Apollo MP3 Player Group

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Apollo MP3 PlayerGroup 3

• Group
• Domenic Menafra
• Michael Frank
• Pranay Khurana
• Michael Komitee
• Timothy Rashkin
• Advisor Bruce McNair

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Music Industry

• Streaming Audio
• Home Entertainment Systems
• Portable Audio Systems
• Automotive Audio Systems
• Evolution MP3

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Whats Missing?

• What should be missing
• The tangled web we weave
• Wires
• What have we to gain?
• Freedom
• Ease of use
• Compatibility with multiple products

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Is It Possible?

• Abstract Portable, wireless MP3 player
• Wireless Streaming Audio
• Infrared
• Radio Frequency
• Bluetooth Transmission

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Infrared Transmission

• Advantages
• Simplicity
• It has been tested
• No safety risks involved
• No interference
• Disadvantages
• Requires straight line of sight
• Limited range
• Relatively high power

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Radio Frequency Transmission

• Advantages
• Can see around corners
• No line of sight requirement
• Inexpensive in implementation
• Tested
• Long range
• Disadvantages
• High power
• Susceptible to interference

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Bluetooth!

• Disadvantages
• Low range
• High frequency- Safety risk
• Bleeding Edge technology
• Advantages
• Lowest power
• Can see around corners
• Bleeding edge technology
• Not prone to interference
• Open standard

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What is needed?

• Microcontroller for DSP and memory access
• Digital Signal Processor
• Removable Memory
• Bluetooth Transmitter
• Bluetooth Receiver

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What makes Apollo?

• Texas Instruments TMS320VC5470
• RISC based ARM processor ARM7TDMIE
• 16 bit Digital Signal Processor C54x
• Development Kit TMS320C5400
• SMARTm Bluetooth Module Blue Topaz
• XD Memory Chip
• Bluetooth Headset BlueTrek v1.2

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Functional Model
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What could go wrong?

• Component interoperability
• Component interfacing
• Memory access
• Bluetooth authentication
• Obtaining components
• Software development and testing
• Recording Industry Association of America

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Systematic Approach

• Use systematic approach to simplify and reduce
  problems associated with design and
  interoperability of components
• Verify
• Software
• Individual interfaces
• Design implementation
• Form factor design

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But what does it cost?
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Conclusion

• Freedom from wires
• Compact mobile MP3 player
• Extended battery life

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Schedule