Technical Note
14/21
BD88400GUL,BD88410GUL,BD88415GUL,BD88420GUL
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2011.03 – Rev. A
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[HEADPHONE AMP]
The headphone amplifier is driven by the internal positive voltage (+2.4V) and negative voltage (SVSS, -2.4V) based on
ground (SGND). Therefore, the headphone can be connected without the output coupling capacitor. As a result, it brings the
improved low-frequency characteristic compared with the headphone of the conventional coupling capacitor type.
・Power control
L channel and R channel of the headphone amplifier can be independently controlled by SHDNLB and SHDNRB logic.
When the SVSS voltage is -1.1V
@Typ.
or more, the headphone amplifier does not operate to protect from illegal operation.
And in addition, the overcurrent protection circuit is built in. The amplifier is shutdown when the overcurrent occurs
because of the output short-circuit etc., and IC is protected from being destroyed.
Table.2 Control of the headphone amplifier
SHDNLB SHDNRB L channel R channel
L L Power down Power down
L H Power down Power on
H L Power on Power down
H H Power on Power on
VDD
0
[V]
[time]
SHDNxB
0
[V]
[time]
SVSS
-1.1V
Amplifier
Enable
Amprilier
Disable
Fig.61 Area of headphone amplifier can operate
SVSS does not have internal connection with PVSS. Please connect SVSS with PVSS on the application board.
・Input coupling capacitor
Input DC level of BD884xxGUL is 0V (SGND). The input coupling capacitor is necessary for the connection with the
signal source device. The signal decrease happens in the low frequency because of composing the high-pass filter by
this input coupling capacitor and the input impedance of BD884xxGUL.
The input impedance of BD884xxGUL is Rin (14kΩ
@Typ.
). The cutoff frequency of this high-pass filter becomes the
following formula. (In BD88400GUL, Rin becomes external resistance Ri. )
inin
c
CRπ2
1
f (2)
* Cin is the input coupling capacitor.
Fig.62 Frequency response by the input coupling capacitor (Reference data)
-21.0
-18.0
-15.0
-12.0
-9.0
-6.0
-3.0
0.0
3.0
6.0
9.0
1 10 100
Frequency [Hz]
Gain [dB]
Rin=14k
Ω
Cin=1uF
Cin=2.2uF
Cin=4.7uF
Cin=10uF