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diff --git a/examples/device/cdc_uac2/README.md b/examples/device/cdc_uac2/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5d120be7d --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/device/cdc_uac2/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +#### Composite CDC + UAC2 on Pico + +This example provides a composite CDC + UAC2 device on top of a Raspberry Pi +Pico board. + + +#### Use Cases + +- The CDC + UAC2 composite device happens to be important, especially in the + amateur radio community. + + Modern radios (`rigs`) like Icom IC-7300 + IC-705 expose a sound card and a + serial device (`composite device`) to the computer over a single USB cable. + This allows for Audio I/O and CAT control over a single USB cable which is + very convenient. + + By including and maintaining this example in TinyUSB repository, we enable + the amateur radio community to build (`homebrew`) radios with similar + functionality as the (expensive) commercial rigs. + + This PR is important in bridging this specific gap between the commercial + rigs and homebrew equipment. + +- https://digirig.net/digirig-mobile-rev-1-9/ is a digital interface for + interfacing radios (that lack an inbuilt digital interface) with computers. + Digirig Mobile works brilliantly (is OSS!) and is a big improvement over + traditional digital interfaces (like the SignaLink USB Interface). By using a + Raspberry Pi Pico powered CDC + UAC2 composite device, we can simplify the + Digirig Mobile schematic, drastically reduce the manufacturing cost, and + (again) enable the homebrewers community to homebrew a modern digital interface + with ease themselves. + + +#### Build Steps + +``` +cd examples/device/cdc_uac2 + +export PICO_SDK_PATH=$HOME/pico-sdk + +cmake -DFAMILY=rp2040 pico . + +cmake -DFAMILY=rp2040 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug # use this for debugging + +make BOARD=raspberry_pi_pico all +``` + + +#### Development Notes + +Please try to keep this code synchronized with the `uac2_headset` example +included in this repository. |
