
Bluegiga Launches a Cutting Edge WT32 Bluetooth® Audio Module
Sep 19, 2007
The latest addition to Bluegiga’s embedded Bluetooth® product range, WT32 Bluetooth® module offers a very simple and rapid way to integrate wireless high quality audio into any device.
September 19th, 2007 – Espoo, Finland and Embedded Systems Conference, Boston, USA
Bluegiga Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Bluetooth® platforms for system integrators and OEMs, announced today the availability of its WT32 Bluetooth® Audio Module, the latest addition to its leading range of Bluetooth® modules. Incorporating CSR’s BlueCore-5 multimedia chipset and supporting the latest Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) wireless technology, WT32 offers its users a pleasant Hi-Fi audio experience.
WT32 is designed to require a minimum amount of external components - it’s equipped with Bluetooth® radio, integrated antenna/connector, 16-bit stereo codec, embedded DSP and battery charger. WT32 also has Bluetooth® end product certification as well as the CE, FCC and Industry Canada approvals, minimizing the amount of additional RF testing demands and securing a fast and easy path to develop products to be fully Bluetooth® compliant.
The 16-bit dual ADC and DAC stereo codec is able to sample audio with rates up to 48kHz and have integrated amplifiers for driving speakers. The low power DSP core and can be loaded with additional DSP algorithms that provide audio enhancement, noise cancellation and for example speech to text capabilities.
WT32 comes with Bluegiga’s iWRAPTM firmware, which makes the use of Bluetooth® wireless technology easier. For audio applications iWRAP firmware implements Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVCRCP) and Hands-free (HFP) Bluetooth® profiles. iWRAPTM can also be configured to function completely autonomously and no external processors are needed for controlling it.
“With our new WT32 Bluetooth® audio module we keep leading the way for the industry providing our customers again the maximum integration level, unmatched usability and quality”, comments Tom Nordman, Bluegiga’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, “Combined with the strong expertise in our customer service and Bluetooth® end-product certification, we ensure that our customers enter the market with superior products on time and within budget.”
WT32 is designed to be embedded into products that need short range audio capabilities such as - high quality stereo and mono headsets/headphones, hands-free car kits, wireless speakers and microphones, handheld devices, MP3 players, mobile phone accessories - targeted to a variety of markets; automotive, medical and telemedicine, high-quality consumer electronics and industrial applications. In addition, it can also be used to transfer analog sensor information.
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