Using The TPA0202 EVM With the Plug-N-Play Evaluation Platform

3.3.4Mute/Mode

The TPA0202 EVM is equipped with a mute control input pin. When this input is tied to VDD, the TPA0202 amplifier IC on the module enters the mute mode and dissipates very little power. When the EVM control input is tied to GND or allowed to float, amplifier operation resumes.

In typical applications, as often found in notebook computers, portable audio products, and such, the internal speakers mute when headphones are plugged into the headphone jack, or internal speakers mute when external speakers are connected. In applications using separate speaker and headphone amplifiers, the one not being used can be shut down (muted) to conserve power.

A mode control input pin on the EVM switches the TPA0202 amplifier IC between the bridge-tied load (BTL) output mode and the single-ended (SE) output mode. When the mode control input is tied to GND, the module operates in the BTL output mode. When this input is tied to VDD, the module operates in the single-ended output mode.

In the typical application, output mode switching allows the TPA0202 to operate in the BTL output mode for increased power to internal speakers and then switch to single-ended mode to drive headphones when a plug is inserted into the headphone jack.

3.3.4.1Headphone Jack Control Signals

The platform headphone output jack (J10) contains an internal switch that changes the state of a pair of control lines when a plug is inserted (Figure 3±6). Each control line is pulled down by a 1-kΩresistor to ground (R4 and R5). The switch in the headphone jack pulls one line or the other up to VDD through a 240-Ωresistor (R3) depending on whether a plug is inserted in J10 or not.

Figure 3±7. Mute/Mode and Polarity Control

 

VDD

 

 

R3

Polarity

 

240 Ω

 

JP8

 

 

J10

 

Lo

 

 

Headphone

Jack

 

Hi

R4

R5

SPK

1 kΩ

1 kΩ

(U2±U4)

JP6

Mode

U2

 

 

Power

Mute

Amplifier

 

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Texas Instruments TPA0202 manual Mute/Mode, Headphone Jack Control Signals

TPA0202 specifications

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