BandDirector® Family

The W567Jxxx is a powerful microcontroller (µC) dedicated to speech and melody synthesis applications. With the help of the embedded 8-bit microprocessor & dedicated H/W, the W567Jxxx can synthesize 6 -channel speech+melody simultaneously.

The two channels of synthesized speech can be in different kinds of format, for example ADPCM and MDPCM. The W567Jxxx can provide 6 -channel high-quality WinMelody® , which can emulate the characteristics of musical instruments, such as piano and violin. The output of speech/melody channels are mixed together through the on-chip digital mixer to produce colorful effects. With these hardware resources, the W567Jxxx is very suitable for high-quality and sophisticated scenario applications.

The W567Jxxx provides at most 24 bi-directional I/Os, 256 bytes RAM , IR carrier for more , Serial Interface Management and more sophisticated applications, such as interactive toys, cartridge toys and final count down function. 3 LED output pins with 256-level control means that numerous combination of RGB colors may result in a versatility of colorful effects. In addition, W567Jxxx also provides PWM mode output to save power during playback and Watch Dog Timer to prevent latch-up situation occurring.

• Wide range of operating voltage:
  - 8 MHz @ 3.0 volt ~ 5.5 volt
  - 6 MHz @ 2.4 volt ~ 5.5 volt
• Power management:
  - 4 ~ 8 MHz system clocks, with Ring type or crystal type.
  - Stop mode for stopping all IC operations
• Provides up to 24 I/O pins
  - W567J015~J120: 16 I/O
  - W567J150~J380: 24 I/O
• F/W speech synthesis:
  • Multiple format parser that supports
    • 6-bit MDPCM, 5-bit MDPCM, 4-bit ADPCM, 8-bit Log PCM algorithm can be used
  • Pitch shippable ADPCM for voice changer application
  • Programmable sample rate
• Melody synthesis:
  • 6 melody channels that can emulate characteristics of musical instruments
  • Multi-MIDI simultaneous
  • Multi-MIDI channels dynamic control
  • More MIDI events are supported for colorful melody playback
• Built-in TimerG0 for general purpose applications
• Harmonized synchronization among MIDI, Speech, LED, and Motor
• Build-in 3 LED outputs with 256-level control of brightness.
• Built-in Watch-Dog Timer (WDT) and Low Voltage Reset (LVR)
• Provide serial interface to access the external memory in W567J040~J380
  • W55Fxx, W551Cxx
  • SPI flash
• Built-in IR carrier generation circuit for simplifying firmware IR application
• Current type digital-to-analog converters (DAC) with 13-bit resolution to drive speaker output
• Direct-drive 12-bit PWM output to save power consumption
• Support PowerScript® for developing codes in easy way
• Full-fledged development system
  • Source-level ICE debugger (Assembly & PowerScript® format)
  • Ultra I/O® tool for event synchronization mechanism
  • ICE system with USB port
  • User-friendly GUI environment