USB AUDIO DRIVER SUPPORT
The XMOS USB Audio firmware supports both USB Audio Class 1.0 and USB Audio Class 2.0.
Apple OSX version 10.6.4 and above natively supports USB Audio Class 2.0 – no driver install is required.
Windows, however, only provides support for USB Audio Class 1.0. To use a USB Audio Class 2.0 device under Windows requires a driver. XMOS therefore provides a free Windows USB Audio driver for evaluation and prototyping, a free stereo-only driver for production, and a path to a more feature-rich multichannel production driver from Thesycon.
Evaluation and production Windows drivers are also available from our partners CEntrance or Ploytec.
NOTE: XMOS does not provide drivers for third party USB products, even if they use XMOS USB chipsets internally. If you need a driver for your USB device, please contact your supplier who will be able to provide you with a drivers for their product.
WINDOWS USB AUDIO 2.0 DRIVER COMPARISON
| Evaluation / Prototyping | Production | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation Driver | XMOS Stereo Driver | Thesycon Driver | ||
| Features | USB Audio Class 2.0 & 1.0 asynchronous operation | |||
| Technical | Audio channels | Multichannel in/out | Stereo in/out | Multichannel in/out |
| Sample rate | 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 358.2kHz, 384kHz | |||
| Sample depth | 16, 24, 32bit, floating 32bit1 | 16, 24, 32bit | 16, 24, 32bit, floating 32bit1 | |
| DSD | Native DSD DSD over PCM (DoP) |
DSD over PCM (DoP) | Native DSD DSD over PCM (DoP) |
|
| Clock domains | Multiple | Single | Multiple | |
| Latency / buffering | Adjustable Down to 3ms round trip |
Fixed, safe setting | Adjustable Down to 3ms round trip |
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| ASIO | ASIO 2.2, multiple clients | ASIO 2.2, one client | ASIO 2.2, multiple clients | |
| WDM / DirectX | MME, DirectSound, WASAPI | |||
| MIDI | Yes | No | Yes | |
| HID | Yes | |||
| DFU | Yes. Supplied with customizable DFU wizard application | |||
| OS Support | Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32 & 64bit) | |||
| Customisation | PID / VID | XMOS VID XMOS EVK PIDs |
XMOS VID XMOS assigned PID, EVK PIDs |
Customizable Customer supplied VID & PID |
| Branding | Thesycon | XMOS | Customizable splash screen, strings and icons | |
| Control panel | Yes | Yes (Read-only information) |
Customizable SDK with C++ API |
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| Code signing | Thesycon VeriSign | XMOS VeriSign | Customer supplied certificate | |
| Terms | Cost | Free | Free | License fee |
| Restrictions / Licensing | XMOS designs only. Locked to XMOS VID & PIDs. Evaluation and prototyping. Fully featured evaluation version of Thesycon production driver. Beep tones every 5minutes after 60minutes. |
XMOS designs only. XMOS VID & PIDs and XMOS assigned customer PID. Available after purchase of at least 150 XMOS devices. Maximum use of 10,000units. Registered email linked to legal entity. |
Negotiable. Various licenses available including unlimited and royalty free. |
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| Support | Standard XMOS support | Standard XMOS support | Thesycon support contract | |
| Deliverable | EXE driver installer & kit2 | EXE driver installer | Customization kit | |
| Availability | Download | Request | Thesycon | |
1 Feature supported by the driver, but not by XMOS firmware.
2 The download package (EXE) contains the evaluation driver, but does not automatically install the evaluation driver.
– Attach the board using the USB connector.
– Go to C:\Thesycon\TUSBAudio_v4.11.0_2017-05-16\EvaluationKit\DriverPackages (or the location that you installed the driver).
– Execute XMOS_EVAL_KITS_DEMO_DriverSetup_v4.11.0_2017-05-16.exe, to install the driver.
– Click the red ‘T’ icon that has been added to the Task Bar to open the Thesycon Control Panel. The window shows all attached XMOS USB devices.