The Beocreate is a joint project between audio legends Bang & Olufsen and HiFiBerry. It is a very flexible 4-Channel DSP/DAC/amplifier combination board designed for high-quality music playback in combination with passive loudspeakers. It can be a standalone digital amplifier, but by adding a Raspberry Pi, you add wireless music streaming and custom software and DSP programming! Up to 180W output power (2x30W, 2x60W) Capable of driving up to four of 4-8 Ohm speakers (the two 60W channels can drive 2 Ohm speakers) Fully controllable from the Raspberry Pi Sample rates up to 192kHz 4-Channel digital-analog conversion included Connects directly to the Raspberry Pi , no additional cables needed Compatible with all Raspberry Pi models with 40-pin GPIO header (Only original A and B models have 26-pin headers) Only one 12-24V external power supply needed to power both the Beocreate board and a Raspberry Pi, no need for an external USB power supply No soldering required, the Raspberry Pi can be plugged easily onto the Beocreate board. Speakers can be connected via screw terminals Can work standalone (without the Raspberry Pi) as a digital amplifier. However, to program the DSP, a Raspberry Pi is required FEATURES 294MHz DSP with 16kB data RAM and 8kB program RAM 16 asynchrounous sample rate converters allow to handle different sample rates on different inputs and outputs DSP can be fully programmed by the end user using Analog's SigmaStudio (requires a PC with Microsoft Windows) nboard EEPROM allows to use the board standalone without a Raspberry Pi TOSLink input and output (up to 96kHz sample rate) 4 channel DAC supports sample rates of from 44.1kHz to 192kHz 2x60W and 2x30W Class-D output stages expansion connector allows to connect additional hardware (access to Raspberry Pi and DSP GPIOs) can be used as a 2-channel sound card from the Raspberry Pi multiple devices can be chain-linked using SPDIF (e.g. to implement an active 4-way stereo system) CONNECTORS TOSLink input and output connectors 5.5mm barell jack and screw terminal for external 12-24V power supply 4x screw terminal to connect loudspeakers 34 pin expansion connector programming header (compatible with Analog Devices USBi interface)
