This sound shield was specially developed for the Raspberry Pi and is characterized by low power consumption. It supports stereo encoding/decoding and hi-fi playback/recording. It can also drive speakers directly to play music.
• compatible with all popular Raspberry Pi models (Raspberry Pi 5B excluded)
• integrates WM8960 low-power stereo CODEC, communicates via I2S interface
• integrates two high-quality MEMS silicon microphones, supports the recording of left and right dual channels
• onBoard standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, music playback via external headphones
• integrated two-channel speaker interface that drives the speakers directly
• supports sound effects such as stereo, 3D environment, etc.
Specifications
• CODEC: WM8960
• power supply: 5 V
• logic voltage: 3.3 V
• Control interface: I2C
• Audio interface: I2S
• DAC signal-to-noise ratio: 98 dB
• ADC signal-to-noise ratio: 94 dB
• Headphone driver: 40 mW (16 Ohm @ 3.3 V)
• Speaker driver: 1 W per channel (8 Ohm BTL)
Scope of delivery
1x WM8960 Audio Hut
1x 8 Ohm 5W speaker
1x RPi screw package
Documentation and downloads can be found here:
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