SBASAK4B March 2023 – April 2024 ADS127L21
PRODUCTION DATA
Figure 9-1 shows the ADS127L21 IIR filter performing A-weighting frequency compensation from a microphone signal. A-weighting shapes the original input frequency spectrum to account for the frequency-dependent sensitivity of the human ear to the perceived sound pressure level (SPL). As such, occupational health and safety standards specify SPL exposure limits in high noise environments using A-weighted compensated instrumentation. Figure 9-2 shows the A-weighting compensating curve.
A-weighting compensation is specified by poles in the continuous-time domain by ANSI S1.43 and IEC 616672-1. The continuous-time poles cannot be used directly as Z-domain poles for a digital filter design. This application summarizes the transformation steps of the continuous-time poles to the Z-domain poles for use in the ADS127L21 IIR digital filter.