PDSB104007101601

Confidential
Sound BlasterTM X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe
Audio Card Model SB1040 / SB1042

Datasheet

Revision 1.0a Oct 2007
This document is for informational purposes only. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. Creative logo and the Sound Blaster banner are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Products furnished by Creative are believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Creative reserves the right to make changes in its sole discretion, at any time to the products. CREATIVE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE PRODUCTS. Creative assumes no obligation to correct any errors contained in the products provided hereunder or to advise users of the products of any correction if such be made. Customers are advised to obtain the latest version of product specification, and Creative makes no assurance that Creatives products are appropriate for any application by any customer. Creative products provided hereunder are subject to the restrictions set forth in the accompanying NDA. Creative products are not intended for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems. Use of Creative products for purposes other than those set forth in the accompanying NDA without the written consent of an appropriate Creative officer is prohibited. Released by Product Marketing Audio/VLSI Products Group, Creative Technology Ltd.
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Model SB1040 / SB1042 Revision 1.0a
Creative Labs has a long heritage of providing top quality and leading edge audio solutions to the mass PC population with the Sound Blaster range of both internal and external sound cards and devices. It all began in 1981 with the founding of Creative Labs, although it would be another eight years before the Sound Blaster card would be born. There have been many cards along the way; the Sound Blaster 16 exploded onto the market and with the Sound Blaster AWE32 everyone realized that a sound card could not only make sounds but also music. The Sound Blaster Live! was a major leap forward bringing multi-channel audio and immense processing power to the audio platform and the Sound Blaster Audigy added more power and EAX ADVANCED HD effects while also providing a quality of audio never experienced before. Along the way Creative has reached out to a whole new audience with our USB Sound Blaster and PCMCIA Sound Blaster range of products. Now comes a truly revolutionary new product. Its so revolutionary that the only comparison we have in terms of the leap forward being made is with Sound Blaster Live! back in 1998! Sound Blaster X-Fi as a revolutionary platform delivers a whole host of revolutionary new features. It allows us to deliver the Xtreme Fidelity audio standard, which unlike any other standard does not require you to do anything different than before or buy any new content. Sound Blaster X-Fi has been very well received by the PC market since it was launched August 2005. It has created masses of interest from OEM and System Integrator as the strong X-Fi brand name strengthened the marketing position of their high end Home Theater PC (HTPC). Many future launching OEM/Sis Home Theater PCs are built with PCIe slot come with limited count of PCI slot that might not accommodate the existing version of X-Fi card. The SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio is compliant to Standard PCIe specification. This product with cutting edge technology from the leaders in PC audio, Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio will give users years of reliable entertainment on their PCIe-enabled personal computer. Key Features: Highest Quality Audio 24-bit/96kHz recording 24-bit/96kHz 7.1 playback

X-Fi CMSS-3D X-Fi CMSS-3D Surround Stereo Xpand for stereo to multichannel upmix with ambient extraction and voice centering. Stereo Surround for duplicating of stereo over multi-channel X-Fi CMSS-3D Headphone Expander for externalization of stereo content and very accurate HRTF for 3D positioning X-Fi CMSS-3D Virtual for audio virtualization and enhancements over 2 speakers. Stereo Surround mode X-Fi Crystalizer X-Fi Crystalizer enhances musical dynamics by emphasizing sharp percussive sounds and transients, creating a punchier and more dynamic listening experience. 10-Band, Multi-Channel Equalizer 10-Band multi-channel Graphics Equalizer. Support presets and custom preset.
EAX.4.0 Advanced HD for games EAX 3.0 EAX 4.0 7.1 DirectSound 3D positional audio
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5 Connectivity Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCIe audio card 6 Line Out 1 jack Line Out 2 jack Connect the Side Left and Side Right inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack. Connect the Front Left and Front Right inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack. You can also connect your stereo headphones with a 3.50 mm (1/8-inch) plug to this jack. Performs a 2-in-1 function, supporting Microphone In and Line In connections. Connect one of the following to this jack: analog devices like cassette players and other line-level sources a dynamic or lowpowered electret microphone Connect one end of the Intel Front Panel Audio cable (available separately) to this connector.

FlexiJack

Jack or Connector Optical In jack
Description Connect playback devices with optical connectors (for example, MiniDisc players, Digital Audio Tape players or DVD players) to this jack. Connect your recording devices with optical connectors (for example, MiniDisc recorders, digital audio tape recorders or external hard disk recorders) to this jack. Connect the Rear Left and Rear Right inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack. Connect the Front Center and Subwoofer inputs on powered analog speakers or a home theater receiver to this jack.

Optical Out jack

Front Panel Header Audio connector

Line Out 4 jack

Line Out 3 jack
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Audio Performance (Typical Values) Reference signal is set at 1kHz Record & Playback Sampling Rates 8.0 Recording: 11.025
DISCLAIMER Products furnished by Creative are believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Creative reserves the right to make changes in its sole discretion, at any time to the products. CREATIVE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE PRODUCTS. Creative assumes no obligation to correct any errors contained in the products provided hereunder or to advise users of the products of any correction if such be made. Customers are advised to obtain the latest version of product specification, and Creative makes no assurance that Creatives products are appropriate for any application by any particular customer. Creative products are not intended for use in life support applicances, devices, or systems.

kHz kHz

Playback:
Line_In Full Scale Input Line_Out Full Scale Output Microphone Input Impedance Line_In Impedance
16.0 kHz 22.05 kHz 24.0 kHz 32.0 kHz 44.1 kHz 48.0 kHz 96.0 kHz Any arbitrary sampling rate <= 96kHz 2.0 Vrms 2.0 Vrms > 4.0K ohms 10K ohms
International inquiries: Creative Technology Ltd. 31, International Business Park Creative Resource Singapore 609921 Tel: +4000 Fax: +4050 Creative Media K.K. Kanda Eight Bldg. 3F 4-6-7 Soto-Kanda Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 101 Japan Tel: +Fax: +3256 5547
Americas inquiries: Creative Labs, Inc. 1901 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Tel: +1 (408) Fax: +1 (408) European inquiries: Creative Labs, UK Unit 2, The Pavilions Ruscombe Business Park Ruscombe, Berkshire RG10 9NN ENGLAND Tel: +Fax:+982 8270
WAVE - LINE_OUT @ 2Vrms, 1kHz (Measured with bandlimited filter from 22Hz to 22kHz, A-Wtg Filter; 20kHz lowpass filter) Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR) Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N) Power Consumption +12V, nominal current +3.3V, nominal current Resolution ADC & DAC Temperature Range Operating Non-Operating 100 0.007 dB. %

mA mA bits

10 C to 50 C -40 C to 65 C
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PDSB077007073100

CONFIDENTIAL

Sound Blaster X-FiTM

Audio Card Model SB0770 / SB0772

Datasheet

Revision 1.2 July 2007
This document is for informational purposes only. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose without the express written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. Creative logo and the Sound Blaster banner are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. Products furnished by Creative are believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Creative reserves the right to make changes in its sole discretion, at any time to the products. CREATIVE DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILIT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES WHICH MAY RESULT FORM THE PRODUCTS. Creative assumes no obligation to correct any errors contained in the products provided hereunder or to advise users of the products of any correction if such be made. Customers are advised to obtain the latest version of product specification, and Creative makes no assurance that Creatives products are appropriate for any application by any customer. Creative products provided hereunder are subject to the restrictions set forth in the accompanying NDA. Creative products are not intended for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems. Use of Creative products for purposes other than those set forth in the accompanying NDA without the written consent of an appropriate Creative officer is prohibited. Released by Product Marketing Audio/VLSI Products Group, Creative Technology Ltd.
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Confidential
Sound Blaster X-Fi Model SB0770 / SB0772

Revision 1.2

Figure1: SB X-Fi Audio Card
This information is Confidential and Proprietary to Creative Technology Ltd. This information subject to change without prior notice. Released by Product Marketing. Patent pending. PDSB077007073100

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Introduction Creative Labs has a long heritage of providing top quality and leading edge audio solutions to the mass PC population with the Sound Blaster range of both internal and external sound cards and devices. It all began in 1981 with the founding of Creative Labs, although it would be another eight years before the Sound Blaster card would be born. There have been many cards along the way; the Sound Blaster 16 exploded onto the market and with the Sound Blaster AWE32 everyone realized that a sound card could not only make sounds but also music. The Sound Blaster Live! was a major leap forward bringing multi-channel audio and immense processing power to the audio platform and the Sound Blaster Audigy added more power and EAX ADVANCED HD effects while also providing a quality of audio never experienced before. Along the way Creative has reached out to a whole new audience with our USB Sound Blaster and PCMCIA Sound Blaster range of products. Now comes a truly revolutionary new product. Its so revolutionary that the only comparison we have in terms of the leap forward being made is with Sound Blaster Live! back in 1998! The Creative X-Fi processor is a truly revolutionary platform that delivers the new Xtreme Fidelity audio standard. It is revolutionary because of the raw power that it delivers (over 10,000 MIPS) generated from more than 51 million transistors! This is the equivalent to running 24 Sound Blaster Audigy cards in your PC all parallel processing audio! This incredible power allows us to deliver the Xtreme Fidelity audio standard, which unlike any other standard does not require you to do anything different than before or buy any new content. Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Platinum as a revolutionary platform therefore delivers a whole host of revolutionary new features. SB0770 is a new iteration of PCI Sound Blaster X-Fi that is designed to meet new requirement of Windows Vista. A new ASIC chip CA0112 is developed to meet the Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) initiative. With UAA compliant hardware, the product is able to just work (basic feature) with the class driver provided by the operating system. SB0770 Configurations The SB0770 is fully configurable as a professional quality audio product. The features shown in the table below are described in detail in the section as below. The SB0770 is basically available in the following configurations: METAL BRACKET CONNECTORS LINE_IN/MIC_IN 3.5mm Stereo Colour: Pink LINE_OUT 1 3.5mm stereo Colour: Lime LINE_OUT 2 3.5mm Stereo Colour: Grey LINE_OUT 3 3.5mm Stereo Colour: Light Orange LINE_OUT 4 3.5mm Stereo Colour: Black Optical Out Conventional Toslink Black housing, Grey shutter Optical In Conventional Toslink Black housing, Black shutter ON BOARD HEADERS / CONNECTORS HDAudio_FP 2x5 header

System Requirements In order to install the SB0770, the target system has to meet the following minimum requirements: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi card Basic: Modern Mid to High end Processor from Intel and AMD. RAM 512MB DVD-ROM Drive

OS supported:

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Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit version. Windows XP 32-bit, 64-bit and Media Center Edition version protected digital audio content authored with DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology ASIO 2.0 with direct monitoring Accelerated ASIO for ultra low latency Enhanced SoundFont support of up to 24-bit resolution
SB0770 Features PCI Bus Mastering
Flexible Mixer Control PCI Specification up to Version 2.3 compliant Bus mastering reduces latency and speeds up system performance Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording Adjustable master volume control Separate bass and treble control Front and rear balance control Muting, soloing and panning control for mixer sources
Sound Blaster X-Fi Audio Processor Advanced hardware accelerated digital effects processing All new dedicated DSP capable of both time and frequency domain audio processing 128 3D voices with advanced 3D positional audio rendering algorithms Professional quality digital mixing and equalization maintaining 24-bit accuracy User-selectable Master Sampling Rate for bitmatched professional audio applications Ultra-high quality sample rate conversion for gaming and professional audio applications
Mode Selector Control Three exclusive working modes (Entertainment Mode, Audio Creation Mode and Game Mode), optimized to perform key tasks within each category of usage
Professional Digital Audio Processing 24-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion of analog inputs at 96 kHz sample rate 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of digital sources at 96 kHz to analog 7.1 speaker output 24-bit Digital-to-Analog conversion of stereo digital sources at 192 kHz to stereo output 16-bit to 24-bit recording sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz ASIO 2.0 support at 16-bit/44.1kHz, 16bit/48kHz, 24-bit/44.1kHz 24-bit/48kHz and 24-bit/96kHz Supports Sony/Philips Digital Interface (SPDIF) format of up to 24-bit/96 kHz quality SPDIF output at selectable sampling rate of 44.1, 48 or 96 kHz SPDIF output not available during playback of
Entertainment Mode For the digital music lover orthe movie buff, this is the place to be a one-stop console for experiencing extreme fidelity music and movie playback. Audio Creation Mode This mode offers Extreme Flexibility in a studiostyle environment with powerful aux/insert effects routing and mixing. Gaming Mode Without a doubt, this is where a gamers wildest fantasy comes true. Full-power gaming, extreme acceleration plus advanced 3D audio features

Creative MultiSpeaker Surround (CMSS) CMSS-3DSurround: Upmixes mono or stereo sources to 4, 5.1 or 7.1 channels

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CMSS-3DHeadphone: Provides a multichannel playback experience over headphones for all types of content CMSS-3DVirtual: Provides a multichannel playback experience over two loudspeakers for all types of content CMSS-3DInteractive: Delivers multichannel 3D audio positioning for 3D games. Works in conjunction with CMSS-3DHeadphone and CMSS-3DVirtual to provide advanced 3D positional audio over headphones and two or four loudspeakers FRONT_PANEL HDAudio_FP (8)
PIN ASSIGNMENTS SIGNAL FP_MICIN GND FP_VREFOUT FP_DETECT FP_HPOUT_R BP_MUTE_MIC GND NC FP_HPOUT_L FP_HP_DETECT

PIN 9 10

I/O IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN
THX Certification Sound Blaster X-Fi has received the prestigious THX Multimedia Certification award, making it the perfect choice for PC audiophiles seeking the very best music and movie experiences. LINE_IN /MIC_IN Jack (1) Supports Microphone-In and Line-In connections. Connect one of the following to this jack: analog devices like cassette players and other line-level sources a dynamic or low-powered electret microphone

PIN ANALOG OUT

SB0770 Connections and Jumpers
1 (Tip) 2 (Ring) 3 (Sleeve )
Line-in(L) mux Mic-in Line-in(R) mux Mic bias Ground
LINE_OUT 1 Stereo jack (2) Connects to Front Left and Front Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier for audio output.
1 (Tip) 2 (Ring) 3 (Sleeve) The board consists of the following headers and connectors that support the connection of internal devices or hardware configuration changes:
Front Left Front Right Gnd

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LINE_OUT 2 Stereo jack (3) Connects to Side Left, Side Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier for audio output.

sampling frequency.

Record & Playback Sampling Rates 8.0 Recording: 11.025

kHz kHz

Side Left Side Right Gnd
LINE_OUT 3 Stereo jack (4) Connects to Front Center, Subwoofer inputs on powered analog speakers, or an external amplifier for audio output.

Playback:

1 (Tip) 2 (Ring) 3 (Sleeve 1)

Center Subwoofer Gnd

LINE_OUT 4 Stereo jack (5) Connects to Rear Left, Rear Right inputs on powered analog speakers or an external amplifier for audio output.
Line_In Full Scale Input Line_Out Full Scale Output Microphone Full Scale Input (without 20dB boost) Microphone Input Impedance Line_In Impedance

16.0 kHz 22.05 kHz 24.0 kHz 32.0 kHz 44.1 kHz 48.0 kHz 96.0 kHz Any arbitrary sampling rate <= 192kHz 2.0 Vrms 2.0 Vrms 0.2 Vrms > 4.0K 10K ohms ohms

Rear Left Rear Right Gnd

WAVE - LINE_OUT @ 2Vrms, 1kHz (Measured with bandlimited filter from 22Hz to 22kHz, A-Wtg Filter; 20kHz lowpass filter) Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR) Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N) Power Consumption (typ.) Vcc, nominal current +12V, nominal current -12V, nominal current Resolution ADC & DAC Temperature Range Operating Non-Operating 109 (typ) 0.004 (typ.) dB. %
Optical Out Jack (6) Connect your recording devices with optical connectors (for example, MiniDisc recorders, digital audio tape recorders or external hard disk recorders) to this jack Optical In jack (7) Connect playback devices with optical connectors (for example, MiniDisc players, Digital Audio Tape players or DVD players) to this jack.

mA mA mA

Analog Performance (Typical Values) Reference signal is set at 1kHz All the measurements are done at 24 bit 96KHz
10 C to 50 C -40 C to 65 C

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DISCLAIMER Products furnished by Creative are believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Creative reserves the right to make changes in its sole discretion, at any time to the productsDISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS PROVIDED HEREUNDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF PATENTS OR OTHER RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE PRODUCTS. Creative assumes no obligation to correct any errors contained in the products provided hereunder or to advise users of the products of any correction if such be made. Customers are advised to obtain the latest version of product specification, and Creative makes no assurance that Creatives products are appropriate for any application by any particular customer. Creative products provided hereunder are subject to the restrictions set forth in the accompanying NDA. Creative products are not intended for use in life support applicances, devices, or systems. Use of Creative products for purposes other than those set forth in the accompanying NDA without the written consent of an appropriate Creative officer is prohibited.
International inquiries: Creative Technology Ltd. 31, International Business Park Creative Resource Singapore 609921 Tel: +4000 Fax: +4050 Creative Media K.K. Kanda Eight Bldg. 3F 4-6-7 Soto-Kanda Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 101 Japan Tel: +Fax: +3256 5547

Americas inquiries: Creative Labs, Inc. 1901 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 Tel: +1 (408) Fax: +1 (408) 428 2394
European inquiries: Creative Labs, UK Unit 2, The Pavilions Ruscombe Business Park Ruscombe, Berkshire RG10 9NN ENGLAND Tel: +Fax:+982 8270

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