IA8201 EVM Kit Hardware User
Guide
This document details the architecture and design of the IA8201-LT development kit, as well as the hardware
implementation of the Knowles IA8201-RDI-01. The extension kit is the IA8201 Reference Design for IoT
designed to work with the Raspberry Pi.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Hardware Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Setup................................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Hardware Components ..................................................................................................... 3
1.3.1 IA8201-LT DSP Board Components ......................................................................... 4
1.3.2 IA8201-LT-Pi Adapter Board Components ............................................................... 4
1.3.3 IA8201-LT 3 Microphone Array Board Components ................................................. 4
1.3.4 IA8201-LT 2 Microphone Array Board Components ................................................. 5
Chapter 2: IA8201-RDI-01 Kit Hardware ..................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 IA8201 Hardware Connection........................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 IA8201 Raspberry Pi Adapter Board ......................................................................... 6
2.1.2 IA8201 LT DSP Board ............................................................................................. 7
2.1.3 IA8201 LT 3 Microphone Array Board (Triangle) ..................................................... 8
2.1.4 IA8201 LT 2 Microphone Array Board (Linear) ........................................................ 8
Chapter 3: Schematics ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.1 Bill of Materials .............................................................................................................. 12
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Chapter 1: Hardware Setup
1.1 Overview
The Knowles IA8201-RDI-01 Reference Design for IoT is IA8201CQ1 DSP-based, which is a dual core
Digital Signal Processor (DSP) for audio processing designed to implement with a readily available Raspberry
Pi board to achieve low power and compact design. The IA8201 supports wake-on-voice processing for low
latency voice UI, noise reduction, context awareness, and accelerated machine learning inferencing for sensor
inputs edge processing.
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1.2 Setup
The IA8201-LT, when connected to a Raspberry Pi, is constantly listening for wake words and commands.
Upon detection of correct keyword, to signal a wake word detection, the IA8201 sends an interrupt using the
IRQ signal connected to a GPIO on the Raspberry Pi (GPIO-06). The Raspberry Pi will then begin recording
audio and initiates appropriate actions.
Figure 2: IA8201-LT Connected to a Raspberry Pi Development Board with a 3-microphone array board.
1.3 Hardware Components
This section details the hardware components of the following boards:
1. IA8201-LT DSP Board Components
2. IA8201-LT-Pi Adapter Board Components
3. IA8201-LT 3 Microphone Array Board Components
4. IA8201-LT 2 Microphone Array Board Components
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1.3.1 IA8201-LT DSP Board Components
LDOs
Reset Button
8Mb SPI Flash
IA8201CQ1
22 Pin Flex Connector
10 Pin Flex Connector
USB
3.5mm Audio Jack
TLV320DAC3203 DAC
Figure 3: IA8201-LT DSP Board
1.3.2 IA8201-LT-Pi Adapter Board Components
3 Pushbuttons
22 Pin Flex
Connector
Pi UART
(optional)
Figure 4: IA8201 Raspberry Pi Adapter Board connected to the Pi
1.3.3 IA8201-LT 3 Microphone Array Board Components
Microphones
10 Pin Flex
Connector
Figure 5: IA8201 3 Microphone Array Board
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Three Knowles SPH0690LM4H-1 Everest Microphones in a triangle pattern spaced 25mm apart.
10 Pin DSP Flex connector
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1.3.4 IA8201-LT 2 Microphone Array Board Components
Microphones
10 Pin Flex Connector
Figure 6: IA8201 2 Microphone Array Board
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2 Knowles SPH0690LM4H-1 Everest Microphones spaced 60mm apart
10-pin DSP Flex connector
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Chapter 2: IA8201-RDI-01 Kit Hardware
The IA8201-LT development boards are part of the Knowles IA8201 Reference Design for IoT platform.
These boards connect the IA8201 series of DSPs to low-cost microprocessors for IoT integration.
Figure 7: Basic Hardware Architecture for IA8201 Reference Design Kit for IoT using a Raspberry Pi
2.1 IA8201 Hardware Connection
Connect IA8201-LT DSP board through the 40-pin expansion connector on the Raspberry Pi. The necessary
signals are fed to the IA8201LT Processor board through a 22-pin Flex cable. These signals include an SPI
connection, an I2S connection, an I2C connection, 3.3V power, Ground, and various GPIOs. Connect the
microphone array board on the opposite side of the DSP board, through a 10-pin flex connector that supplies
the array boards with a microphone clock, power, and ground. The data from the microphones is routed from
the array board to the DSP board through pre-configured lines.
2.1.1 IA8201 Raspberry Pi Adapter Board
3 Pushbuttons
22 Pin Flex
Connector
Pi UART
(optional)
Figure 8: IA8201 Raspberry Pi Adapter Board connected to the Pi.
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Use the Raspberry Pi’s SPI port is to program and control the IA8201. The Raspberry Pi’s I2S is connected to
both the IA8201 and the TI DAC for Audio output and input to the Pi. The I2C interface on the Raspberry Pi
is only used to configure the TI DAC on the IA8201 Processor board.
For more information on specific programming and control details, see IA8201 EVM Kit Software User Guide.
Three GPIOs are connected between the Pi and the IA8201-LT Processor board to allow the Pi (CH-RST) to
reset the IA8201, receive an IRQ (CH-IRQ) from the IA8201, and wake (WAKE) the processor from various
sleep modes.
The Pi adapter board has three pushbuttons connected to GPIO26, GPIO23, and GPIO22. These buttons are
intended to be used by the host application and do not directly connect to the IA8201LT DSP Board.
2.1.2 IA8201 LT DSP Board
LDOs
22 Pin Flex Connector
Reset Button
8Mb SPI Flash
IA8201CQ1
10 Pin Flex Connector
USB
TLV320DAC3203 DAC
3.5mm Audio Jack
Figure 9: IA8201-LT DSP Board
The IA8201 CQ requires a 1.8V reference voltage to generate the correct processor voltage for both DSPs,
hence the IA8201LT DSP board includes a 1.8V LDO (LDO1) to generate this voltage for the IA8201’s
internal LDO.
The IA8201 LT DSP board includes a 19.2MHz oscillator to provide a time base and boot clock to the IA8201
CQ. The user can remove this time base, but the latch on reset pin to boot from the IA8201CQ from its
internal oscillator must be modified using the CLK-BOOT-LOR jumper. To boot from an internal oscillator,
the jumper must be moved from the default 3-2 position to the 1-2 positon.
The IA8201 LT DSP board also includes two LEDs. The green LED indicates that the board is powered by
3.3V. The Red LED is connected to the IRQ pin through a FET to indicate when the IA8201 CQs interrupt
pin becomes active. The IRQ pin is active at power up and remains so until the IA8201 CQ is programmed
and operational.
In a host-less mode, the IA8201 LT DSP board and other components requires 3.3V to operate. A 3.3V LDO
(LDO2) was used to power the board from the USB, independent of the Host 3.3V supply. When using the
external USB power, Jumper VDDIO-SELECT must be moved to the USB position.
When configuring the IA8201 CQ to boot from flash, the latch on reset pin (GPIO1) must be configured using
the FLASH-BOOT-LOR selector jumper. When booting from flash, move the jumper o position 2-3.
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2.1.3 IA8201 LT 3 Microphone Array Board (Triangle)
Microphones
10 Pin Flex
Connector
Figure 10: IA8201 3 Microphone Array Board
The IA8210 LT 3 microphone array board includes three Knowles SPH0690 Everest microphones.
Microphones 1 and 2 share a data line (D1), whereas Microphone 3has its own data line (D2). The
microphone array board includes a clock cleanup circuit that allows longer distance flex cables to be
connected between the DSP board and the microphone array. The maximum recommended length of this
cable is 20cm.
2.1.4 IA8201 LT 2 Microphone Array Board (Linear)
Figure 11: IA8201 2 Microphone Array Board
The IA8201 LT 2 microphone array board includes two Knowles SPH0690 Everest microphones, which share
a data line (D1). This array, like the IA8201 LT3 microphone array board has a clock cleanup circuit that
allows the microphones to be placed up to 20cm away from the DSP board.
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Figure 12: Schematic of the Knowles IA8201-LT DSP Board
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Figure 13: Schematic of the Knowles IA8201-LT Pi Adapter Board
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Figure 14: Schematic of the Knowles IA8201-LT Mic Array Boards
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3.1 Bill of Materials
Ref Designator
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Manufacturer
HOSTFLEX, HOST-KONA-LT
AMPHENOL FCI (VA)
Manufacturer Part
Number
SFV22R-1STE1HLF
MIC-ARRAY, MICARRAY1,
MICARRAY2
VDDIO-SELECT, SDA-SEL,
SCL-SEL, CODEC-IN-SEL,
FLASH-BOOT-LOR, CLKBOOT-LOR
SV1
AMPHENOL FCI (VA)
SFV10R-3STE1HLF
USB
ADAM TECH (VA)
STEREO-OUT
CUI DEVICES (VA)
Placed in default locations
FL1
Sullins Connector
Solutions
Molex
FL2
Molex
SW1, SW2, SW3, RESET
E-SWITCH (VA)
TL3305AF160QG
R17,R18,R19,R20,R24
Yageo
RC0603JR-070RL
RM1,RM2,RM3,RM5,RM6
Yageo
RC0603JR-0751RL
R13,R14
Yageo
RC0603JR-07300RL
RM8,RM9,RM10,RM13,R
M14
R9,
Yageo
RC0603JR-07100RL
Yageo
RC0603JR-071KL
R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R8,R
10,R11,R15,R16,R22,R23,
R12
Yageo
RC0603JR-0710KL
Yageo
RC0603JR-071ML
C1,C2,C9,C12,C13,C16,C17
,C18,C19,C20,C21,C22,C23
,C25,C27,C30,C31,C32,C33
,C34,C36,C37,C38
Samsung ElectroMechanics
HARWIN INC
M20-9990346
HARWIN INC
M20-7832046
MCR-B-S-RA-TSMT-NPCS2-T/R
SJ-3524-SMT-TR
QPC02SXGN-RC
0150200233
0152660105
CL10F104ZB8NNNC
Description
CONN FFC BOTTOM 22POS
0.50MM R/A
CONN FPC BOTTOM
10POS 0.50MM R/A
CONN HEADER VERT 3POS
2.54MM
CONN RCPT 40POS 0.1 TIN
PCB
MICRO USB, TYPE B, RIGHT
ANGLE,
CONN JACK STEREO
3.5MM SMD R/A
CONN JUMPER SHORTING
.100" GOLD
FFC, FPC Cable 0.020"
(0.50mm) 4.000"
(101.60mm)
CABLE FFC 10POS 0.50MM
6"
SWITCH TACTILE SPST-NO
50MA 12V
RES SMD 0 OHM JUMPER
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 51 OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 220 OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 100 OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 1K OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 10K OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
RES SMD 1M OHM 5%
1/10W 0603
CAP CER 0.1UF 50V Y5V
0603
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Ref Designator
C3,C5,C6,C14,C15,C24,C26
,C35
C11
Manufacturer Part
Number
CL10B105KA8NFNC
C28, C29
Samsung ElectroMechanics
Samsung ElectroMechanics
Samsung ElectroMechanics
Samsung ElectroMechanics
Taiyo Yuden
LDO2
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TLV70233PDBVT
LDO1
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TLV70218PDBVT
Q1
RUM002N05T2L
D1
ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR
(VA)
Infineon Technologies
U5,U6
ON Semiconductor
REFOSC
TAITIEN USA
IRQ
Würth Elektronik
150080SS75000
POWER
Würth Elektronik
150080GS75000
U4
Macronix
MX25V8035FZUI
U2
DNP
U3
Texas Instruments
U1
Knowles Corporation
M1,M2,M3,ML1,ML2
Knowles Corporation
C10
C4,C7,C8
13
Manufacturer
CL10A225KP8NNNC
CL10A475MQ8NNNC
CL10A106KQ8NNWC
JMK212BBJ476MG-T
BAT5405E6327HTSA1
Description
CAP CER 1UF 25V X7R
0603
CAP CER 2.2UF 10V X5R
0603
CAP CER 4.7UF 6.3V X5R
0603
CAP CER 10UF 6.3V X5R
0603
CAP CER 47UF 6.3V X5R
0805
IC REG LINEAR 3.3V
300MA SOT23-5
IC REG LINEAR 1.8V
300MA SOT23-5
MOSFET N-CH 50V 200MA
VMT3
DIODE ARRAY SCHOTTKY
30V SOT23
NC7WZ17P6X
OXKTGLJANF-19.200000
TLV320DAC3203IRGET
IA8201CQ-1
SPH0690LMH4H-1-1
XTAL OSC XO 19.2000MHZ
CMOS SMD
Red 630nm LED Indication
- Discrete 1.9V 0805 (2012
Metric)
Green 520nm LED
Indication - Discrete 3.2V
0805 (2012 Metric)
IC FLASH 8MBIT SPI
104MHZ 8USON
IC AMP CLASS AB STEREO
24VQFN
IA8201 DSP QFN
Knowles Everest
Microphone
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Revision History
Version
1.0
1.1
Comments
Initial Release
Updated part number
Knowles Corporation
1151 Maplewood Drive
Itasca, Illinois 60143
Date
7/16/2021
3/08/2021
Phone: (630) 250-5100
Fax: (630) 250-0575
info@knowles.com
Model/Reference Number:
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