FAQ: How do I change the sample rate of my SigmaStudio system?

In order to change the sample rate of a system, follow these steps:

Setting Software Sample Rate

Locate the sample rate section of the toolbar.

Click the drop-down box, and select a new sample rate.

Click the "Set System Sample Rate" button to the left of the drop-down box.

Click the "Yes" button to confirm the sample rate change.

Link-Compile-Download the project in order to calculate and download the new coefficients for time-dependent algorithms.

Setting Hardware Sample Rate

Locate the core frame rate register in the Register Control Window and set it to the new sample rate. The name and address of this register differs depending on which IC is being used. Here are a few examples:

AD1940 / AD1941:

ADAU1442 / ADAU1445 / ADAU1446:

ADAU1701 / ADAU1702 / ADAU1401:

ADAU1761 / ADAU1361 (note: you must change the sample rate for the DSP, serial port, and converters):

ADAU1781 / ADAU1381 (note: you must change the sample rate for the DSP, serial port, and converters):

Setting "Non-Standard" Software Sample Rates

If you are using a non-standard sample rate by scaling the master clock in the system (for example, scaling the MCLK down from 12.288 MHz to 12 MHz, effectively bringing the sample rate down from 48 kHz to 46.875 kHz), you need to manually enter the sample rate.

Right click the input cell, select set sample rate, and enter the sample rate manually in Hertz. You can type in any number.

Click propagate sample rate.

You can also do this from the Action menu, or with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Q.

In this case of a non-standard sample rate, you do not need to change the hardware register settings from their original settings, since the master clock frequency in the system is simply being scaled. You do, however, need to make sure that the new MCLK frequency is within the allowable range of frequencies for the input to the PLL. This can be verified by checking the timing specifications on the datasheet for the SigmaDSP in use.

You may use a "non-standard" or scaled sample rate in conjunction with a "double-rate" sample rate like 96 kHz, or a "half-rate" sample rate like 24 kHz, et cetera. Continuing the example from above, if I wanted to take a 96 kHz system with a 12.288 MHz master clock, but then scale the master clock down to 12 MHz, then the sample rate would become 96 kHz * (12 / 12.288) = 93.75 kHz. The steps to do this are as follows: