BlueCore™ Player Single-chip Bluetooth® MP3 Player

Bringing Bluetooth to Low-end MP3 Players for Wireless Music Streaming to Bluetooth Headphones
Digital Audio Players (DAPs) are fast replacing CDs and other music players due to being small, lightweight and being able to store many music files in a small form factor. Most of the MP3 players today use standard wired headphones that can be awkward when jogging or moving around. CSR has developed an MP3 Player reference design, called BlueCore™ Player, based on the latest Bluetooth technology that is not only low cost, low power and small but has integrated Bluetooth so audio can be streamed wirelessly to Bluetooth stereo headphones. The CSR DAP Solution is the industry’s leading Bluetooth solution developed specifically to enable you to get to market quickly and easily with a low cost, low power digital audio player with the latest wireless technology.

The BlueCore Player MP3 Player Solution Includes:
Industry leading, highly integrated single-chip Bluetooth device BlueCore™5 Multimedia External
- Highly integrated to reduce BOM costs with on-chip DSP, switch mode power supply, battery charge circuit and high quality stereo audio CODEC
CSR Application Software with:
Support for Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) for faster data transfer rates and lower power
AVRCP, A2DP Bluetooth profiles for streaming music to Bluetooth stereo headphones using SBC or "MP3 direct" to reduce power consumption and improve audio quality* Source code can be provided to enable you to add other user features
Code supports bitmap display or LCD/OLED, track number display, SDIO read, track fwd/rev, volume up/down, pause and play
Fully tested, qualified and verified low cost example design
Full design files including Gerbers, circuit diagram, BOM and test data
Example design can be used as it is or modified to meet your user interface and size requirements
Standalone MP3 player with OLED display, push button user interface, wired headset jack, SDIO card socket , lithium battery and mini-USB charger connector
Software Development Kit
- Development tools that allow you to customise the features and the user interface of your MP3 Player to differentiate it from your competition
Local Technical Support in all geographies
Web based support: www.csrsupport.com

BlueCore Player MP3 Player Solution Reduces Time-to-Market
MP3 players are getting smaller, and lower-cost. To ensure your product sells well, you need to enhance the feature list. BlueCore Player allows you to do just that with a low cost BOM, small form factor and the latest Bluetooth wireless interface. Designing with the BlueCore Player MP3 Player Solution is quick and simple and can enable you to make a Bluetooth enabled MP3 player in a few weeks. Measuring just 56mm by 37mm it can also be integrated into many consumer products such as health and fitness equipment, DAB radios, Hi-Fi systems and more. It can stream music over Bluetooth for over 18 hours from an 800mAh Li-Ion battery.

Additional Features
MP3 Player application, minimal components, and fully tested in the CSR interoperability lab. Supports:
Wired headset jack provision
Lithium battery with on-chip charger and mini-USB charger connector
Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) via mini-USB connector
Supports MP3 and AAC* files
Can support Text-to-Speech* for easy pairing and menu navigation