Control Interface (J30)

2.7 Control Interface (J30)

This interface connects the TAS5508−5121K8EVM board to a TI input board.

Table 2−11. J30 Pin Description

Pin

Net-Name at

 

 

 

 

 

No.

Schematics

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

GND

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

PSVC−MCPU

Power supply volume control from (mC) input board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

GND

Ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

System reset (bidirectional). Activate

 

before

 

for quiet reset.

RESET

MUTE

RESET

5

 

 

 

 

 

Backend error (or soft reset) provides reduced click and pop reset, without resetting I2C

BKND−ERR

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume register settings.

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

Ramp volume from any setting to noiseless soft mute. Mute can also be activated by I2C.

MUTE

7

 

 

Power down. The TAS5508B goes to a power-down state when activated.

PDN

8RESERVED

10

SDA

I2C data clock

11

GND

Ground

 

 

 

12

SCL

I2C bit clock

13RESERVED

15

CONF−SEL

Configuration select. Channel 5 and 6 speaker outputs active and line outputs inactive

 

 

when high. Line outputs active and channel 5 and 6 speaker outputs inactive when low.

 

 

 

16

RESERVED

 

 

 

 

17

GND

Ground

18RESERVED

20

 

 

 

 

Shutdown error reporting for front left, front right, and center channels. Activated if the

SD1

 

 

 

 

 

TAS5121 has high current or high temperature. See Chapter 3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

Shutdown error reporting for rear left, rear right, surround left, surround right, and

SD2

 

 

 

 

 

subwoofer channels. Activated if TAS5121 has high current or high temperature. See

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3.

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

Temperature warning. Activated if one or more TAS5121 has reached the temperature

OTW

 

 

 

 

 

warning level.

 

 

 

 

23

RESERVED

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

Headphone select. Headphone is active when low and inactive when high.

HP−SEL

25

GND

Ground

26

 

 

 

 

 

27RESERVED

31

GND

Ground

32

 

 

 

 

 

33

+5V

5-V dc power supply (output)

34

 

 

 

 

 

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Texas Instruments TAS5508-5121K8EVM Control Interface J30, 11. J30 Pin Description, Pin Net-Name at Schematics Description

TAS5121, TAS5508-5121K8EVM specifications

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