In 2022, Soundcore launched a TWS earbuds specially designed for VR headsets – Soundcore VR P10. The earbuds support dual-mode wireless connection (2.4G+Bluetooth), and the delay in 2.4G mode is less than 30ms, enabling seamless VR games, and has obtained Meta certification. At the same time, it supports dual-mode online, the dongle connects to VR to play games + bluetooth connects to mobile phones, and you can answer calls without pausing the game. It can also memory 4 dongles to realize seamless transfer between different devices.
The Soundcore products teardown by 52audio include: Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro, Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro, Soundcore Life P3, Soundcore R100, Soundcore Life Dot 2, Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro and Soundcore Liberty Air 2 etc. Let’s take a look at the detailed teardown report of Soundcore VR P10.
01/ Dongle Teardown
Wireless dongle teardown.
FPC antennas and magnets are attached to the inside of the cavity.
The inner structure of the tail plug has two indicator light guide posts.
The circuit on the side of the dongle motherboard.
The circuit on the other side of the dongle motherboard.
The dongle uses Telink TLSR9517B multi-standard wireless SoC inside, supporting standards and industry alliance specifications, including Bluetooth 5.2, Basic Data Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), LE and Bluetooth LE Mesh standards. The TLSR9517B combines the features and functionality required for high-quality wireless audio devices into a single SoC.
TLSR9517B integrates powerful 32-bit RISC-V (RISC-FIVE) MCUB Flash, stereo audio codec, AUX ADC, analog and digital microphone input, PWM, flexible IO interface and other peripheral modules required for advanced audio applications; The TLSR9517B also includes a multi-level power management design that allows ultra-low power operation, making it ideal for wearable and power-constrained applications.
Scientic SDHL1608F100MT fully magnetically shielded precision wire wound inductor is one of the SDHL1608 series. Inductance value: 10μH±20%, DC resistance: 1500mΩ±10%, saturation current: 320mA, temperature rise current: 270mA, used to supply power to the internal circuit of the bluetooth chip, and to supply power to the internal circuit of the wireless SoC.
SDHL1608 series fully magnetically shielded precision wire wound inductors are packaged in 0603 (inch size), with optional inductance of 1μH to 22μH standard range, small size and high current. Suitable for TWS earbuds, IOT devices, smart watches, smart bracelets, communication modules, facial recognition modules and other applications.
According to 52audio, Scientic inductors have been adopted by famous brands such as JBL, Redmi, OnePlus, Soundcore, FIIL, realme, QCY, Haylou, and Monster.
The RGB indicator light is wrapped in sponge to prevent light leakage.
Connect the Pogo Pin connector of the antenna.
Screen printing 10352BW PD chip for fast charging power management.
24.000MHZ crystal oscillator is used to provide clock.
02/ Soundcore VR P10 earbuds teardown
Enter the earbuds teardown section and remove the back cover of the headset stem.
The inner structure of the cover plate uses a light guide column at the indicator light.
The inner structure of the earbud cavity, the inner cover is printed with touch detection and bluetooth antenna electrodes.
Remove the cover plate to see the internal structure of the cavity.
The inner structure of the cover plate is equipped with a microphone acoustic structure at both ends to improve the sound collection performance.
The circuits on the motherboard side.
The circuits on the other side of the motherboard.
Two RGB indicators of different colors.
Three Pogo pin connectors for antenna and touch detection electrodes.
Silk screen 2E touch detection IC.
WINSEMI WSDF13F2N2H lithium battery protection IC is a highly integrated solution for the protection of single-cell lithium-ion/lithium polymer rechargeable battery packs. Adopt very small DFN4L-1×1 package, integrated power MOSFET, high-precision voltage detection circuit and delay circuit. It has overcharge, overdischarge, overcurrent, short circuit and other protection functions required by all batteries, and the power consumption is very low during operation.
According to 52audio, TWS earbuds of Honor, FIIL, QCY, UGREEN, Skullcandy, Edifier, Transsion and other brands have adopted WINSEMI lithium battery protection chip.
BTB connector socket for connecting component cables inside the earphone head.
Earbud is equipped with Telink TLSR9516A multi-standard wireless SoC, which supports Bluetooth 5.2, Basic Data Rate (BR), Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), LE and Bluetooth LE Mesh standards, and a single chip integrates the features and functions required for high-quality wireless audio devices . TLSR9516A cooperates with the internal TLSR9517B of the dongle to achieve ultra-low latency wireless transmission. At the same time, it supports bluetooth wireless transmission to meet different application scenarios.
TLSR9516A integrates a powerful 32-bit RISC-V (RISC-FIVE) MCU, DSP, 2.4 GHZ ISM radio, 256 KB SRAM2 MB flash memory, mono audio codec, AUX ADC, analog and digital microphone input, PWM, flexible IO interface and other peripheral modules required for advanced audio applications. Also included is a multi-level power management design that allows ultra-low power operation.
The 24.000MHz crystal oscillator provides the clock for the wireless SoC.
The same wireless SoC inside the earbud is also equipped with a Scientic SDHL1608F100MT fully magnetically shielded precision winding inductor to power the internal circuit.
The MEMS microphone of laser carving N6 28C66 is used to pick up the noise of the call.
TPS SY5501 power management chip is a chip specially designed for TWS earbuds, providing a perfect solution for charging and isolation communication. The chip integrates linear charging management, discharge protection, single-wire two-way data communication and I2C communication interface, which is convenient for users to realize earphone charging and discharging management and protocol communication. The maximum charging current of SY5501 can be adjusted by an external resistor, and it also supports constant current charging ICC and floating charging voltage VFLOAT gear I2C adjustment. The chip integrates NTC detection and protection functions to more safely charge and discharge the battery.
SY5501 has battery discharge protection and ship mode functions, which can meet the low power consumption requirements of the earphone system. The chip integrates private control instructions, and the charging case can send instructions to control SY5501 through VIN, so as to realize the on/off and reset operations of the main control of the earphones. SY5501 also supports intelligent identification of the status of the earphone in the charging case, and proactively notifies the earphone master. SY5501 is rich in functions and low in power consumption, which shortens the development cycle of bluetooth headsets. The simplified QFN14-1.6mmx1.6mm package saves a lot of space for the bluetooth headset solution.
According to 52audio, TPS power management chips have been adopted by well-known brands such as Edifier, Baseus, 1MORE, 233621, Sabbat, Creative, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, realme, Baidu, JBL, HARMAN, and Lenovo.
Two metal copper pillars for earbud charging, and the bottom rubber pad is sealed.
The MEMS microphone of laser carving N6 28C66 is used for voice call pickup.
Disassemble the earphone head, the internal structure of the cavity.
Take out the battery inside the rear chamber and connect it to the same cable as the speaker.
The BTB connector male socket where the end of the cable is connected to the motherboard.
Take out the speaker.
The internal structure of the sound chamber and the pressure relief hole are protected by a fine dust-proof net.
The speaker uses a dynamic driver, and the front diaphragm is covered with composite fibers to improve low-frequency performance.
On the back of the dynamic driver, the model number “228241” is silk-screened.
After actual measurement, the size of the dynamic driver is about 11mm.
The earbud uses a soft pack button battery, model: M1254A5, voltage: 3.85V, capacity: 63mAh/0.243Wh, from MIC-POWER.
According to 52audio, there are products of Edifier, JEET, Klipsch, MEIZU, vivo, VIDVIE, Bests, Anker and other brands using MIC-POWER battery.
03/ Soundcore VR P10 charging case teardown
Enter the charging case teardown part, and take off the lower part of the charging case shell.
The back structure of the charging cockpit is fixed by screws, and the FPC cable with function buttons is attached.
The bottom of the charging cockpit fixes the motherboard with screws.
There are two small boards on the back of the charging cockpit for charging the earbuds, which are respectively connected to the main board through wires.
The battery is fixed inside the belly of the cockpit, which plays a very good protective role.
The main components inside the charging case include the motherboard, power input board, battery and two FPC cables.
Set the bluetooth pairing function button on an FPC cable.
An RGB indicator light and a Hall element are arranged on the other cable.
The Hall element of silk-screened InBt senses the magnetic field change (Hall effect) when the charging case cover is opened/closed. Realize opening the earbuds to stop charging and connect to the bluetooth device (default reconnection after pairing and connection), and closing the earbuds to power off and charge.
Two small boards for charging the earbuds.
The charging case has a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, model: 13400, rated voltage: 3.7V, capacity: 570mAh/2.109Wh, charging limit voltage: 4.2V, from Xinyu Ganfeng.
The battery protection board circuit is equipped with a lithium battery protection IC and MOS tube with silk screen DBAB.
Screen printing DBAB lithium battery protection IC.
Silk screen 05 MOS tube.
The circuit on one side of the charging case motherboard, and the two FPC cables are connected by ZIF connectors.
The circuit on the other side of the charging case motherboard.
Prisemi P14C1S overvoltage and overcurrent protection IC, the input withstand voltage is up to 32V, and the overvoltage protection point is fixed at 6V. The overcurrent protection point can be set through external resistors, with a minimum accuracy of 10mA, and the overcurrent protection response time can be adjusted through capacitors, which can meet the overcurrent protection requirements of various dongles and various projects. In addition to the above rich functions, the SOT23-6 package is compatible with most simple overvoltage protection ICs on the market.
According to 52audio, a variety of TWS earbuds under brands including Xiaomi, OPPO, OnePlus, Soundcore, Black Shark, Monster, earsopen, etc. have adopted Prisemi power management chips in large quantities.
TPS SY8801 bluetooth headset smart charging compartment solution, integrated charging module and discharging module, charging current and discharging cut-off current can be adjusted externally.
SY8801 uses the output power and ground to realize the communication between charging case and earbuds. The chip integrates standard I2C interface and interrupt signal to facilitate the communication between the chip and MCU. At the same time, the chip also provides load detection and load insertion identification. SY8801 is very suitable for the design of charging case, simplifies the peripheral circuit and components, and provides an easy-to-use solution for the application of charging case.
Cooperate with the power management chip to manage the charging and discharging of the built-in battery with magnetic glue power function inductor. From Scientic, the model is SWFI3015S3R3M, which is a part of the SWFI Series series, with the advantages of small size and high sensitivity.
An unmarked MCU single-chip microcomputer is used for the overall control of the charging case.
All components of Soundcore VR P10 true wireless VR earphones.
04/ Summary
The Soundcore VR P10 charging case adopts an approximately oval shape and is designed with a ring indicator light, which adds a sense of future technology. Compared with the ordinary TWS earbuds, the charging case supports the storage of dongles, while maintaining the small and portable features. The earbuds adopt a handle-shaped in-ear design and are equipped with an atmosphere indicator to enhance the attributes of gaming earbuds. The dongle is light in size, plug and play, very convenient.
In terms of internal configuration, the Telink TLSR9517B+TLSR9516A solution is used for the dongle and earbuds wireless connection. The single chip integrates the features and functions required by high-quality wireless audio equipment, and is used together to achieve ultra-low latency wireless transmission of less than 30ms. Supports Bluetooth 5.2, which can be connected via bluetooth like ordinary TWS earbuds.
The earbud is equipped with an 11mm dynamic driver, and a single earbud is equipped with two MEMS microphones for voice call pickup. Built-in MIC-POWER 63mAh soft pack buckle test battery, adopts TPS SY5501 for charge management, discharge protection, and integrates single-line two-way data communication and I2C communication interface. Winsemi WSDF13F2N2H lithium battery protection IC is used, which is responsible for all battery protection functions such as overcharge, overdischarge, overcurrent, and short circuit.
The charging case uses a 570mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery inside, and is equipped with a circuit protection board for charge and discharge protection. The main board adopts Type-C interface input power supply, and the port is equipped with Prisemi P14C1S overvoltage and overcurrent protection IC. The power management chip adopts the TPS SY8801 bluetooth headset intelligent charging compartment solution, which integrates the charging module and discharging module, and the charging current and discharging cut-off current can be adjusted externally. There is also an unmarked single-chip microcomputer responsible for the control of the whole machine.
Source: 52audio
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