Frontier Smart Technologies HA-FS2026-F5 Radio module supporting Internet Radio, Networked Audio Streaming, iPod/iPhone/iPad control and DAB/DAB+/FM-RDS receptio User Manual Venice 7 Product Brief

Frontier Silicon Limited Radio module supporting Internet Radio, Networked Audio Streaming, iPod/iPhone/iPad control and DAB/DAB+/FM-RDS receptio Venice 7 Product Brief

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Venice 6.5 FS2026-5 Product Brief FSM-0010-7719 Rev 1
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Venice 6.5 FS2026-5
Internet radio/Network streaming/DAB/FM/iPhone audio module
Applications
•InternetRadios
•AVreceivers
•Wirelessspeakers
•Speakerdocks
•HybridDAB/DAB+/FM
Radios
Overview
The Venice 6.5 FS2026-5 module is a complete hardware and
software solution for Internet radio, DLNA, network streaming,
UPnP, DAB/DAB+ and FM-RDS products. It provides the simplest
and lowest-cost solution for high-quality audio streaming from
live Internet radio stations or network-based music collections.
Venice 6.5 has been designed as part of a complete system
including IR 2.5 software and the Jupiter 6.5 reference platform.
The Venice 6.5 module can also operate in slave mode allowing
full control to an external processor over Frontier’s FSAPI
communications interface.
Based around Frontier Silicon’s powerful Chorus 3 processor,
Venice 6.5 streams radio and music files in a variety of formats
including AAC, AAC+, MP3, WAV, WMA and FLAC, enabling stand-
alone network-based audio products.
Frontier Silicon provides modules pre-installed with software
which can be configured to customer requirements.
Frontier Silicon provides the Jupiter 6.5 evaluation and reference
platform, which can be used to enable rapid development of
Venice 6.5-based systems.
Venice 6.5 module - 110 x 51 mm
Modes
•Home network music streaming
•iPod/iPhone/iPad control including audio playback via dock
connector or USB
•DAB/DAB+/DMB-R Digital Audio Broadcast radio
•FM radio reception with RDS
•Auxiliary input
•Audio playback from USB memory stick
•Live internet radio broadcasts
•DMR (Digital Media Renderer)
Connectivity
•802.11a/b/g/n – WEP, WPA, WPA2 security
•USB 2.0 High Speed device/host
•iPod/iPhone dock via USB
•10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
•On-module audio DAC
•Digital audio output - I2S or S/PDIF
•SPI LCD interface
•Infrared remote control
•Keyboard presets, rotary encoder
Features
•Onboard dual band Wi-Fi antenna supporting 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz bands
•DAB (MPEG1) and DAB+ (AAC) decoding
•Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS2) for easy pairing with a home
router
•Automatically software upgradable in the field through
Internet or USB
•Audio post-processor on-module EQ
•FCC and ETSI Wi-Fi compliant - on-board PIFA antenna
variant with FCC ID will be available.
•RoHS compliant
• Temperature range: operation 0 to +70°C; storage -40 to +85°C
SDRAM
Flash
Wi-Fi
LDO
Chorus 3
processor
DAC
Apollo 2 RF
(FM/DAB)
Analogue
audio out
(Optional)
UART (slave mode)
USB 2.0
I/O, SSI, SCB
DAB/FM
antenna
Advanced
Dual Band
Wi-Fi antenna
Venice 6.5
Ethernet
(MAC/PHY)
(Optional)
(Optional)
LDO
(Optional)
Venice 6.5 module:
internal block diagram
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Head Office: 137, Euston Road,
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Tel: +44 207 391 0620 Fax: +44 207 388 6420
E-mail (information): info@frontier-silicon.com
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Frontier Silicon is a trademark or registered trademark of Frontier Silicon
Ltd. iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, and iPod touch
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Windows 7 is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Venice 6.5 FS2026-5 contains IP licensed from Imagination Technologies Ltd.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
© 2012 Frontier Silicon Ltd.
September 2012
Venice 6.5 FS2026-5 Product Brief FSM-0010-7719 Rev 1
Venice 6.5 FS2026-5
Internet radio/Network streaming/DAB/FM/iPhone audio module
Description
The main components of the Venice 6.5 module are shown
in the diagram opposite. These are the Chorus 3 baseband
processor, SDRAM, Flash, Wi-Fi, Ethernet MAC/PHY and
DAB/FM RF front-end (Apollo 2). Hardware interfaces include
serial ports (SSI (SPI compatible), SCB (I²C compatible)).
Analogue (line-level) and digital (S/PDIF and I²S compatible)
outputs are available.
Typical Venice 6.5 application
Standardsandcertification
Venice 6.5, Jupiter 6.5 and IR 2.5 have been designed to
operate seamlessly with the rest of the network audio world.
The Jupiter 6.5 platform is tested to comply with EN55020,
EN55013, CE (ETSI) and FCC (part-15) to assist suitable
end-products based on this platform to obtain certification
for industry standards; such as CE approval, iPod and iPhone
certification, FCC, Wi-Fi Alliance and DLNA certification. For
more information, contact Frontier Silicon.
Buildoptions
Productcode Wi-Fi DAB FM Ethernet
FS2026-5 W •
E•
WB • • •
WF • •
WE • •
WEB • • • •
WEF • • •
Chorus3basebandprocessor
The Chorus 3 FS1230 baseband processor is the latest
generation of integrated system-on-chip, providing an
optimised solution for Internet radio, WorldDMB Profile 1,
DAB, DAB+, DMB-Radio and FM-RDS broadcast receiver
products. It incorporates a number of mixed-signal system
components as well as an applications processor and
advanced peripherals, providing significant space, cost and
power savings.
Chorus 3 advanced
baseband chip
Data
Backlight control Display
RF
DAB/FM
1.2 V
DC-DC
USB 2.0
Venice 6.5
Amplifier
iPhone
dock
iPhone
12 V 4 A
power supply
Aux in
iPod
authentication
coprocessor
100BaseT
Ethernet
Wi-Fi
(optional)
RF
Digital Audio
SPDIF Out
3.3 V
DC-DC
ADC
5.0 V
DC-DC
4.0 V
LDO
Wi-Fi
On-board
dual-band
Wi-Fi antenna
Keypad
Remote
IR receiver
Ambient light
Sensor
GPIO
See also:
Jupiter 6.5 Product Brief FSM0010-7983
IR 2.5 Product Brief FSM0010-8145
FCC statement
The Venice 6.5 module is conformant with FCC standards under ”modular approval” only.
This is intended to provide customers a convenient way to achieve conformity with FCC. The
FCC ID for the Venice 6.5 module is YYX-HA-FS2026-F5.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
Frontier Silicon Limited declares under its sole responsibility that the product FCC-ID: YYX-
HA-FS2026-F5, to which this declaration relates, complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules in
WiFi operating mode only.
It is the responsibility of the final product manufacturer to achieve conformance with Part 15
of the FCC rules for all other operating modes, in the final application.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
The manufacturer of the final product containing the Venice 6.5 module must ensure that
the product includes an exterior label with the following wording: “Contains FCC ID: YYX-
HA-FS2026-F5”.

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