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The new release of VSIDE corrects a bug where VS1000 projects would not compile properly for some users. It also shows debug information better than earlier versions.

The new VSIDE v2.10b10 has a lot of bug fixes and some new features, most important of them described below:

• Improved UART handling: more robust hardware emulator recovery from lost sync
• Breakpoints work better than before
• New solutions and projects no longer contain absolute paths, which increses portability of new projects
• Fixed crash when reading large project files

Two pieces of software, VS1053 Standalone Player SCI and VS1000 Audio Module, have been released as VSIDE releases. These are first releases of VLSI Solution's VSIDE porting project.

To use these pieces of software, first download and install the latest release of VSIDE. Then download the package in question, read the instructions, and use them as a VSIDE solution.

VLSI Solution is proud to present a new distributor partnership with YesHere Technology Limited in mainland China. YesHere Technology Limited is an electronic component distributor which has its headquarters in Shenzhen and offices in Beijing and Shanghai. As a consequence of this agreement, now also customers in the Northeastern parts of China have a VLSI contact in their own language and full-hearted support for VLSI Solution's products.

The VS1063a Patches package has been updated to v1.2. The new package offers exact 44.1 kHz recording (default firmware records nominal 44.1 kHz at a real rate of 44.201 kHz; for details read Chapter "Encoders: 44.1kHz Rate Not Exact" on page 7 in the documentation), and some fixes for MP4 and FLAC playback. It is recommended that all VS1063a users would update to this package.

The VS1053b Patches package has been updated to v1.95. The new package offers more reliable MP3 and FLAC decoding. For best results it is recommended that all VS1053b users would update and use this package.

The VS1063a Patches package has been updated to v1.11. The new package offers enhanced recording quality, particularly when recording into MP3 format, and some other fixes e.g. to the codec mode. It is recommended that all VS1063a users would update to this package.