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JOYSTICK PORT ................................................................................................................................................ |
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SPDIF INTERFACE ........................................................................................................................................... |
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INPUTS AND OUTPUTS ...................................................................................................................................... |
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ES1373 INTEGRATED AUDIO CHIP - GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................... |
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POWER MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... |
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ES1373 INTEGRATED AUDIO CHIP - BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................... |
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SB AUDIOPCI 128 – ES1373 SERIES CONNECTIONS AND JUMPERS .......................................... |
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ADAPTER CABLE FOR S/PDIF FEATURE .......................................................................................... |
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INTERNAL CONNECTORS - PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................. |
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CD AUDIO CONNECTORS ............................................................................................................................... |
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SB AUDIOPCI 128 – ES1373 SERIES SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................... |
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This document is intended to provide a complete technical description of the features and specifications of the Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 advanced PCI audio cards. The SB AudioPCI 128 is a PCI audio chipset solution from the Ensoniq division of Creative Technology Ltd. The Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 along with an AC97 CODEC offers the next generation of audio performance in a PC while maintaining full legacy compatibility without old ISA bus solutions.
The Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 utilizes the ES1373 PCI audio chip sold in the OEM market. SB AudioPCI 128 is a PC99 compliant incorporating 3D Audio technology from Creative which immerses users in 3D audio space. What's more, the ES1373 supports 3D Positional Audio, Environmental Audio Extension (EAX) for DirectSound and DirectSound3D, and custom OEM configuration options for CDDA. In addition, Creative’s 3D Audio technology dramatically improves sound clarity, spatial realism and sound effects, through the minimization of crosstalk, which will dynamically adjust for monophonic or stereophonic input without user intervention.
The SB AudioPCI 128 series is fully Plug and Play compliant for ease of use in either DOS, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT applications. SB AudioPCI 128 provides General MIDI compatibility at an attractive price point. It provides a professional audio solution for today’s newest generation of game, music and entertainment software. SB AudioPCI 128 also adds support for General Sound drum kit samples and cuttingedge positional 3D audio for true spatial localization of sounds and complies with the Roland MT-32 standard for wave table audio. It is fully compliant with Multimedia PC Level 3 specifications and with Microsoft Multimedia extensions for Windows.
The CT5801 model of the SB AudioPCI 128 adds the capability of a SPDIF output. This output is shared with the Line-out, and has an audio sensing circuit to determine if the cable plugged into the jack is for analog or digital output. Details of the internal connection and SPDIF cable specifications can be found on pages 12 and 13 of this document.
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SB AudioPCI 128 Series is fully configurable as a professional quality audio. The features shown in the table below are described in detail in the following section of this document. SB AudioPCI 128 Series is available in the following configuration:
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Host RAM - Uses system memory
SPDIF - provides output connection to a DAC receiver (ie DAT machine)
In order to install the SB AudioPCI 128 Series, the target system has to meet the following minimum requirements:
1.Plug and Play ready Pentium and AMD-K5 90 MHz, or 100% compatible system
2.16MB RAM
3.10MB free hard disk space
4.VGA display required
5.Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT Operating System
6.Available PCI slot
SB AudioPCI 128 Series Features
•Sound Blaster 16 compatible.
•AC97 CODEC supporting stereo sampling 48kHz (Fixed); Multiple sample rate support
•Recording source: microphone, stereo line-in, CD-audio, video, modem or multiple source recording.
•PCI Bus Master for fast DMA
•Advanced 16-bit software-based real time audio compression/decompression system with the following standards:
Note: This information is Confidential and Proprietary to Creative Labs, Inc. This information is subject to change without prior notice. Released by OEM Technical Marketing Department. Please direct any inquiries to your regional OEM Sales office. Patent Pending.
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