SLOS989B November 2017 – November 2019 TAS5720A-Q1
PRODUCTION DATA.
In Hardware Control Mode, a combination of digital gain and analog gain is used to provide the overall gain of the speaker amplifier. The decode of the two pins "SPK_GAIN1" and "SPK_GAIN0" sets the gain of the speaker amplifier. Additionally, pulling both of the SPK_SPK_GAIN[1:0] pins HIGH places the device into software control mode.
As seen in Figure 9, the audio path of the TAS5720A-Q1 consists of a digital audio input port, a digital audio path, a digital to PWM converter (DPC), a gate driver stage, a Class D power stage, and a feedback loop which feeds the output information back into the DPC block to correct for distortion sensed on the output pins. The total amplifier gain is comprised of digital gain, shown as GDIG in the digital audio path and the analog gain from the input of the analog modulator GANA to the output of the speaker amplifier power stage.
As shown in Figure 9, the first gain stage for the speaker amplifier is present in the digital audio path. It consists of the volume control and the digital boost block. The volume control is set to 0dB by default and, in Hardware Control mode, it does not change. For all settings of the SPK_GAIN[1:0] pins, the digital boost block remains at +6 dB as analog gain block is transitioned through 19.2, 22.6, and 25 dBV.
The gain configurations provided in Hardware Control mode were chosen to align with popular power supply levels found in many consumer electronics and to balance the trade-off between maximum power output before clipping and noise performance. These gain settings ensure that the output signal can be driven into clipping at those popular PVDD levels. If the power level required is lower than that which is possible with the PVDD level, a lower gain setting can be used. Additionally, if clipping at a level lower than the PVDD supply is desired, the digital clipper or soft clipper can be used.
The values of GDIG and GANA for each of the SPK_GAIN[1:0] settings are shown in the table below. Additionally, the recommended PVDD level for each gain setting, along with the typical unclipped peak to peak output voltage swing for a 0dBFS input signal is provided. The peak voltage levels in the table below should only be used to understand the peak target output voltage swing of the amplifier if it had not been limited by clipping at the PVDD rail.
PVDD Level | Recommended
SPK_GAIN[1:0] Pins Setting |
Digital Boost
[dB] |
A_GAIN
[dBV] |
VPk Acheivable Voltage Swing
(If output is not clipped at PVDD) |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 00 | 6 | 19.2 | 12.90 |
19 | 01 | 6 | 22.6 | 19.08 |
24 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25.15 |
- | 11 | (Gain is controlled via I²C Port) |