Helix DSP.3S

• Extremely powerful “fixed point” Audio DSP with 64 Bit resolution and 1.2 billion MAC operations per second
• AD and DA signal converters from AKM with a native resolution of 32 Bit
• High Resolution audio bandwidth up to more than 40 kHz for unrivalled sound quality
• Unique DSP Sound Effects such as the “Augmented Bass Processing” which dynamically optimizes the bass response of the subwoofer, the “StageXpander” that significantly widens the stereo perspective, the “RealCenter” function which allows a perfectly focussed sound staging for both driver and co-driver and much more
• ACO – Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor for all control and communication tasks:
  • 10 internal memory locations for sound setups
  • Setup switching within milliseconds
  • High-speed data transfer and improved usability
• InputEQ and ISA (Input Signal Analyzer) for easy analysis and compensation of input signals
• HELIX Extension Card slot (HEC) for system add-ons like Bluetooth® Audio Streaming, High Resolution Audio Streaming via USB etc.
• Smart highlevel input with ADEP.3 circuit and Auto Turn-On function
• Start-Stop capability down to 6 V supply voltage
• Optimal signal path and power supply for further improved sound quality
• “Ground lift” switch to avoid ground loops
• Easiest configuration via the intuitive DSP PC-Tool V4 software

 

 

 
Special features:

96 kHz sampling rate
The HELIX DSP.3 allows to handle all signals with the doubled sampling rate of 96 kHz. Thus the audio bandwidth is no longer limited to usual values like 22 kHz but allows an extended frequency response to more than 40 kHz. Doubling the sampling rate requires significantly higher DSP power as the number of possible arithmetic operations is halved.
Only the implementation of the latest DSP chip generation allows raising the sampling rate to 96 kHz and adding new features at the same time.

ACO - Advanced 32 Bit CoProcessor
The HELIX DSP.3 incorporates an extraordinary powerful 32 Bit CoProcessor of the latest generation for all monitoring and communication tasks,
both internally and externally. In opposite to the 8 Bit predecessor generation this MCU achieves way higher speeds with respect to setup switching and data communication with our DSP PC-Tool software.
A further significant advantage is the integrated, native boot loader of the CoProcessor. It allows software upgrades of all components of the DSP in order to adjust the microcontroller-controlled ADEP.3 circuit for example at future modifications / changes in the diagnostic system of factory radios or if the device will be extended with additional interfaces.
In addition, thanks to the new flash memory, the ACO offers 10 memory locations for sound setups instead of the common two.

Smart highlevel input ADEP.3
Modern, factory-installed car radios incorporate sophisticated possibilities of diagnosing the connected speakers. In particular the latest generation of car radios are equipped with additional monitoring functions so that failure messages and loss of specific features (e.g. fader function) quite often appear if a signal processor will be hooked up – but not with the DSP.3.
The new ADEP.3 circuit (Advanced Diagnostics Error Protection, 3rd Generation) avoids all these problems without loading the speaker outputs of the OE radio during high volumes unnecessarily.

Start-Stop capability
The switched power supply of the HELIX DSP.3 assures a constant internal supply voltage even if the battery’s voltage drops to 6 Volts during engine crank.

Power Save Mode
The Power Save Mode is incorporated in the basic setup. It allows to significantly reduce the power consumption of the amplifiers that are connected to the HELIX DSP.3 once there’s no input signal present for more than 60 seconds. Please note that in many up-to-date cars with “CAN” or any other internal bus structures it may happen that the radio remains “invisibly” turned on for up to 45 min. even after locking and leaving the car! Once the “Power Save Mode“ is active the remote output and therefore the connected amplifiers will be turned off. The HELIX DSP.3 will reactivate the remote output within a second if a music signal is applied. It is possible to either modify the turn-off time of 60 sec. or completely deactivate the “Power Save Mode” via the DSP PC-Tool software.

Automatic Digital Signal Detection
Switching from analog input to the digital input is done automatically as soon as a signal is detected on the Optical Input. This feature can be deactivated in the DSP PC-Tool software. Alternatively you can use an optional remote control for manual switching between analog and digital inputs.

 

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Inputs	6 x RCA / Cinch 6 x Highlevel speaker input 1 x Optical SPDIF (12 - 96 kHz) 1 x Remote In
Input sensitivity	RCA / Cinch 2 - 4 Volts Highlevel 5 - 11 Volts
Outputs	8 x RCA / Cinch 1 x Remote Out
Output voltage	6 Volts
Frequency response	10 Hz - 44,000 Hz
DSP resolution	64 Bit
DSP power	295 MHz (1.2 billion MAC operations/second)
Sampling rate	96 kHz
DSP type	Audio signal processor
Signal converters	A/D: Asahi Kasei 32 Bit D/A: Asahi Kasei 32 Bit
Signal-to-noise ratio digital input	114 dB (A-weighted)
Signal-to-noise ratio analog input	110 dB (A-weighted)
Total harmonic distortion (THD+N) digital input	< 0.0006 %
Total harmonic distortion (THD+N) analog input	< 0.0015 %
IM distortion (IMD) digital input	< 0.003 %
IM distortion (IMD) analog input	< 0.005 %
Crosstalk	> 90 dB
Operating voltage	9.6 - 18 Volts (max. 5 sec. down to 6 Volts)
Current draw	< 450 mA
Max. remote output current	500 mA
Additional features	HEC slot, Ground lift switch, Control Input, 32 Bit CoProcessor, ADEP.3 circuit, Auto Remote switch
Dimensions (H x W x D)	40 x 177 x 120 mm / 1.58 x 6.97 x 4.72”

1 x Signal processor HELIX DSP.3
1 x USB cable
1 x Mounting material
1 x Instruction manual