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\chapter{Introduction}
\label{ch:introduction}
DigiRadio is an open-source, high-fidelity digital radio receiver. It
receives DAB+ and FM broadcasts, processes the audio through a dedicated
signal processor, and streams the result over Bluetooth using a
high-resolution codec. The whole project --- hardware and firmware --- is
released as open source for the maker and audio community to study,
build, and improve.
\section{What DigiRadio is}
Most DAB+/FM hobby projects stop at basic reception. DigiRadio adds two
things that lift it into hi-fi territory: a real audio DSP stage for
equalisation and mixing, and a premium-codec Bluetooth output. The result
is a genuine wireless audio source rather than a bench demo, and, being
fully documented, a practical reference for anyone learning multi-chip
audio design or RF-aware PCB layout.
\begin{drkey}[At a glance]
A four-chip design --- Si4684 tuner, ADAU1701 DSP, ESP32-S3 host, and an
FSC-BT1035 Bluetooth transmitter --- on a six-layer board, powered from
USB-C, configured through an elegant web interface.
\end{drkey}
\section{Who this manual is for}
This manual documents the system for someone building, flashing, or
extending DigiRadio: the hardware at a block level
(Chapter~\ref{ch:hardware}), the firmware architecture
(Chapter~\ref{ch:firmware}), the per-class reference that grows with the
code (Chapter~\ref{ch:classes}), and how to build and flash
(Chapter~\ref{ch:build}). The exact register-level programming of each
chip lives in the source code and its generated API documentation; this
manual explains the design and the reasoning behind it.
\section{Licensing summary}
The hardware is licensed under CERN-OHL-S v2 and the firmware under
Apache-2.0; full details are in Chapter~\ref{ch:licensing}. The project
repository is at \url{https://github.com/manvalan/DigiRadio}.