Microcontroller Based Alexa Voice Service Solution Evaluation and Development Kit

NXP’s MCU-based solution for Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) leverages the i.MX RT106A audio crossover processor, enabling developers to quickly and easily add Alexa voice assistant capabilities to their products. This turnkey design with ultra-small form factor comes completely integrated with Amazon-qualified software for an out-of-the-box AVS experience.NXP’s MCU-based AVS solution provides OEMs with a fully integrated, self-contained, software and hardware solution that includes both the MCU and an NXP smart audio amplifier with speaker protection. It comes with all far-field audio processing algorithms including noise suppression, echo cancellation, beamforming and barge-in capabilities, to enable use in acoustically difficult environments. Also included is the Amazon Alexa client application and a machine learning inference engine for Alexa wake word identification.This cost-effective, easy to use AVS implementation facilitates the demand for ubiquitous voice control embedded in a diverse variety of products across home, commercial and industrial applications. It eliminates the need to deploy dedicated stand-alone voice control devices such as smart speakers or smart displays.