SLAAED9 November   2023 TAA5412-Q1 , TAC5311-Q1 , TAC5312-Q1 , TAC5411-Q1 , TAC5412-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Diagnostic Monitoring Architecture
  6. 3 Monitored Faults
    1. 3.1 Microphone Faults
      1. 3.1.1 Inputs Shorted to Ground
      2. 3.1.2 Inputs Shorted to MICBIAS
      3. 3.1.3 Input Open Circuit
      4. 3.1.4 Input Pins Shorted Together
      5. 3.1.5 Input Overvoltage Detection
      6. 3.1.6 Inputs Shorted to VBAT
    2. 3.2 Line Out Faults
      1. 3.2.1 Output Overcurrent
      2. 3.2.2 Virtual Ground
    3. 3.3 Other Faults
      1. 3.3.1 MICBIAS Overvoltage
        1. 3.3.1.1 DIAG_CFG11 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x51) [Reset = 0x40]
      2. 3.3.2 MICBIAS Overcurrent
      3. 3.3.3 MICBIAS Load Current
        1. 3.3.3.1 DIAG_CFG6 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x4C) [Reset = 0xA2]
        2. 3.3.3.2 DIAG_CFG7 Register
      4. 3.3.4 Overtemperature Fault
      5. 3.3.5 Supply Back Pumping
  7. 4 Enabling Diagnostics and Programming Thresholds
    1. 4.1 DIAG_CFG0 Register (page = 0x01, Address = 0x46) [Reset = 0x00]
    2. 4.2 DIAG_CFG1 Register (page = 0x01, Address = 0x47) [Reset = 0x37]
    3. 4.3 DIAG_CFG2 Register (page = 0x01, Address = 0x48) [Reset = 0x87]
  8. 5 Fault Diagnostic Setup Procedure
  9. 6 Fault Reporting
    1. 6.1 Live Registers
      1. 6.1.1 CHx_LIVE Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x3D) [Reset = 0b]
      2. 6.1.2 CH1_LIVE Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x3E) [Reset = 0h]
      3. 6.1.3 INT_LIVE0 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x3C) [Reset = 00]
      4. 6.1.4 INT_LIVE1 Register (page = 0x00, address = 0x42) [reset = 0x00]
      5. 6.1.5 INT_LIVE2 Register (page = 0x00, address = 0x43) [reset = 0x00]
    2. 6.2 Latched Registers
      1. 6.2.1 Clearing Latched Registers
    3. 6.3 Fault Filtering and Response Time
      1. 6.3.1 Debounce
      2. 6.3.2 Scan Rate
        1. 6.3.2.1 DIAG_CFG4 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x4A) [reset = 0xB8]
      3. 6.3.3 Moving Average
        1. 6.3.3.1 DIAG_CFG5 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x4B) [reset = 0h]
  10. 7 Responding to a Fault
    1. 7.1 INT_CFG Register (page = 0x00, address = 0x42) [reset = 0b]
      1. 7.1.1 DIAG_CFG10 Register (page = 0x01, address = 0x50) [Reset = 0x88]
    2. 7.2 Manual Recovery Sequence
    3. 7.3 Recommended Fault Register Read Sequence
  11. 8 Using PurePath Console
    1. 8.1 Advanced Tab
    2. 8.2 Diagnostics Walk-through
      1. 8.2.1 Diagnostics Configuration
      2. 8.2.2 Debounce Configuration
      3. 8.2.3 Latched Fault Status
  12. 9 Diagnostic Monitoring Registers
    1. 9.1 Voltage Measurements
    2. 9.2 MICBIAS Load Current
    3. 9.3 Internal Die Temperature
  13. 10Summary
  14. 11References

3.1 Microphone Faults

There are several ways that the microphone or the connections to the microphone can fail depending on the system implementation. For example, microphones themselves can degrade after prolonged exposure to extreme environmental conditions, excessive vibration or impact. Over time, cables connecting microphones to other electronics in the system can also degrade due to vibration, shock, or extreme temperature.

For robust detection, the Tax5xxx-Q1 monitors the input pins for the following faults:

  • Inputs shorted to ground
  • Inputs shorted to MICBIAS
  • Input open circuit
  • Input pins shorted together
  • Input overvoltage detection
  • Inputs shorted to VBAT

The input diagnostics of the TAx5xxx-Q1 family are designed with microphone inputs in mind, but can also be used for DC-coupled line inputs.

Most faults support user-programmable thresholds for detection. Faults can be individually enabled or disabled or masked. For the diagnostic monitoring to be active, MICBIAS must be turned on (even if MCBIAS is not actively used) since a number of faults rely on the measured value. Waiting at least 10 ms is recommended after powering up MICBIAS and the PLL before enabling fault diagnostic monitoring. Each fault reading is trimmed to an 8-bit accuracy to match the threshold programmability. Once detected, faults can be set to trigger interrupts on the GPIO pins or force channels to power down automatically. Each of the previously noted faults is described in the following sections.