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Product data sheet Rev. 03— 21 June 2007 7 of 48
NXP Semiconductors TDA8932B
Class-D audio amplifier

8.3 Pulse width modulation frequency

The output signal of the amplifier is a PWM signal with a carrier frequency of
approximately 320 kHz. Using a 2nd-order low-pass filter in the application results in an
analog audio signal across the loudspeaker. The PWM switching frequency can be set by
an external resistor Rosc connected between pins OSCREF and VSSD(HW). The carrier
frequency can be set between 300 kHz and 500 kHz. Using an external resistor of 39 k,
the carrier frequency is set to an optimized value of 320 kHz (see Figure 5).
If two or more TDA8932B devices are used in the same audio application, it is
recommended to synchronize the switching frequency of all devices. This can be realized
by connecting all pins OSCIO together and configure one of the TDA8932B in the
application as clock master, while the other TDA8932B devices are configured in slave
mode.
Pin OSCIO is a 3-state input or output buffer. Pin OSCIO is configured in master mode as
oscillator output and in slave mode as oscillator input. Master mode is enabled by applying
a resistor while slave mode is entered by connecting pin OSCREF directly to pin VSSD(HW)
(without any resistor).
The value of the resistor also sets the frequency of the carrier which can be estimated by
the following formula:
Fig 4. Start-up sequence
VP
POWERUP
DREF
HVPREF
HVP1, HVP2
ENGAGE
2.0 V (typical)
1.2 V (typical)
audio
PWM
OUT1, OUT2
DIAG
OSCIO
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operating operating
PWMPWM
sleepmute operating fault
AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO
0.8 V