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News Release from: RadioScape | Subject: Eureka-147 reference design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 July 2001
Reference design slashes cost of digital
receivers
Driving down the design costs of digital radios, Texas Instruments and RadioScape have developed the industry's most cost-effective reference design for Eureka-147 DAB receivers.
Driving the design costs of digital radios to mass-market levels, Texas Instruments and RadioScape have developed the industry's most cost-effective reference design for Eureka-147 digital audio broadcast (DAB) receivers Priced at around GBP 30, the easy-to-build design enables manufacturers for the first time to offer next-generation radios at less than GBP 100 retail
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Based on the TMS320DRE200 baseband announced in January, the reference design includes eight TI analogue components and is enhanced by RadioScape's software-defined radio expertise.
By offering a complete receiver system solution, TI and RadioScape have simplified the design, giving manufacturers flexibility, ease-of-build and enabled the fast market delivery of differentiated, inexpensive products.
The potential for these new feature-rich, hybrid radio products is unlimited, with mobile commerce, distance learning and MP3 recording expected to be among the first applications that consumers will be able to access.
"This reference design will cost far less than existing solutions", said Mike Williams, senior analyst at Dataquest.
"By offering the low-cost reference design and by eliminating the need for hardware such as external memory and microcontrollers, TI and RadioScape will enable manufacturers (and thus end users) to make dramatic system cost savings.
With this design, mass market radio is possible for the first time".
The new design also consumes very little power, enabling manufacturers to offer receivers for the automotive, home-entertainment and portable radio markets.
As the industry's first open programmable DSP-based software solution, the TI/RadioScape design makes it simple to differentiate products in these segments.
The reference and an evaluation board (EVM) are available now.
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