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+#
+# wov detection pipeline
+#
+# A wov detection pipeline. All attributes defined herein are namespaced
+# by alsatplg to "Object.Pipeline.wov-detect.N.attribute_name".
+#
+# Usage: wov-detect pipeline object can be instantiated as:
+#
+# Object.Pipeline.wov-detect."N" {
+# 	format		"s16le"
+# 	period		1000
+# 	time_domain	"timer"
+# 	channels	2
+# 	rate		48000
+# }
+#
+# Where N is the unique pipeline ID within the same alsaconf node.
+#
+
+<include/common/audio_format.conf>
+<include/components/copier.conf>
+<include/components/micsel.conf>
+<include/components/wov.conf>
+<include/components/pipeline.conf>
+<include/controls/bytes.conf>
+<common_definitions.conf>
+
+Class.Pipeline."wov-detect" {
+
+	DefineAttribute."index" {}
+
+	<include/pipelines/pipeline-common.conf>
+
+	attributes {
+		!constructor [
+			"index"
+		]
+
+		!mandatory [
+			"format"
+		]
+
+		!immutable [
+			"direction"
+		]
+
+		#
+		# wov-detect objects instantiated within the same alsaconf node must have
+		# unique pipeline_id attribute
+		#
+		unique	"instance"
+	}
+
+	Object.Widget {
+
+		# virtual widget is only used in driver to connect wov widget
+		# to the host copier. The virtual widget does not exist in
+		# the firmware.
+		virtual."virtual.detect_sink" {
+			type out_drv
+		}
+
+		micsel."1" {
+			Object.Base.audio_format.1 {
+				in_rate		16000
+				out_rate	16000
+				in_channels	2
+				out_channels	1
+				in_ch_map	CHANNEL_MAP_STEREO
+				in_ch_cfg	1
+				out_ch_map	CHANNEL_MAP_MONO
+				out_ch_cfg	0
+				out_bit_depth	32
+				in_bit_depth	32
+				in_valid_bit_depth	32
+				out_valid_bit_depth	32
+			}
+		}
+
+		wov."1" {
+			Object.Base.audio_format.1 {
+				in_rate		16000
+				out_rate	16000
+				in_channels	1
+				out_channels	1
+				in_ch_cfg	0
+				in_ch_map	CHANNEL_MAP_MONO
+				out_bit_depth	32
+				in_bit_depth	32
+				in_valid_bit_depth	32
+				out_valid_bit_depth	32
+				ibs			0x80
+				obs			0x80
+			}
+		}
+
+		pipeline."1" {
+			priority	0
+			lp_mode		0
+		}
+	}
+
+	Object.Base {
+		route."1" {
+			source "micsel..1"
+			sink "wov..1"
+		}
+
+		route."2" {
+			source "wov..1"
+			sink "virtual.detect_sink"
+		}
+	}
+
+	direction	"capture"
+	dynamic_pipeline 1
+	time_domain	"timer"
+	channels	2
+	channels_min	2
+	channels_max	2
+	rate		16000
+	rate_min	16000
+	rate_max	16000
+}