SBOS855E January 2017 – December 2022 OPA1677 , OPA1678 , OPA1679
PRODUCTION DATA
The audio signal is ac-coupled onto the microphone signal lines through capacitors C5 and C6. The value of capacitors C5 and C6 are determined by the low-frequency design requirements and the input impedance of the microphone preamplifier that connect to the output of the circuit. Equation 9 shows an approximation of the capacitor value requirements, and neglects the effects of R10, R11, R12, and R13 on the frequency response. The microphone preamplifier input impedance (RIN_MIC) uses a typical value of 4.4 kΩ for the calculation.
For simplicity, the same 22-μF capacitors selected for the power supply filtering are selected for C5 and C6 to satisfy Equation 9. At least 50-V rated capacitors must be used for C5 and C6. If polarized capacitors are used, the positive terminal must be oriented towards the microphone preamplifier. Resistors R10 and R11 isolate the op amp outputs from the capacitance of long cables that can cause instability. R12 and R13 discharge ac-coupling capacitors C4 and C5 when phantom power is removed.