ZEUS Technical Manual

Detailed hardware description

 

 

Audio

A Wolfson WM9712L AC’97 audio CODEC is used to support the audio features of the ZEUS. Audio inputs supported by the WM9712L are stereo line in and a mono microphone input.

The WM9712L provides a stereo line out that is amplified by a National Semiconductor

LM4880 250mW per channel power amplifier, suitable for driving an 8Ω load. The WM9712L AC’97 codec may be turned off if it is not required. See the section Audio power management, page 71, for details.

Connection to the ZEUS audio features is via header J4.

See the section J4 – Audio connector, page 79, for connector and mating connector details. The table below shows pin assignments:

 

 

 

 

Frequency

Function

PinSignal

Signal levels (max)

response (Hz)

 

10

MIC input

 

 

Microphone

9

MIC voltage reference

1Vrms

20 – 20k

7

output

 

 

 

 

 

Audio ground reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Line input left

 

 

Line in

5

Line input right

1Vrms

20 – 20k

 

3

Audio ground reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Line output left

 

 

Line out

6

Line output right

1Vrms

20 – 20k

 

4

Audio ground reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Amp output left

1.79V peak

 

Amp out

11

Amp output right

1.26Vrms

20 – 20k

 

12

Audio ground reference

(8Ω load) 223mW

 

 

 

 

 

 

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