Genio 350-EVK

Overview

On i350-EVK, there are 3 playback hardware and 3 capture hardware.

  • Playback

    • Line-Out Jack

    • Headset-Out Jack

    • HDMI Audio Out

  • Capture

    • Headset-In Jack

    • AMIC In

    • DMIC In

One line-out jack is used for the external amplifier. One headset jack can be connected to the earphone which has both playback and capture functions. AMIC is a mono analog microphone on the board. DMIC is a stereo digital microphone on the board.

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Audio hardware position

The default routing is shown below. There are 2 playback nodes and 2 capture nodes.

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The route between hardware and device node

  • pcmC0D0p plays the sound to either Line-Out Jack or Headset-Out Jack.

  • pcmC0D1p plays the sound to HDMI Audio Out.

  • pcmC0D2c records the voice from either Headset-In Jack or AMIC.

  • pcmC0D3c records the voice from 2-ch DMIC.

Playback

Headset Jack Speaker

By default, the i350-EVK board plays the audio to the first jack connector (headset) and the second jack (line-out) is disabled. To play the music through the jack, you can use either gst-play-1.0 or aplay.

gst-play-1.0 is a tool used to test basic playback using the GStreamer element playbin. For more details about gst-play-1.0, please refer to gst-play-1.0.

gst-play-1.0 sample.mp3

aplay is a command-line sound file player for the ALSA sound card driver. For more details about aplay, please refer to aplay.

aplay -D jack_speaker sample.wav

It is possible to switch to the second line. To do that, you will need to change some ALSA settings by using the following commands:

  • To disable the headset-out jack and enable the line-out jack:

    amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 0
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 0
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 1

  • To switch back to the headset-out jack:

    amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 0

There are gain controls for the audio outputs. You can use these controls to adjust the volume:

  • To control the gain of the headset-out jack:

    # Max volume
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Headset_PGAL_GAIN' 0
numid=131,iface=MIXER,name='Headset_PGAL_GAIN'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=32
  ; Item #0 '8Db'
  ; Item #1 '7Db'
  ...
  ; Item #30 '-22Db'
  ; Item #31 '-40Db'
  : values=0

    # Min volume
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Headset_PGAL_GAIN' 31
numid=131,iface=MIXER,name='Headset_PGAL_GAIN'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=32
  ; Item #0 '8Db'
  ; Item #1 '7Db'
  ...
  ; Item #30 '-22Db'
  ; Item #31 '-40Db'
  : values=31

  • To control the gain of the line-out jack:

    amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Lineout_PGAL_GAIN' 0
numid=135,iface=MIXER,name='Lineout_PGAL_GAIN'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=20
  ; Item #0 '8Db'
  ; Item #1 '7Db'
  ...
  ; Item #18 '-10Db'
  ; Item #19 '-40Db'
  : values=0

    amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Lineout_PGAL_GAIN' 19
numid=135,iface=MIXER,name='Lineout_PGAL_GAIN'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=20
  ; Item #0 '8Db'
  ; Item #1 '7Db'
  ...
  ; Item #18 '-10Db'
  ; Item #19 '-40Db'
  : values=19

HDMI Speaker

To play the audio through HDMI, use the following command:

aplay -D hdmi_out sample.wav

Capture

Headset Jack Microphone

By default, the i350-EVK board records the voice from the headset jack microphone. The following command is an example that will start a mono record with 48KHz sampling rate and signed 32bits bit format:

arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE sample.wav

Digital Microphone

You can record the voice from the 2 PDM mics on the board. In this case, the device will need to be specified explicitly as follows:

arecord -D dmic -r 48000 -f S32_LE -c 2 sample.wav

Analog Microphone

You can record the voice from the analog mic on the board. In that case, you will need to switch from the jack mic to the analog mic by using the following command:

# Switch microphone to AMIC
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting' 0
numid=161,iface=MIXER,name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=4
  ; Item #0 'ADC1'
  ; Item #1 'ADC2'
  ; Item #2 'ADC3'
  ; Item #3 'ADC4'
  : values=0
arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE sample.wav

To switch back to the jack mic, use the following command:

# Switch microphone to headset-in jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting' 1
numid=161,iface=MIXER,name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting'
  ; type=ENUMERATED,access=rw------,values=1,items=4
  ; Item #0 'ADC1'
  ; Item #1 'ADC2'
  ; Item #2 'ADC3'
  ; Item #3 'ADC4'
  : values=1
arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE sample.wav

Loopback Test

There’s a loopback audio test that directly transfers the input voice to the output audio. For example:

To transfer DMIC to headset-out jack:

# Enable headset-out jack and disable line-out jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 0
# Transfer DMIC to headset-out jack
arecord -D dmic -r 48000 -f S32_LE -c 2 | aplay -D jack_speaker -r 48000 -f S32_LE -c 2

To transfer AMIC to line-out jack:

# Enable line-out jack and disable headset-out jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 0
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 0
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 1
# Select AMIC
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting' 0
# Transfer AMIC to line-out jack
arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE | aplay -D jack_speaker -r 48000 -f S32_LE

To transfer headset-in jack to headset-out jack:

# Enable headset-out jack and disable line-out jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 0
# Select headset-in jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting' 1
# Transfer headset-in jack to headset-out jack
arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE | aplay -D jack_speaker -r 48000 -f S32_LE

To transfer headset-in jack to HDMI audio out:

# Enable headset-out jack and disable line-out jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_L_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_Amp_R_Switch' 1
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Speaker_Amp_Switch' 0
# Select headset-in jack
amixer cset -c mtsndcard name='Audio_MicSource1_Setting' 1
# Transfer headset-in jack to headset-out jack
arecord -D jack_mic -r 48000 -f S32_LE | aplay -D hdmi_out -r 48000 -f S32_LE

Audio DSP

Introduction

The Audio Digital Signal Processor (ADSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed for processing audio signals in real time. ADSPs perform complex audio processing tasks such as filtering, equalization, compression, noise reduction, and effects like reverb and echo. ADSPs are also designed to be highly efficient in power consumption and processing speed, making them ideal for use in IoT devices and various other applications.

The Genio boards utilize Cadence’s Xtensa HiFi4 and HiFi5 DSPs, which leverage the Sound Open Firmware (SOF) framework, an open-source project aimed at providing an efficient and flexible firmware stack for audio DSPs.

Supported Platforms and ADSP Specifications

Platform

SoC

ADSP Architecture

Cores/Clocks

DRAM

SRAM

Genio 1200

MT8395

Xtensa HiFi4

1 @ 220 MHz - 720 MHz

16 MB

256 KB

Genio 700

MT8390

Xtensa HiFi5

1 @ 260 MHz - 800 MHz

17 MB

512 KB

Genio 510

MT8370

Xtensa HiFi5

1 @ 260 MHz - 800 MHz

17 MB

512 KB

Genio 350

MT8365

Xtensa HiFi4

1 @ 312 MHz - 600 MHz

16 MB

480 KB

Usage

To use audio DSP, flash the image onto Genio 350-EVK with audio-sof.dtbo.

genio-flash --load-dtbo audio-sof.dtbo

Genio 350-EVK supports DSP playback of headphones, and supports DSP capture of headset & DMIC.

  • DSP Playback

    The two PCM device nodes, hw:0,16 and hw:0,17, are linked to the SOF_DL1 and SOF_DL2, both connected to the DSP headphone playback.

    root@genio-350-evk:~# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: sofmt8365evk [sof-mt8365-evk], device 16: SOF_DL1 (*) []
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: sofmt8365evk [sof-mt8365-evk], device 17: SOF_DL2 (*) []
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

    The following is an example of using DSP headphone playback.

    aplay -D hw:0,16 -c 2 -f S16_LE -r 48000 test.wav

    This is a GStreamer DSP headphones playback test. A sine wave of 440 Hz will be played through the headphones.

    gst-launch-1.0 audiotestsrc freq=440 ! audioconvert ! audioresample ! alsasink device=hw:0,17

  • DSP Capture

    The hw:0,18 is linked to the SOF_AWB, connected to the DSP headset capture; and the hw:0,19 is linked to the SOF_VUL, connected to the DSP DMIC capture.

    root@genio-350-evk:~# arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: sofmt8365evk [sof-mt8365-evk], device 18: SOF_AWB (*) []
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: sofmt8365evk [sof-mt8365-evk], device 19: SOF_VUL (*) []
    Subdevices: 1/1
    Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

    The following is an example of DSP headset capture.

    arecord -D hw:0,18 -c 2 -f S16_LE -r 48000 -d 10 test_headset.wav

    The following is an example of DSP DMIC capture.

    arecord -D hw:0,19 -c 2 -f S16_LE -r 48000 -d 10 test_dmic.wav

  • Loopback test

    This test involves using GStreamer for loopback testing. Speak into the microphone of the headset, and you should be able to hear your voice from headphones.

    gst-launch-1.0  alsasrc device=hw:0,18 ! audio/x-raw,rate=48000 ! alsasink device=hw:0,16