The PCM1840EVM is an evaluation module (EVM) designed to demonstrate the performance and functionality of the PCM1840 device. The PCM1840 is a high-performance audio analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is configured through logic-level mode selection pins and does not require a digital interface such as I2C or SPI to configure registers. As such, no software is necessary to interface with the EVM. The EVM is powered with a single 5-V supply. Access to the converter output is provided on the audio serial interface in I2S, LJ, or TDM format.

The PCM1840EVM can be powered with a single 5-V power supply connected to J6. Onboard low dropout regulators convert the 5-V supply to the 3.3-V and 1.8-V rails used by the ADC. The analog supply, AVDD, is fixed at 3.3 V. The digital supply, IOVDD, can be set to either 1.8 V or 3.3 V with J5. It is also possible to power the ADC directly by removing J9 and J5 and applying a voltage directly to the AVDD and IOVDD test points. Note that if this is done, it is important to keep J10 populated (or ensure there is a path between the pins if the supply current is being monitored) as this jumper connects the applied IOVDD to the mode selection pins and other circuitry that relies on IOVDD. If external supplies are used, there is an onboard voltage supervisor, U3, that will hold the ADC in shutdown until both AVDD and IOVDD have reached their respective threshold voltages. The shutdown thresholds for the supply voltages can be adjusted as shown in Equation 1 and Equation 2. The supervisor can also be removed from the shutdown logic by depopulating R5. For more information on the reset supervisor, see the TPS37xx Dual-Channel, Low-Power, High-Accuracy Voltage Detectors Data Sheet.

Equation 1.

Equation 2.