Plug-N-Play Platform Inputs and Outputs

3.3 Plug-N-Play Platform Inputs and Outputs

The TI plug-n-play audio amplifier evaluation platform is equipped with several standard conectors for audio inputs and outputs.

3.3.1Inputs

In most cases, audio signals enter the platform through either a pair of RCA phono jacks (J3 and J5) or a miniature (1/8) mono phone jack (J4). Certain signal conditioning and amplifier EVMs, however, may have additional signal input connectors mounted on the module circuit board.

The platform audio signal input jacks (J3, J4, and J5) are of the closed-circuit type, grounding the signal input lines when no plugs are inserted.

3.3.2Outputs

Amplified audio output signals leave the platform through the left RCA phono jack (J9) and the left pair of compression connectors for stripped speaker wires (J8).

The audio output lines from the power amplifiers are separate all the way to the edge of the platform (output jacks J8 and J9) Ð the OUT+ and OUT± lines from the power amplifier sockets are not tied to each other or to platform ground. This allows the TPA032D03 class-D power amplifier EVM to operate in the highly-efficient bridge-tied load configuration when driving speakers.

The headphone jack (J10) is capacitively coupled to source select switch S3, which connects J10 to the output lines of either the headphone amplifier socket or the power amplifier sockets (Figure 3±2).

Figure 3±2. Typical Headphone Plug

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Texas Instruments SLOU082 manual Plug-N-Play Platform Inputs and Outputs

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