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IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Audio Amplifier Module
The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Audio Amplifier Module is a complete assembled Class D Stereo Audio
Amplifier containing all the necessary circuits for a complete stereo, scalable power stage, based on IRS2092S
audio power amplifier driver made by International Rectifier. The amplifier is currently available in three power
versions, one version with output power of 2x200W at 4; the second version with output power of 2x400W at 4;
the third version, which has the highest output power can deliver 2x700W at 4. The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier
board along with a suitable Switched Mode Power Supply offers a complete solution for a compact, medium to
high power audio amplifier system, which can be used for newly built custom amplifiers or for OEM amplifiers.

Amplifier Features:
Output Power: 2x206W at 4, or 117W at 8, with max. 0.1% THD+N, for the 200W version, @ 45V
Output Power: 2x411W at 4, or 228W at 8, with max. 0.1% THD+N, for the 400W version, @ 62V
Output Power: 2x726W at 4, or 373W at 8, with max. 0.1% THD+N, for the 700W version, @ 86V
Output Power in Bridge mode: 738W at 4 or 409W at 8 with max. 0.1% THD+N for the 200W version
1373W at 4 or 818W at 8 with max. 0.1% THD+N for the 400W version and 2376W at 4 or 1420W at
8 with max. 0.1% THD+N for the 700W version.
Audiophile sound Quality: 0.01% THD+N at 178W at 4 or 94W at 8 for the 200W version, 362W at 4
or 185W at 8 for the 400W version, 607W at 4 or 329W at 8 for the 700W version,
High efficiency: Up to 97.2% at 2x386W at 8 for 700W version, supplied at +-84V and allowing 1% THD.
Full Protection set included: Short-circuit, over-current, over-temperature, over-voltage, under-voltage.
Mute control, status and DC fast disconnect pins for controlling the amplifier status within the system.
Compact size 100x100mm, and 40mm tall for 200W version, and 50mm tall for 400&700W version
including PCB board thickness and clearance under.

Figure 1: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module
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Amplifier Description:

The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier is built around IRS2092S, dedicated audio power amplifier driver, one for
each channel as well as several other components to system integration. The main blocks of this amplifier are:
Input stage, which contains one low-noise high performance Operational Amplifier for impedance match
and to allow both balanced and unbalanced input connections;
Amplifier Power Stage, built around IRS2092S dedicated Class D amplifier controller, one for each channel;
House-keeping power supply and protections circuits.


Figure 2: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module Schematic Diagram
Input Stage: The audio input signal is provided to the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier through the Signal
connector passes through a preamplifier stage which has the role of impedance adapter and balanced/unbalanced
input adapter. The default gain of this input stage is 1. It also remove some of the very high, above the audio
frequency range components, and allow only signals below 27KHz to pass to prevent beating or other class-D
amplifiers associated issues. Having both the inverted and non-inverted inputs routed to the Signal Input
connector, a quick and easy installation is possible, changing the modes from balanced to unbalanced as well as
Stereo to BTL is very easy and does not require any additional preamplifier or adapter. Another inherent advantage
of fully balanced input is that the amplifier can be used with one channel 180 out of phase and the corresponding
speaker output also inverted to avoid bus pumping phenomenon. There is one single capacitor in the entire signal
chain for each channel, C12 for Left Channel and C37 for Right Channel, and in is strongly recommended to be kept
and NOT changed with any so called audiophile capacitor because the performances wont change in better.

The Signal input connector pinout is as follows:
Pin 1: Inverting Input for Left Channel
Pin 2: GND Signal
Pin 3: Non-Inverting Input for Left Channel
Pin 4: GND Signal
Pin 5: Mute Control
Pin 6: GND Signal
Pin 7: Non-Inverting Input for Right Channel
Pin 8: GND Signal
Pin 9: Inverting Input for Right Channel
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Amplifier Power Stage: The amplifier power stage comprises of one IRS2092S dedicated driver
IC plus two special selected MOS-FET transistors suitable for class D Audio amplifier applications. The topology
used represents an analog version of a second-order sigma-delta modulation having a Class D switching stage
inside the loop. The benefit of the sigma-delta modulation, in comparison to the carrier-signal based modulation, is
that all the error in the audible frequency range is shifted to the inaudible upper-frequency range by nature of its
operation. Also, sigma-delta modulation allows a designer to apply a sufficient amount of error correction. This
self-oscillating topology consists of the following functional blocks: Integrator, Comparator, Level-shifter, Gate
drivers, Power MOS-FETs and Output Low-pass Filter. More details are available on the IC manufacturer website.
Since the IRS2092S dedicated driver contains all the necessary blocks for a high performance class D amplifier,
the implementation is simple and reliable. However, some parameters must be defined to allow operation in a
wide range of conditions, from low power, 2x200W IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module version, to highest power,
2x700W IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module version. These parameters are: amplifier gain, switching frequency,
dead-time and several other parameters related to protection, such as Over-Current threshold, Over-temperature,
and supply voltage limits, Under-voltage and over-voltage. Since all these parameters are optimally configured and
tested during manufacturing for each board and each batch separately, there is no reason for end-user to change
any of these parameters because it can worsen the operation conditions or even lead to malfunctions. In this
manual, only a brief explanation regarding gain choice will be written.
The gain of Left Channel is given by the following ratio: (R2+R9)/R14 and for Right Channel (R36+R44)/R49.
The default value is 30.6. The recommended values for R9 & R44 are within 100-150K range, and for R14 & R49 are
within 2k7 and 3k6 range. Note that changing the R9 & R44 will have influence on switching frequency, control
loop parameters, and values out of range will result in poor audio performance, or even amplifier malfunction.
For each power version, 2x200W, 2x400W and 2x700W the amplifier power stage is particularly configured for
optimal performance in terms of sound quality, electrical efficiency, and EMI radiation. Some critical components
such as Power MOS-FETs and output filter components (power inductor, low-pass filter capacitors, Zobel Network
resistors and capacitors) as well as several smaller components which are version dependant, have different values
from one version to another. Thus the supply voltage must be carefully chosen to prevent malfunction or damage
if the supply voltage choice is wrong for a given amplifier version, especially for 2x200W and 2x400W versions.
Note that although each board has Under-voltage and over-voltage protections, these protections are intended to
protect the amplifier from power supply voltage swing due to bus pumping if a poor power supply is used (low
current capability, small electrolytic capacitors) with the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Module, and protecting the
module in case of excessively higher voltages than was designed for is not guaranteed in any form. Again, end-user
should never intervene and/or change any of these components in any situation.
The output filter of the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier uses high-quality power inductors, made of special selected
powder cores for high power applications. Notable characteristics are high resistivity, low hysteresis and eddy
current losses and excellent inductance stability under both DC and AC conditions and no thermal aging, make
them most suitable choice for Output power inductor of a class D amplifier. Among these, Magnetics Kool-Mu,
MPP and HF are used, as well as Micrometals2 materials, with excellent RF properties for some higher power
versions. Although the current tendency on the market for similar IRS2092 amplifiers is to use a smaller and
cheaper ferrite core inductor (more or less genuine) made by Sagami and several other no-name brands, these
are only suitable for low-power and high load impedance versions, such as up to 200W at 4 or 300W at 8 due
to their sharp saturation characteristics. Once the saturation current is reached, inductance sharply drops leading
to high distortion and possible amplifier failure if the over-current protection isnt properly designed.
The amplifier has built-in Mute circuit, which allows silent turn ON/OFF without any click/pop noise and can
be operated with or without an external speaker protection circuit. However, if the amplifier is high power version,
or is used with some expensive speakers, a speaker protection circuit can be considered as an extra level of
protection. The latest amplifier versions include DC protection and quick-disconnect signals for SMPS in the
unlikely event of DC signal present at the output of the amplifier. Matched power supply for amplifiers with this
feature under development and will be available around April-May 2013. The Fast-disconnect signal is a logic signal,
open collector, active on low, with 1k series resistor, so it must be biased and monitored for proper operation.
Once the fault is asserted, the Fast-disconnect pin is pulled to GND and the power supply must shut-down
immediately to prevent any possible damage to the speakers or the rest of the components from the amplifier.
Note that this kind of fault is an abnormal situation never encountered in normal operation. The Fast-disconnect is
available on pin 2 of AuxSupply connector.
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House-keeping power supply and protections circuits: Both the amplifier stage and
input stage requires several supply voltages for operation. These voltages are normally derived from the main
differential supply, with the addition on the last batches of an optional Auxiliary supply connector for optimizing
the efficiency and reducing the temperature build-up due to power dissipation of the linear regulators which are
the default source for all the house-keeping circuits. If the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module is supplied with
separate voltages for house-keeping circuits, through the small 8 pin AuxSupply connector present on the latest
versions, the resistors R74, R75, R79 have to be removed and three voltages must be supplied, one voltage for
driver stage, in range of 18V to 25V at 100mA max. and one differential voltage in range of 18 to 30V at 40-
50mA max. for the Input stage and IRS2092 ICs. Note that for 2x200W amplifier version, using the aux. supply is
not necessary as the temperature rise for this amplifier version is not high enough to justify the complication
unless dedicated SMPS which provide these voltages is used.
Recommended power supply: For proper operation, the power supply choice is an important
aspect as it affects the overall performances and reliability. The easiest to configure and use a mains transformer
and a high current rated Rectifier Bridge to provide rectified and unfiltered DC voltage to the IRS2092 Stereo
Amplifier Module, and using the existing on board large electrolytic capacitors for filtering purpose only. This kind
of power supply is only recommended if is readily available, or the high performance is not the main target but the
cost or availability. In the default configuration, the amplifier only requires a differential supply voltage in range of:
42V to 47V for the 200W version, 60V to 66V for the 400W version, and 80V to 92V for the 700W version.
These are suitable supply voltages needed for proper operation for each version, and required voltages to obtain
the specified power ratings are regulated 45V for the 200W version, 64V for the 400W version, and 86V for the
700W version. Supply voltages out of range will automatically mute the amplifier, and if the supply voltage is
significantly higher than maximum allowed (15-20% more) can damage the amplifier. The rule of thumb is that the
power supply must be able to provide at least the power required by the amplifier in any conditions (considering
the efficiency figures as well). With audio signal the peak to average ratio is currently 8 but both the power
supplies and the amplifiers are designed for a more aggressive value of 3. Following values are are measured
during audition tests with combined musical program at levels near clipping:
2x200W version, +-45V -- 143W average, 478W peak power consumption
2x400W version, +-62V -- 282W average, 938W peak power consumption
2x700W version, +-86V -- 512W average, 1783W peak power consumption
Currently there are few suitable Switched Mode Power Supplies available from Connexelectonic which are
suitable to be used for the following IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Module versions:
2x200W version: SMPS500RxE, SMPS500R, SMPS800RE for one module in BTL mode
2x400W version: SMPS800RE, A1000SMPS, SMPS2000R for one module in BTL mode
2X700W version: SMPS2000R both for SE and BTL mode.
Several other power supplies are under development and as soon as will be available this list will be updated.

Over-current Protection: The IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module has built-in over-current
protection circuitry to protect itself and the output transistors from short-circuit conditions The low-side current
sensing feature protects the low side MOSFET from an overload condition in negative load current by measuring
drain-to-source voltage across RDS(ON) during its on state. OCP shuts down the switching operation if the drain-to-
source voltage exceeds a preset trip level. The voltage setting on the OCSET pin programs the threshold for low-
side over-current sensing. When the VS voltage during low-side conduction gets higher than the OCSET voltage,
the IRS2092 turns off outputs and pulls CSD down to -VSS.At this values, the over-current threshold is set at 36 A.
The high-side current sensing protects the high side MOSFET from an overload condition in positive load current by
measuring drain-to-source voltage across RDS(ON) during its on state. OCP shuts down the switching operation if
the drain-to-source voltage exceeds a preset trip level. High-side over-current sensing monitors drain-to-source
voltage of the high-side MOSFET while it is in the on state through the CSH and VS pins. The CSH pin detects the
drain voltage with reference to the VS pin, which is the source of the high-side MOSFET. In contrast to the low-side
current sensing, the threshold of CSH pin to trigger OC protection is internally fixed at 1.2V. An external resistive
divider is used to program a threshold An external reverse blocking diode is required to block high voltage feeding
into the CSH pin during low-side conduction. By subtracting a forward voltage drop of 0.6V at D4, the minimum
threshold which can be set for the high-side is 0.6V across the drain-to-source
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Under-voltage and Overvoltage Protection: The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Module senses the
power rails through a dedicated detection circuit. The under-voltage and over-voltage thresholds are determined
by the values of the resistors in the networks, and are power version dependent. If the supply voltage falls outside
the upper and lower limits determined by the detection circuit, the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module shuts enters
in Mute condition. The removal of the over-voltage or under-voltage condition returns the IRS2092 Stereo
Amplifier module to normal operation. Please note that trip points specified in the Electrical Characteristics table
are at 25C and may change over temperature. The nominal operating voltage will typically be chosen as the
supply center point. This allows the supply voltage to fluctuate, both above and below, the nominal supply
voltage. Once the supply comes back into the supply voltage operating range (as defined by the supply sense
resistors), the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module will automatically be un-muted and will begin to amplify. There is a
small hysteresis range on both the under-voltage and over-voltage thresholds. If the amplifier is powered up in the
hysteresis band the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module might misbehave and this supply voltage values must be
avoided. Thus, the usable supply range is the difference between the over-voltage turn-off and under-voltage turn-
off for both the V+ and V- supplies. It should be noted that there is a timer of approximately 300mS with respect to
the over and under voltage sensing circuit. Thus, the supply voltage must be outside of the user defined supply
range for greater than 200-300mS for the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module to be muted.
Bus Pumping: An unwanted and potentially troublesome phenomenon present in all single-ended
Class D amplifiers is the power supply pumping effect. It is caused by the flowing of the current from the output
filter inductor into the power supply filter capacitors in opposite direction as the DC load sink current. The
phenomenon is more evident at low-frequency and high amplitude signals, and if is not prevented it will trip the
Overvoltage protection circuit, causing the amplifier to enter in Mute state until the supply voltage drop below the
lower overvoltage protection threshold. Another cause of the Bus pumping is the DC offset which if is larger than
100-200mV, opposite voltage rail will start increasing the voltage until the Overvoltage protection circuit will trip,
and Mute the amplifier. The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module does not need any kind of DC offset adjustment it
has a very low DC offset, below 10mV. However, if the user is tempted to play with the input capacitor, and change
it with some kind of audiophile potato size capacitor, or use no capacitor at all, relying on some sort of DC servo
circuits, or not even such circuits, the smallest DC component present at the input of the amplifier will lead to DC
offset at output and consequently lead to bus-pumping. For this reason we strongly suggest to NOT change the
input capacitor or at most, if theres no way to convince of uselessness of this action, use a similar value and size.
There are few solutions to reduce the Bus-pumping. If the pumping effect is too high, this will lead to
amplifier oscillations between ON/OFF states, since the under-voltage and over-voltage protection is not latched
shutdown. The first solution is to use large Electrolytic capacitors on each power supply voltage rail to absorb the
pumped supply current and to use-it in the next switching cycle. This method is less efficient when the output
amplitude increase and the frequency decrease, being ineffective with DC signal. The best solution to avoid Bus-
Pumping is to drive one amplifier channel 180 out of phase with respect to the other. This setup will reduce the
Bus-pumping because each channel is pumping out of phase with the other, and the net effect is a cancellation of
pumping currents in the power supply. The phase of the audio signals needs to be corrected by connecting one of
the speakers in the opposite polarity as the other channel. To achieve the phase shift, the input signal must be
connected as shown in Figure 4-7, and taking advantage of using the amplifier with differential audio signal input
when is available.
EMI Reduction: Each power MOS-FET has a fast recovery diode connected in parallel for reduction of
ringing on the outputs of the MOS-FETs. They shunt the inductive energy generated in the parasitic inductance of
the components leads and PCB tracks. The diodes are connected close to MOS-FET transistors, in Drain to Drain
and Source to Source topology to minimize the ringing. The diodes are SMD type, which have very fast switching
timings and very low stray inductance. For some amplifier version, the diodes are redundant since the MOS-FETs
body diodes are hyper-fast type and external diodes are not absolutely required.
Furthermore, for reducing the ringing, few bypass capacitors are placed close to output power MOS-FETs.
There are 2 types of capacitors: one type is X7R material, ceramic capacitors, SMD1206 footprint placed on the
bottom side of the PCB, very close to the output MOS-FETs and the other type are electrolytic capacitors, for
energy storage during peaks. The ceramic capacitors are connected between V+ and GND, V- and GND and V+ to V-.
They provide extremely low stray inductance and ESR, which is helpful for reducing ringing. The electrolytic
capacitors acts as energy storage tank during peak power consumption, as well as minimizing the pumping effect
which switching amplifiers experience at high power outputs and low frequencies
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Thermal Management: The amplifier modules, especially the highest power version require cooling
to keep the temperature low. The temperature increase is mainly due to the linear regulators for +-12V which are
regulating this low voltage down from the main high voltage rails, and when the supply voltage is high (high power
version) the voltage difference and dissipated power is also high. the reason why was chosen to use linear
regulators for the initial versions was that they have much lower noise than switching regulators, allow higher
input voltage and there aren't many available switching regulators with low noise and high input voltage. On the
last version, a small connector was added for separate aux. supply voltage to reduce this idle power. This was done
on the later version because
there was no suitable power
supply yet at the time the first
version was released and it
would be way too complicated
for most users to build
themselves a differential aux.
supply and a bias supply
referenced to V-.
For the 2x400W Amp
version the temperature can be
reasonable even without a fan.
The PCB of the IRS2092 Stereo
Amplifier was carefully designed
to allow best cooling for the
compact size heatsink which
was used, without affecting its
cooling capabilities. 11 holes
were designed in the PCB for
best cooling and airflow through
the heatsink fins, even if a fan is
not used. For high power an
80mm fan is recommended to
be installed on the top of the
PCB and air should pass through
the fins and PCB holes, cooling
the output inductors as well.

Amplifier Connection and Operation:
Figure 3: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module layout
For proper operation the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier module must be used according with the instructions
provided in this manual. The IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Audio Amplifier Module can be connected in several
configurations, depending on the system requirements. The most common and simple configuration uses a mains
transformer and a properly rated Rectifier Bridge to provide rectified and unfiltered DC voltage to the IRS2092
Stereo Amplifier Module, and using the existing on board large electrolytic capacitors for filtering purpose only. In
the current manual will only be described the connection of the main supply, without details for the AuxSupply
implementation till all the suitable SMPS for each models will be available, to avoid issues due to wrong
connection by the users. At the time when all the dedicated power supplies will be available, the power supplies
will be provided with compatible cables to connect 1:1 directly to the AuxSupply connector.
Next, two Signal Input connector and two Speaker connectors are needed. Below are few connection
diagrams showing the inter-connection. For proper operation and best performances, the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier
requires to be supplied with a balanced or unbalanced audio signal with the maximum amplitude in range of
0.775V to 1.5V depending on the gain setting. The audio signal must be applied at the input of the Amplifier, on
the Signal connector as can be seen in the following schematics. In the below schematics, the signal phase is
inverted for left channel to prevent or reduce bus pumping phenomenon. To be able to conveniently adjust the
listening volume it is strongly recommended to use a potentiometer, logarithmic type with value of 50K or
maximum 100K. The potentiometer must be connected as in the Figure 6 example.
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Figure 4: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module & SMPS800RE Interconnection using Balanced XLR connectors
Figure 5: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module & SMPS800RE Interconnection using unbalanced RCA connectors
Mute control: When the Mute pin 5 of the Signal connector is connected to GND the amplifier both
channels are muted (both high and low-side transistors are turned off). There is a delay of approximately 300
milliseconds between the de-assertion of MUTE and the un-muting of the IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module
which prevents false activation due to possible noise induced in the Mute wires from nearby noise sources. When
the amplifier is Muted, either from an external Mute control signal, or due to an over-current, overvoltage or
under-voltage condition, both channels Mute LEDs will lit and the ON LEDs will not lit. Also, when the ampler is in
Mute state, the pin1 of the AuxSupply connector will toggle from +5V to -5V to indicate the amplifier state to the
power supply circuits which might act accordingly. This is an I/O pin also used for delay turn ON of the amplifier
when all the supply voltages are steady and amplifier ready to run. This function adds one more level of protection
to the loudspeakers which are used with this amplifier.
Figure 6: IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier & SMPS800RE Interconnection using unbalanced RCA connectors and potentiometer
BTL mode operation: If the output power delivered by the amplifier in Single-Ended operation mode
is not enough for a given application, the IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier can be used in BTL mode without any
modification to the board, by just wiring the input signals accordingly, one channel 180 out of phase with respect
to another. The theoretical output power in BTL mode is 4 times the power of a single channel on the same load,
but practical output power which can be achieved with THD within low limits are between 3.2 to 3.7 times the
output power of a single channel. Operating the amplifier in BTL mode will cancel the Bus-Pumping phenomenon
due to the fact that each channel is driven with 180 out of phase Audio Signal, and at any time power will be
drawn from both supply rails, by each channel power stage alternatively. BTL implementation example can be
seen in the following Figure.
+Vcc
-Vcc
Out R
GND
IRS2092 Audio Amplifier
GND
Out L
Power
GND
-
+
-
+
Speaker Left
Speaker Right
SMPS800RE
GND
+Vcc
-Vcc
1
2
3
Output
Mains
1
2
3
4
AuxPower
-Aux1
+Aux1
-Aux2
+Aux2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Signal
3
1
2
4
Mute/Play
3
1
2
4
MainsSwitch
+Vcc
-Vcc
Out R
GND
IRS2092 Audio Amplifier
GND
Out L
Power
GND
-
+
-
+
Speaker Left
Speaker Right
SMPS800RE
GND
+Vcc
-Vcc
1
2
3
Output
Mains
1
2
3
4
AuxPower
-Aux1
+Aux1
-Aux2
+Aux2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Signal
Mute/Play
MainsSwitch
1
32 4
Input Left
1
32 4
Input Right
Pot 50K
+Vcc
-Vcc
Out R
GND
IRS2092 Audio Amplifier
GND
Out L
Power
GND
-
+
-
+
Speaker Left
Speaker Right
SMPS800RE
GND
+Vcc
-Vcc
1
2
3
Output
Mains
1
2
3
4
AuxPower
-Aux1
+Aux1
-Aux2
+Aux2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Signal
Mute/Play
MainsSwitch
1
32 4
Input Left
1
32 4
Input Right
Pot 50K
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Figure 7: IRS2092 Stereo Amplifier Module BTL configuration
Amplifier Efficiency: The IRS2092 Stereo Audio Amplifier Module efficiency is given by the Output
Power divided to the Input Power: = POUT/PIN. The Input Power can be considered as:
PIN = PDRIVER + PSW + PSMPS + P+5V + POUT ((RS + RON + RCOIL + RL)/RL)^2 where:
PDRIVER = Power dissipated in the IRS2092S = 0.55W/channel,
PSW = 2 x (0.01) x Qg (Qg is the gate charge of M, in nano-coulombs),
RCOIL = Resistance of the output filter inductor (typically around 16-20m),
PSMPS = Power dissipated in the Auxiliary power supply
While the Input Power Level can be measured precisely, and the Output Power can also be measured on a resistive
load, driving sinus signal, the practical efficiency can be determined. Note that the efficiency is dependent on the
Output power level, at low power, has low values, and is increasing as the Output Power is higher.
This is mainly due to switching losses which can be considered constant, and the IRS2092 power
consumption which can be also considered constant. One factor which greatly influences the switching losses and
the global efficiency is the dead-time setting, which is a compromise between efficiency and sound quality. The
highest efficiency is achieved for a dead-time value of 120nS. From the practical measurements, the average
achieved efficiency was up to 97.2% at 2x386W on 8 load impedance for 700W version, supplied at +-84V and
allowing 1% THD during measurements. Note that below 3-5% THD cannot be detected by most peoples.

Layout: The PCB Layout design has an important contribution to the overall performance of the TA3020
Audio Amplifier Module. Thats why double layer, FR-4 material with 1.6mm thickness and copper tracks thickness
of 70um or 2 oz was chosen. The tracks width, were calculated to withstand the currents which they have to carry,
and also the distance between adjacent tracks which carries higher voltages than 50V is big enough to satisfy the
clearance conditions imposed by the design standards. The size of the PCB is 100 x 100 mm or 4 x 4 inch, and has 5
mounting holes, 4 isolated holes are on the corner of the PCB and one at the top-middle side of the PCB. The
mounting holes are 3.2mm diameter or 0.12 inch, copper plated and reinforced with 8 vias around the main hole,
for better mechanical strength. The distance from the edge of the board to the mounting holes is 4mm for each
hole, thus the mounting holes are arranged in a 92x92mm perimeter, which we adopt as a standard for all our
100x100mm boards including amplifiers and power supplies. The main components layout and the Input and
Output connectors pin out can be seen in the Figure 3. It is recommended to use heavy gauge wires for Power
Supply and Loudspeaker Output and short shielded cables for Audio Input. The central mounting hole is connected
to GND and should be considered if will be connected to chassis or not. The layout is symmetrical for Left and Right
channel with respect to center axis, for better performances and aesthetical reasons. The heat sink is mounted
directly onto the PCB and does not require additional support. The PCB has 11 large holes which allow air
circulation through heatsink fins. The holes must be left open for ventilation purpose. For 2x400W and 2x700W
versions, a cooling fan is recommended to be used, and installed on top of the board blowing air through heatsink.
Wiring the amplifier to connectors, potentiometers, transformers, auxiliary boards, must be done with
proper size wires and the cables must be laid carefully to avoid parasitic couplings, both capacitive and inductive,
which will degrade the S/N ratio and amplifier performances. The input cables should be wired with shielded
cables as short as possible, far from the amplifier output section or SMPS. The power connections, to the
loudspeakers and SMPS must be wired with wires which are able to carry currents in excess of 10A. Attention must
be paid to insulation, especially for the mains powered wires, where double insulation wires must be used.

+Vcc
-Vcc
Out R
IRS2092 Audio Amplifier
GND
Power
GND -
+
Speaker Right
SMPS800RE
GND
+Vcc
-Vcc
1
2
3
Output
Mains
1
2
3
4
AuxPower
-Aux1
+Aux1
-Aux2
+Aux2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Signal
Mute/Play
MainsSwitch
1
32 4
Input Left
Pot 50K
GND
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Connectors Pinout:

The Signal input connector pinout is as follows:
Pin 1: Inverting Input for Left Channel
Pin 2: GND Signal
Pin 3: Non-Inverting Input for Left Channel
Pin 4: GND Signal
Pin 5: Mute Control
Pin 6: GND Signal
Pin 7: Non-Inverting Input for Right Channel
Pin 8: GND Signal
Pin 9: Inverting Input for Right Channel
The Power connector pinout (from Left to right, holding the module with connector down) is as follows:
Pin 1: Right Loudspeaker Output
Pin 2: GND for Right Loudspeaker
Pin 3: V+
Pin 4: GND Power
Pin 5: V-
Pin 6: GND for Left Loudspeaker
Pin 7: Left Loudspeaker Output
The AuxSupply connector pinout is as follows:
Pin 1: Shut-Down I/O
Pin 2: Fast-Disconnect
Pin 3: +V aux, 18-30V @ 40-50mA referenced to GND Signal pin 4
Pin 4: GND Signal for Aux voltages
Pin 5: +V aux, 18-30V @ 40-50mA referenced to GND Signal pin 4
Pin 6: ---Not connected for clearance purpose---
Pin 7: Vbias 18-25V @ 100mA referenced to Vcc pin 8
Pin 8: -Vcc
Warning:
Before you proceed with installation, make sure you have read this warning:
The IRS2092 Stereo Amplfier Module contains potentially hazardous voltages up to 190V DC or
140V AC. This voltage levels are present on the top and bottom of the board, and during
installation and operation should never touch any part of the board while it is connected to the
mains and at least 5 minutes after complete disconnect from mains. If any adjustment or reconnection needs to
be done, disconnect the unit from the mains and allow all capacitors to discharge for at least 5 minutes before
handling it. Any ignorance of this warning will be made on users responsibility, and can lead to serious injuries
and possible death by electrocution if is handled improperly. This product has no serviceable parts other than
the on-board mains fuse. In case of blown fuse, only replace the fuse with the same type and rating. Do not
attempt to change any other component from the board. A safety clearance of at least 6mm must be kept
between the board and the case, or any conductive part of the amplifier.
For best performances and long term reliable operation read before proceed!!!
Peaking phenomenon will occur when the amplifier input is connected or disconnected while the
amplifier is powered ON or the input is touched by hand to test if the amplifier is working. This is a very stupid
mistake for any kind of amplifier, as the body static voltage corroborated with the voltage induced by the near
electromagnetic field, less than ideal mains to amplifier ground isolation, will lead to high voltages build-up
usually tens of volts which have 90% chances to damage any kind of amplifier with input impedance bigger than
10K. Although the mains hum is dominant when testing the amplifier using this rude method, there is a full,
rich spectrum of frequencies up to tens or hundreds of KHz, something which any normal amplifier should never
expect. To prevent the amplifier failure, and making it idiot-proof, a more or less complex circuit can be employed
but this will reduce its performances and sound quality, and due to this fact we strongly believe that the user
know what hes doing and will avoid torturing the amplifier for its own good.
Preliminary Data Manual
Page 10

Although the amplifier comes with optimized components, yet some peoples still want to improve the
improvements. The very common mistake found on Class D and T amplifier while tuning the amplifier, is to
replace the input capacitors with bigger size, sometimes as big as a coke can input capacitors. This is one of the
biggest mistakes which can be possibly done on such amplifier. Not only that these placebo capacitors will not
improve the sound, they will make it worse, and in some cases will damage the amplifier. Because as I wrote
few rows above, the input should not be touched by hand or tools while is working, NEVER!!! (and this is often
done during the tuning process) and these capacitors with their large volume and area will act like antennas
which will pick-up the switching noise from the power stage, from the power supply, from environment, and
also common mode noise from the amplifier housing if is made of metal and they are touching the case, even
without electrical contact due to the stray capacitance between the capacitor and metal parts in close proximity.

Disclaimer:
The IRS2092 Audio Amplifier shall be used according with the instructions provided in this document. The
user should NOT attempt to modify or change any of the parameters of this product, which can lead to
malfunction. The designer and manufacturer of the product, and the official distributor, Connexelectronic, will not
be liable for any kind of loss or damage, including but not limited to incidental or consequential damages. Due to
the mains voltages of this board, the user should take all the caution measures needed when working with mains
voltages, should not touch any unisolated part of the board or connectors, or short-circuit any part of the board or
connectors. Any misusage will be made on user responsibility.
The designer and manufacturer reserve the right to make changes or modifications on both the product
functions and performances without notice. The schematic and PCB design is Connexelectronic proprietary and
shall not be distributed, copied or published without the Connexelectronic written agreement. Connexelectronic
reserve the right to offer limited support for the boards purchased directly from Connexelectronicor
Connexelectronic, and no support at all for the similar boards which arent purchased directly from
Connexelectronicand Connexelectronic, or future listed resellers, and from various reasons they look or pretend
to be similar, exactly same, or improved version products. Purchasing the product means that you are aware and
agree with all this conditions.

Distribution network:

We are continuously striving to offer the best product quality and availability for our products and part of
our policy, however, since the shipping and delivery time becomes more and more a burden, we have decided to
provide our products through our distributors networks as well. The current distributors are shown below, and the
list will be updated.
Audiophonics, France, and near European Countries: http://www.audiophonics.fr
Enigma, UK, and near European Countries: http://www.enigma-shop.com