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The XMOS VocalFusion ® XVF3800 is a high-performance voice processor that uses microphone array pro
cessing and a sophisticated audio processing pipeline to capture clear, high-quality speech from anywhere in
a room. The XVF3800 uses the XMOS xcore.ai processor and supports a range of integrated and accessory
voice communication applications.
The XVF3800 is a highly customisable design that combines an XMOS processor and application fifirmware
into a single solution. It offers system designers the flflexibility to integrate the XVF3800 into different de
signs. The xcore.ai processor has a powerful architecture which delivers high performance, real-time audio
processing while the XVF3800 fifirmware is designed to be easily customized, allowing users to modify it as
required.
In addition to the audio processing functions, the XVF3800 includes range of standard interfaces that enable
it to be connected to a wide variety of devices. It supports a simple, intuitive control interface that enables
designers to quickly and easily confifigure the system and perform common tasks.
The overall system context for the XVF3800 is shown below. In most applications the XVF3800 device will
operate in conjunction with an external host processor.
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The XVF3800 voice processor converts and enhances audio captured using four low-cost digital micro
phones. Processed audio streams are suitable for use in voice communications applications and benefifit
from a range of confifigurable audio processing techniques to allow customisation to the use case. The em
bedded audio processing provides the following features:
• 4 microphone far-fifield operation.
• Full 360-degree and 180-degree operation depending on microphone geometry.
• 16 kHz voice processing, with optional 16 kHz and 48 kHz interface sampling rates.
• Full duplex, mono, Acoustic Echo Cancellation accommodating highly reverberant environments. (Ref
erence audio for cancellation provided via either an I
2
S or USB interface).
• Confifigurable bulk delay insertion to account for audio delays ensuring optimal echo cancellation with
all audio output paths.
• Multi-beamforming and de-reverberation with coherent addition and suppression of room reflflections
through energy harvesting.
• Removal of coherent point noise sources using generalized side-lobe cancellation.
• Stationary and non-stationary dynamic echo and noise suppression.
• Adjustable gain over a 60 dB range with automatic gain control.
• Audio output fifiltering and range limiter.
• Indication of Direction of Arrival (DoA) for the selected speaker.
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The XVF3800 integrates a set of advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms that include Acous
tic Echo Cancellation (AEC), beamforming, dereverberation, noise suppression and automatic gain control.
These advanced DSP algorithms deliver high speech-to-noise ratio, naturally sounding speech and eliminate
acoustic echo while maintaining a transparent and low latency communication link.
The key features of the XVF3800 solution are:
• High levels of Acoustic Echo Cancellation and Suppression in conferencing and living room conditions.
• State of the art, robust, and natural double-talk / full-duplex performance.
• High speech clarity level even when users are at several meters distance, without requiring directional
microphones.
• Fast adaptive beamforming for tracking multiple near-end users.
• Stationary / diffuse noise suppression.
• Automatic gain control.