This sound shield is specially designed for Raspberry Pi and features 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
• integrates WM8960 low-power stereo CODEC, communicates via I2S interface
• integrates two high quality MEMS silicon microphones, supports left and right dual channel recording
• onBoard standard 3.5mm headphone jack, music playback via external headphones
• integrated dual-channel speaker interface, drives speakers directly
• supports sound effects like 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 ohms @ 3.3 V)
• speaker driver: 1 W per channel (8 Ohm BTL)
Scope of delivery
1x WM8960 Audio Hat
1x 8 Ohm 5W speaker
1x RPi screws package
Documentation and downloads can be found here:
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