4 channels input and output, 24bits USB soundcard

[VNadon]

Hi guys,

I am trying to modify the audio library to support 4 channels with 24bit-depth. I basically have 32bits samples that I cut to 24 later.

I am very close to get everything working, however the input signal is not correct. There seems to be an overlap in the buffers somewhere, see screenshot of a pure-tone sine wave. The number of samples selected corresponds to the FRAME_BY_BLOCK size.

The I2S buffer seems to operate at the same speed as the USB buffer, but could be slightly out of phase (1kHz I2S and 1kHz USB, see screenshot).

I think the problem could be caused by a setting in the DMA, however I don't fully understand what I have to use for the modulo (SMOD and DMOD). I tried a few settings but they end up crashing the Teensy. If you think it would be caused by something else let me know.

Here's the code I have for the DMA setting at the moment:

        dma.TCD->SADDR = &I2S0_RDR0;
	dma.TCD->SOFF = 4;
	dma.TCD->ATTR = 
		DMA_TCD_ATTR_SMOD(3) | // 15-11 : Source adress modulo. != 0 activate the feature
		DMA_TCD_ATTR_SSIZE(2) | // 10-8 : Source tranfer size. (0:8bit,1:16bit,2:32bit), Originally 1
		DMA_TCD_ATTR_DMOD(0) | 	// 7-3 : Destination adress modulo
		DMA_TCD_ATTR_DSIZE(2); // 2-0 : Destination tranfer size. (0:8bit,1:16bit,2:32bit)
		
	// Number of bytes to transfer (in each service request)	
	dma.TCD->NBYTES_MLNO = 4;
	dma.TCD->SLAST = 0;
	dma.TCD->DLASTSGA = -sizeof(i2s_rx_buffer);
	
	dma.TCD->DADDR = i2s_rx_buffer;
	dma.TCD->DOFF = 4;
	// Set loop counts
	dma.TCD->CITER_ELINKNO = sizeof(i2s_rx_buffer) / 4;
	dma.TCD->BITER_ELINKNO = sizeof(i2s_rx_buffer) / 4;
	
	dma.TCD->CSR = DMA_TCD_CSR_INTHALF | DMA_TCD_CSR_INTMAJOR;

Screenshot of USB vs I2S


Screenshot of a 1kHz pure-tone sent to 1 input and recorded in audacity


Thanks!

Vincent

 

[PaulStoffregen]

Are you planning to share or contribute this code? Is there a complete copy on github or somewhere else? I could try running it here on dual audio shields...

 

[MickMad]

Are you planning to share or contribute this code? Is there a complete copy on github or somewhere else? I could try running it here on dual audio shields...

There's plenty of update() functions that should be double-checked for correctness too. Also, replying to this post so that I get updates, this is really interesting; this + the dynamic USB change of options that's being tested in another topic could really lead to good stuff in the near future with regards to USB Audio functionality.

 

[alonper]

Hi Vincent,
Very interesting project! Did you manage to solve it?

I will be happy to get more details and access for the code if that possible!
I am trying to modify the audio library to work with 4 channels input (USB) for a few month but I couldn't get to solution..

 

[chipaudette]

I, too, tried to modify the I2S library to enable 24-bit or 32-bit transfer of audio data from the audio AIC. I, too, got stymied by DMA settings. Kudos to those who figured it out for 16-bit transfers (is that you, Paul? Thank you!).

I did not try to do 4-channel transfer; I was just trying to do two channels at 32 bits per sample. I never got it to work. I hope to return to it someday. Unless, of course, someone here is able to solve this problem first!

Chip

 

[PaulStoffregen]

Yeah, configuring the DMA TCD settings is a bit tricky.