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

1 Introduction

Automotive systems are designed to operate in a wide range of harsh environments. As greater amounts of electronics are integrated into automotive systems, the system complexity and potential for faults also increase. Multiple microphones are typically used for automotive audio systems that rely on algorithms like beamforming, active noise cancellation, or speech recognition. These algorithms depend on reliable data from microphones, and if one or more microphones in the system fail, the processing of unreliable data leads to erroneous calculations. In these automotive audio applications, microphones can be placed in remote locations far away from the PCB, such as in a wheel well, close to the engine, or at different positions in the passenger cabin. The remote placement of the microphone makes a wire harness to interface with the rest of the electronics necessary. Although extreme care is taken to prevent failure, over time these harnesses can degrade, resulting in faulty microphone connections. The new family of automotive audio data converters from Texas Instruments helps to address this challenge by providing integrated diagnostic monitoring features that determine when an input fault condition has occurred. With this information, the system can select how to respond and adjust system algorithms to handle the error.