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The STA381BWS is an integrated solution embedding digital audio processing, digital amplification, FFX^TMpower output stage, headphone and 2 Vrms line outputs. It is part of the Sound Terminal^®family and provides full digital audio streaming from the source to the speaker, offering cost effectiveness, low power dissipation and sound enrichment.

The STA381BWS input section consists of a flexible digital input serial audio interface, feeding the digital processing unit, and an analog 1 Vrms input for a seamless connection with pure analog sources. The serial audio data input interface supports many formats, including the popular IIS format.

The STA381BWS is based on an FFX^TM(Fully Flexible Amplification) processor, proprietary technology from STMicroelectronics. FFX^TMis the evolution of the ST ternary technology: the advanced processor is available for ternary, binary, binary differential and phase shift PWM modulation. The STA381BWS embeds the ternary, binary and binary differential implementations, a subset of the full capability of the FFX^TMprocessor.

The STA381BWS power section consists of four independent half-bridges. These can be configured via digital control to operate in different modes. A 2.1-channel setup can be implemented with two half-bridges (L/R) together with a single full-bridge (subwoofer). Alternatively, the 2.0-channel setup can be done with two full-bridges. When using this configuration, an external amplifier for the SW channel can also be driven through the PWM output. The STA381BWS is able to deliver 2 x 20 W (ternary) into an 8 Ω load at 18 V or 2 x 9 W (binary) into a 4 Ω load, plus 1 x 20 W (ternary) into an 8 Ω load at 18 V.

The STA381BWS also provides a capless headphone out (with embedded negative charge pump), able to deliver up to 40 mW into a 32 Ω load or, alternatively, can be configured as a 2 Vrms line output.

The STA381BWS digital processing unit includes up to 12 programmable biquads (EQs), allowing perfect sound equalization and offering advanced noise-shaping techniques. Moreover, the coefficient range ensures a great variety of filter shapes (low/high-pass, low/high shelf, peak, notch, band-pass). The equalization engine is fully compatible with the ST speaker compensation technology embedded into the APWorkbench suite. A state-of-the-art multi-band DRC, STCompressor^TMequalizes the system to provide active speaker protection with full audio quality preservation against sudden sound peaks. Moreover, STSpeakerSafe^TMtechnology offers reliable speaker protection under any condition. The master clock can be from stable BICKI (64xfs, 50% duty cycle) or external XTI.

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