Oct 312009
 

Hardware

I took a couple of images of the hardware and put them on PicasaWeb: https://picasaweb.google.com/111743287730172647732/MAudioTransitUSB.

The ICs used are:

  • U1 TI TAS1020A (8052 w/USB audio streaming) Stereo USB Audio Interface
  • U2 uC 24LC64 (serial EEPROM) 64 Kbit Electrically Erasable PROM
  • U3 AKM AK4584VQ (audio) 24Bit 96kHz Audio CODEC with DIT/DIR
  • U4 1117M3 Low Dropout (LDO) Regulator 800m
  • U5 NS LMV722M (amp) 10MHz, Low Noise, Low Voltage, and Low Power Operational Amplifier
  • U6 6333 ? Ultra-Low-Voltage, Low-Power µP Reset Circuit ?

Linux Driver

madfuload is needed to inject the firmware.

Jun 242009
 

Linux Support via Wine

According to WineHQ the Version 2.4.04 Of Sony’s software Digital Voice Editor is supported on Wine: http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=8482

Recording Time

Found on http://support.sony-europe.com/dna/faq/faqkb.aspx?site=odw_de_DEnl&d=&m=ICD-SX800&f=PA_SOFT_SFASLE:

Product LPCM 44/16 LPCM 22/16 MP3 192k MP3 128k MP3 48k LPEC STHQ LPEC ST LPEC STLP LPEC SP LPEC LP
ICD-SX800 Approx. 3 hr. 10 min. Approx. 6 hr. 25 min. Approx. 23 hr. 35 min. Approx. 35 hr. 25 min. Approx. 94 hr. 40 min. Approx. 34 hr. 55 min. Approx. 92 hr. 15 min. Approx. 177 hr. 40 min. Approx. 281 hr. 20 min. Approx. 750 hr. 15 min.