SLN-SVUI-IOT Turnkey solution introduction
1. Abstract
NXP SLN-SVUI-IOT EdgeReady solution for both local and online voice control leverages the i.MX RT106V crossover MCU with integrated Voice Intelligent Technology (VIT) offering a voice user interface for touchless applications.
This ultra-small form-factor, production-ready hardware design comes with fully integrated software running on FreeRTOS for quick out of-the-box evaluation and proof of concept development. This turnkey solution minimizes time to market, risk, and development effort enabling OEMs to easily add voice to their Industrial and IoT products.
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2 Key Feature
Low cost
Arm Cortex-M7 – 600 MHz + 1 MB SRAM
No external DSP or wake word engine, integrated codec
Replaces host MCU (not an add on solution)
Less than half the cost of a Linux based implementation on an MPU
Eliminates SDRAM, eMMC Flash, PMIC and uses 4-layer board
Fastest & easiest – concept to production in less than 6 months
Familiar MCU+RTOS platform (no Linux learning curve)
Turnkey solution – one stop shop – includes all software
No System Integrator needed, no third-party engagements
No voice or audio expertise necessary – machine learning far field AFE
Includes proven phrase spotting automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine
Plug & play, out-of-box-experience
Similar far field voice performance to Amazon’s Echo Dot
2 or 3 mic. support for 180° or 360° far-field implementations
Worldwide availability & support
3. Local Voice Control Target Applications
Anywhere that needs hands-free, private voice control without cloud connectivity
Smart Home
Smart lighting, shade and fan controls
Smart switches, dimmers, plugs and outlets
Thermostats, room air conditioners and (de-)humidifiers
Alarm panels, glass break sensors, smoke & CO detectors
Set top boxes, home gateways and routers
Garage door openers and access panels
Smart toys
Smart appliances
Major (fridge, oven, washer, dryer, cooktop, vent hood, wine cooler etc.)
Countertop (microwave, coffee maker, food processor, multi cooker etc.)
Smart buildings and industrial
Elevators
Intercom systems in multiple dwelling units
Vending machines
Industrial automation and hands-free process control
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4. Production Grade, Certified and Qualified reference systems
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5. Hardware and software situation
SLN-SVUI-IOT hardware highlights:
Up to 600 MHz (528 MHz default) Cortex-M7 MCU core
1 MB of on-chip RAM (512 kB TCM)
Multiple microphone topologies:
– Two PDM mics on main board (not active by default)
– Two PDM mics on extension board (not active by default)
– Three I2S mics on extension board (active by default)
3 W mono filter-less class-D amplifier Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chip (intended to be used for OTA updates, if needed by customers)
Integrated speaker
GPIO expansion headers
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SLN-SVUI-IOT software highlights:
Two-stage bootstrap and bootloader allowing flexibility in customer’s implementation
Secure boot flow with high assurance booting (HAB)
Over-the-wire (OTW) update via UART
Automated manufacturing/reprogramming tools
Speech recognition engine by deep learning
Audio front end (AFE) for far-field automatic speech recognition (ASR)
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The SLN-SVUI-IOT kit is supported by a comprehensive and free-of-charge enablement suite from NXP and its partners including:
MCUXpresso development tools
Hardware design files
Local voice application software source code
Software audio tuning tools
Documentation
Training material
6. Smart Voice UI technology
Part numbers for smart voice UI:
RT1062: Voice Seeker (no AEC) + VIT
RT106V: Voice Seeker (with AEC) + VIT
RT106C: Voice Seeker (with AEC) + Cyberon DSMT
6.1 Voice Seeker
Multi-microphone audio front-end signal processing solution for low-power, always-on devices. It provides multi-mic beamforming, noise suppression, and multi-channel ecoustic echo cancellation, enabling high performance far-field speech pickup.
nxp.com/VoiceSeeker
VoiceSeeker Overview Video
Key Features/Benefits
Flexible microphone geometries are supported
Beamforming, Noise Reduction, Dereverberation, Payload capture
Direction of Arrival Indication accurate up to 1 degree
Optional Multi-channel Acoustic Echo Cancellation available
Integrates easily with VoiceSpot and VIT Engines
Standard Enablement without AEC included in MCUXpresso SDK
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6.2 Voice Intellgent Technology
Voice Intelligent Technology (VIT) Wake Word and Voice Command Engines provide free, ready to use voice UI enablement for developers. It enables customer-defined wake words and commands using free online tools. The library and voice control software package is delivered via the MCUXpresso SDK or Linux BSP.
Based on deep learning speech recognition technologies, this software package provides a complete wake word and voice command solution. VIT can be easily configured with VoiceSeeker, a multi-mic audio front end supporting far-field operation. The VIT Wake Word and Voice Command Engines are available royalty-free on several platforms including Arm ® Cortex ® -M7, M33, A-53 or Cadence Xtensa ® HiFi 4 and Fusion F1 cores
https://www.nxp.com/vit
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Feature:
VIT is based on state-of-the-art Deep learning and speech recognition technologies
VIT is a complete NXP IP for Voice enablement on any relevant NXP platform and is free for customer use (binary library provided)
Wake word model creation with Text to Model (no audio database required)
Custom commands using Text to Model
Large vocabulary available for Text to Model
English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, language support: in production on vit.nxp.com
Up to 3 Wake Words supported in parallel
Current limit of 30 commands per model
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6.3 Cyberon DSMT
DSpotter modeling tool (DSMT) is a user-friendly tool for creating customized models using customer-defined wake words and commands.
Note: This tool requires an Internet connection.
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To create a model, follow the steps below:
Log in with your credentials. For access, contact local‑commands@nxp.com. Ensure to specify the following details in the email:
Name
Email ID
Company name
MAC address
7.Smart Voice UI solution advantages Summary
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