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SAA7780 Datasheet ThunderBird Q3D PCI Audio Accelerator

Manufacturer: NXP Semiconductors

General Description

The SAA7780 ThunderBird Q3DTM is a high-performance PCI audio accelerator targeting PC gaming and music applications.

Developed by QSound Labs and Philips Semiconductors, it combines the most compelling 3D, quadraphonic and music synthesis technologies a

Overview

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS SAA7780 ThunderBird Q3D™ PCI Audio Accelerator Product specification 1999 Sep 30 Philips Semiconductors Philips Semiconductors Product Specification ThunderBird Q3D PCI Audio Accelerator SAA7780 • Add's reverb as an additional positional que • Reverb preset's can be applied to any DirectSound3D application • EAXTM Compatible • QXpanderTM and Stereo to 3D remapping • Second Generation ActiMediaTM ProgrammableDSP architecture • Comprehensive Real Mode DOS and DOS window support • SoundBlaster ProTM Compatibility • PC/PCI, DDMA and LAM TM PCI DMA support • FM, MIDI stereo and MIDI quad music in Real Mode DOS • Supports low cost AC97 1.0 and serial stereo DAC output • Dual gameport accelerator with legacy and digital joystick modes • Integrated 16650 UART for Modem or other serial port applications • Windows (R) 95, Windows (R) 98, and Windows (R) NT 5.0 (WDM) Drivers • 0.35u TLM manufacturing technology • 3.

Key Features

  • Full H/W acceleration of 64 audio sources.
  • 64 H/W sample fetch channels.
  • 64 H/W sample rate convertors.
  • H/W mixing of 64 streams.
  • H/W DSP filter/effects/music synthesis applied to 64 streams.
  • Concurrent processing of up to 384 audio sources.
  • Up to 64 DirectSound/wavetable sources processed in H/W.
  • 64 plus DirectSound sources processed on host.
  • Up to 128 total DirectSound sources.
  • Up to 64 3D sources.