TDA7418

3 band car audio processor

Features
• Input multiplexer
– PD/SE4: pseudo differential stereo input,
programmable as single-ended input
– SE1: stereo single-end input SO20
– SE2: stereo single-end input
– SE3: stereo single-end input – Q programmable 0.5/0.75/1.0/1.25
– Input gain adjust from 0 to 15dB with 1dB – -15 to 15dB range with 1dB resolution
steps • Treble
– Internal offset-cancellation (AutoZero) – Second order frequency response
• Loudness – Center frequency programmable in 4 steps
– Second order frequency response (10 kHz / 12.5 kHz / 15 kHz / 17.5 kHz)
– Programmable center frequency – -15 to 15dB range with 1dB resolution
(400 Hz / 800 Hz / 2400 Hz) • Speaker
– 15dB with 1dB steps – 4 independent soft step speaker controls,
– Selectable low and high frequency boost +15dB to -79dB with 1dB steps direct mute
– Selectable flat-mode (constant attenuation) • Subwoofer
• Volume – Single-ended mono output
– +15dB to -79dB with 1dB step resolution – Independent soft step level control, +15dB
– Soft-step control with programmable blend to -79dB with 1dB steps
times • Mute functions
• Bass – Direct mute
– Second order frequency response – Digitally controlled SoftMute with 3
– Center frequency programmable in 4 steps programmable mute-times
(60 Hz / 80 Hz / 100 Hz / 200 Hz) (0.48 ms / 0.96 ms /123 ms)
– Q programmable 1.0/1.25/1.5/2.0
– DC gain programmable Description
– -15 to 15dB range with 1dB resolution
The TDA7418 includes a high performance audio
• Middle processor with fully integrated 3-Band filters to
– Second order frequency response process signals at audible frequencies. The digital
– Center frequency programmable in 4 steps control allows a full programming of the
(500 Hz / 1 kHz / 1.5 kHz / 2.5 kHz) audioprocessor and filters characteristics.

Table 1. Device summary

Order code Temp range, C Package Packing

TDA7418 -40 to +85 SO20 Tube

TDA7418TR -40 to +85 SO20 Tape and reel

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Contents

1 Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 Pin description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.1 Connection diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.2 Pin list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3 Electrical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4 Description of the audioprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4.1 Input stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 AutoZero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.3 Loudness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3.1 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3.2 Peak frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3.3 Low and high frequency boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.3.4 Flat mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4 SoftMute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.5 SoftStep volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.6 Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.6.1 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.6.2 Center frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.6.3 Quality factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.6.4 DC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.7 Middle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.7.1 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.7.2 Center frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.7.3 Quality factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.8 Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.8.1 Attenuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.8.2 Center frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.9 Speaker attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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4.10 Subwoofer attenuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.11 MUX output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.12 Audioprocessor testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

5 I2C bus specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

5.1 Interface protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.1.1 Receive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.1.2 Transmission mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.1.3 Reset condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.2 Subaddress (receive mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.3 Data byte specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

6 Package information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

7 Revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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List of tables

Table 1. Device summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Table 2. Pin list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 3. Absolute maximum ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 4. Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 5. Registers of all subaddresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 6. Subaddress (receive mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 7. Input selector /gain (0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 8. Loudness (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 9. Volume / speaker attenuation (2,7,8,9,10,11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 10. Treble filter (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 11. Middle filter (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 12. Bass filter (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 13. Middle / bass Fc select (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 14. Soft mute and soft step time (12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 15. Testing audio processor (13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table 16. Document revision history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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List of figures

Figure 1. Block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Figure 2. Pin out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 3. Input stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 4. Loudness attenuation @ fC = 400Hz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 5. Loudness center frequencies @ Attn. = 15dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 6. Loudness attenuation, fc = 2.4kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 7. Softmute timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 8. SoftStep timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 9. Bass control @ fC = 80Hz, Q = 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 10. Bass center frequencies @ Gain = 15dB, Q = 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 11. Bass quality factors @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 80Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 12. Bass normal and DC mode @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 80Hz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Figure 13. Middle control @ fC = 1 kHz, Q = 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 14. Middle center frequencies @ Gain = 14dB, Q = 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 15. Bass quality factors @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 1kHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure 16. Treble control @ fC = 17.5 kHz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 17. Treble center frequencies @ Gain = 14dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 18. MUX output configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 19. SO20 mechanical data and package dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Block diagram

Figure 1.

MUTE/MUXOUT
17

+
Block diagram

DIFFL 7
Block diagram

DIFFG 8
Softstep 16
DIFFR 9 InGain Softstep OUTLF
Loudness SoftMute Treble Middle Bass Mono Fader
AutoZero Volume
SE1L 5
13
INPUT Softstep
SE1R 6 OUTRF
MULTIPLEXER Mono Fader

SE2L 3

Softstep 15
SE2R 4 OUTLR
Mono Fader

SE3L 1

Softstep 14
SE3R 2 OUTRR
Mono Fader

Softstep 12
MIX OUTSW
Mono Fader

2
SUPPLY DIGITAL CONTROL I CBUS

7 3 6 18 19

VDD GND CREF SCL SDA AC00057

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2 Pin description

2.1 Connection diagram

Figure 2. Pin out

SE3L 1 20 VDD
SE3R 2 19 SDA
SE2L 3 18 SCL
SE2R 4 17 MUTE/MUXOUT
SE1L 5 16 OUTLF
SE1R 6 15 OUTLR
DIFFL 7 14 OUTRR
DIFFG 8 13 OUTRF
DIFFR 9 12 OUTSW
CREF 10 11 GND

AC00058

2.2 Pin list

Table 2. Pin list
No. Pin Name Description I/O
1 SE3L Single-ended input 3 left channel I
2 SE3R Single-ended input 3 right channel I
3 SE2L Single-ended input 2 left channel I
4 SE2R Single-ended input 2 right channel I
5 SE1L Single-ended input 1 left channel I
6 SE1R Single-ended input 1 Right channel I
7 DIFFL Pseudo differential stereo input left I
8 DIFFG Pseudo differential stereo input common I
9 DIFFR Pseudo differential stereo input right I
10 CREF Reference capacitor O
11 GND Ground S
12 OUTSW Subwoofer output O
13 OUTRF Front right output O
14 OUTRR Rear right output O
15 OUTLR Rear left output O
16 OUTLF Front left output O
17 MUTE / MUXOUT External mute pin / MUX output I
18 SCL I2C bus clock I
2
19 SDA I C bus data I/O
20 VDD Supply S

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3 Electrical specification

3.1 Absolute maximum ratings

Table 3. Absolute maximum ratings
Symbol Parameter Value Unit

Supply voltage for VCC (1) -0.4 to 10.2

VS V
for other pins -0.4 to VCC + 0.4
Top Operating temperature range -40 to +85 °C
Tstg Storage temperature -55 to +150 °C
VESD ESD protection (Human Body Model) ±2000 V
VESD ESD protection (Machine Model) ±200 V
VESD ESD protection (Change Device Model) ±750 V
1. Reference level is GND.

3.2 Electrical characteristics

Table 4. Electrical characteristics
VS = 8.5 V; Tamb= 25 °C; RL= 10 k; all gains = 0 dB; f = 1 kHz; unless otherwise specified
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Supply

VS Supply voltage 8 8.5 10 V

IS Supply current 18 25 32 mA

Input selector

Rin Input resistance All single ended inputs 70 100 130 k

VCL Clipping level 1.8 2 VRMS
SIN Input separation 80 100 dB
GIN MIN Min. input gain -0.5 0 0.5 dB
GIN MAX Max. input gain 14 15 16 dB
GSTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
Adjacent gain steps -5 1 5 mV
VDC DC steps
GMIN to GMAX -30 4 30 mV
Voffset Remaining offset with AutoZero 0.5 mV

Differential stereo inputs

Rin Input resistance Differential 70 100 130 k

VCM=1 VRMS@ 1kHz 40 60 dB
CMRR Common mode rejection ratio
VCM=1 VRMS@ 10kHz 40 60 dB

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Table 4. Electrical characteristics (continued)

VS = 8.5 V; Tamb= 25 °C; RL= 10 k; all gains = 0 dB; f = 1 kHz; unless otherwise specified
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

20Hz-20kHz,flat;
eNo Output noise @ speaker outputs 12 20 V
all stages 0dB

Loudness control

AMAX Max. attenuation -16 -15 -14 dB

ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
fP1 360 400 440 Hz
fPeak (1)
Peak frequency fP2 720 800 880 Hz
fP4 2.1 2.4 2.7 kHz

Volume control

GMAX Max. gain 14 15 16 dB

AMAX Max. attenuation -84 -79 -74 dB
ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
G = -20 to +15dB -1 0 1 dB
EA Attenuation set error
G = -79 to -20dB -4 0 3 dB
ET Tracking error 2 dB
Adjacent Attenuation Steps -3 0.1 3 mV
VDC DC steps
From 0dB to GMIN -10 0.5 10 mV

Soft mute

AMUTE Mute attenuation 80 100 dB

T1 0.48 ms
TD Delay time T2 0.96 ms
T3 123 ms
VTH Low Low threshold for SM pin 0.7 V
VTH High High threshold for SM pin 2.7 V
RPU Internal pull-up resistor 32 45 58 k
VPU Internal pull-up voltage 3.3 V

Bass control

fC1 54 60 66 Hz
fC2 72 80 88 Hz
fc Center frequency (1)
fC3 90 100 110 Hz
fC4 180 200 220 Hz

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Table 4. Electrical characteristics (continued)

VS = 8.5 V; Tamb= 25 °C; RL= 10 k; all gains = 0 dB; f = 1 kHz; unless otherwise specified
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Q1 0.9 1 1.1
Q2 1.1 1.25 1.4
QBASS Quality factor (1)
Q3 1.3 1.5 1.7
Q4 1.8 2 2.2
CRANGE Control range 14 15 16 dB
ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
DC = off 0 dB
DCGAIN Bass-DC-gain
DC = on 3.5 4.4 6 dB

Middle control

CRANGE Control range 14 15 16 dB

ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
fC1 400 500 600 Hz
fC2 0.8 1 1.2 kHz
fc Center frequency (1)
fC3 1.2 1.5 1.8 kHz
fC4 2 2.5 3 kHz
Q1 0.45 0.5 0.55
Q2 0.65 0.75 0.85
QBASS Quality factor (1)
Q3 0.9 1 1.1
Q4 1.1 1.25 1.4

Treble control

CRANGE Clipping level 14 15 16 dB

ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
fC1 8 10 12 kHz
fC2 10 12.5 15 kHz
fc Center frequency (1)
fC3 12 15 18 kHz
fC4 14 17.5 21 kHz

Speaker attenuator

GMAX Max. gain 14 15 16 dB

AMAX Max. attenuation -84 -79 -74 dB
ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
AMUTE Mute attenuation 80 90 dB
EE Attenuation set error 2 dB
VDC DC steps Adjacent attenuation steps -5 0.1 5 mV

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Table 4. Electrical characteristics (continued)

VS = 8.5 V; Tamb= 25 °C; RL= 10 k; all gains = 0 dB; f = 1 kHz; unless otherwise specified
Symbol Parameter Test condition Min. Typ. Max. Unit

Audio outputs

VCL Clipping level d = 0.3% 1.8 2 VRMS

ROUT Output impedance 30 100 
RL Output load resistance 2 k
CL Output load capacitor 10 nF
VDC DC voltage level 3.8 4.0 4.2 V

Subwoofer attenuator

GMAX Max. gain 14 15 16 dB

AMAX Max. attenuation -84 -79 -74 dB
ASTEP Step resolution 0.5 1 1.5 dB
AMUTE Mute attenuation 80 90 dB
EE Attenuation set error 2 dB
VDC DC steps Adjacent attenuation steps -5 0.1 5 mV

General

BW=20Hz to 20 kHz all gain =

eNO Output noise 12 20 V
0dB
S/N Signal to noise ratio all gain = 0dB flat; Vo=2VRMS 100 dB
D Distortion VIN=1VRMS; all stages 0dB 0.005 0.100 %
SC Channel separation left/right 80 90 dB
1. Min. and max. values are calculated according to simulation results; functionality is guaranteed by measuring a directly
correlated parameter.

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4 Description of the audioprocessor

4.1 Input stages

In the basic configuration, one stereo pseudo differential (programmable as single-ended
input) and three single-ended stereo inputs are available.

Pseudo differential stereo input (PD/SE4)

The PD input is implemented as a buffered pseudo differential stereo stage with 100k
input-impedance at each input. The attenuation is fixed to -3dB in order to adapt the
incoming signal level. It is also configurable as single-ended input.

Single-ended stereo input (SE1, SE2, SE3)

The input-impedance at each input is 100k and the attenuation is fixed to -3dB for
incoming signals.

Figure 3. Input stage

QD_L/SE4_L QD/SE4 Input

QD_G
QD/SE4 Selector
QD_R/SE4_R

In Gain

SE1_L SE1

SE1_R
SE1

SE2_L SE2

SE2_R
SE2

SE3_L SE3
SE3
SE3_R

4.2 AutoZero
The AutoZero allows a reduction of the number of pins as well as external components by
canceling any offset generated by or before the In-Gain-stage (Please notice that externally
generated offsets, e.g. generated through the leakage current of the coupling capacitors,
are not canceled).
The auto-zeroing is started every time the input source is changed and needs max. 0.6ms
for the alignment. To avoid audible clicks the Audio processor is muted before the loudness
stage during this time.

AutoZero-remain
In some cases, for example if the µP is executing a refresh cycle of the IIC-Bus-
programming, it is not useful to start a new AutoZero-action because no new source is

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selected and an undesired mute would appear at the outputs. For such applications, it can
be switched in the AutoZero-Remain-Mode (Bit 6 of the subaddress-byte). If this bit is set to
high, the AutoZero will not be invoked and the old adjustment-value remains.

4.3 Loudness
There are four parameters programmable in the loudness stage:

4.3.1 Attenuation
Figure 4 shows the attenuation as a function of frequency at fC = 400Hz

Figure 4. Loudness attenuation @ fC = 400Hz.

4.3.2 Peak frequency

Figure 5 shows the four possible peak-frequencies at 400, 800 and 2400Hz

Figure 5. Loudness center frequencies @ Attn. = 15dB

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4.3.3 Low and high frequency boost

Figure 6 shows the different Loudness shapes in low & high frequency boost.

Figure 6. Loudness attenuation, fc = 2.4kHz

4.3.4 Flat mode

In flat mode the loudness stage works as a 0dB to -15dB attenuator.

4.4 SoftMute
The digitally controlled SoftMute stage allows muting/demuting the signal with a I2C-bus
programmable slope. The mute process can either be activated by the SoftMute pin or by
the I2C-bus. This slope is realized in a special S-shaped curve to mute slow in the critical
regions (see Figure 7).
For timing purposes the Bit0 of the I2C-bus output register is set to 1 from the start of muting
until the end of demuting.

Figure 7. Softmute timing

1
EXT.
MUTE

+SIGNAL

REF

-SIGNAL

1
2
I C BUS
OUT
D97AU634 Time

1. Please notice that a started Mute-action is always terminated and could not be interrupted by a change of
the mute-signal

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4.5 SoftStep volume

When the volume-level is changed audible clicks could appear at the output. The root cause
of those clicks
could either be a DC-Offset before the volume-stage or the sudden change of the envelope
of the audio signal. With the SoftStep-feature both kinds of clicks could be reduced to a
minimum and are no more audible.
Eight programmable softstep time from one step to the next are user selectable.

Figure 8. SoftStep timing

VOUT

1dB

0.5dB

Time
SS Time
-0.5dB

-1dB
D00AU1170

1. For steps more than 1dB the SoftStep mode should be deactivated because it could generate 1dB error
step during the blend-time.

4.6 Bass
There are four parameters programmable in the bass stage:

4.6.1 Attenuation
Figure 9 shows the attenuation as a function of frequency at a center frequency of 80Hz.

Figure 9. Bass control @ fC = 80Hz, Q = 1

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4.6.2 Center frequency

Figure 10 shows the four possible center frequencies 60, 80, 100 and 200Hz.

Figure 10. Bass center frequencies @ Gain = 15dB, Q = 1

4.6.3 Quality factors

Figure 11 shows the four possible quality factors 1, 1.25, 1.5 and 2.

Figure 11. Bass quality factors @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 80Hz

4.6.4 DC mode
In this mode the DC-gain is increased by 4.4dB. In addition the programmed center
frequency and quality factor is decreased by 25% which can be used to reach alternative
center frequencies or quality factors.

Figure 12. Bass normal and DC mode @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 80Hz

1. The center frequency, Q and DC-mode can be set fully independently.

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4.7 Middle
There are three parameters programmable in the middle stage:

4.7.1 Attenuation
Figure 13 shows the attenuation as a function of frequency at a center frequency of 1kHz.

Figure 13. Middle control @ fC = 1 kHz, Q = 1

4.7.2 Center frequency

Figure 14 shows the four possible center frequencies 500Hz, 1kHz, 1.5kHz and 2.5kHz.

Figure 14. Middle center frequencies @ Gain = 14dB, Q = 1

4.7.3 Quality factors

Figure 15 shows the four possible quality factors 0.5, 0.75, 1 and 1.5.

Figure 15. Bass quality factors @ Gain = 14dB, fC = 1kHz

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4.8 Treble
There are two parameters programmable in the treble stage:

4.8.1 Attenuation
Figure 16 shows the attenuation as a function of frequency at a center frequency of
17.5kHz.

Figure 16. Treble control @ fC = 17.5 kHz

4.8.2 Center frequency

Figure 17 shows the four possible center frequencies 10k, 12.5k, 15k and 17.5kHz.

Figure 17. Treble center frequencies @ Gain = 14dB

4.9 Speaker attenuator

The four speakers have independent soft step speaker controls. And their attenuators can
be adjusted from +15dB to -79dB with 1dB steps.

4.10 Subwoofer attenuator

The Subwoofer output is a single ended mono output. The attenuator is exactly the same
like the other speakers.

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4.11 MUX output

It provides a mono signal output (before tone filters) at Mute/MUX pin, used for external
level meter / spectrum analyzer.
The mute pin can be configured as MUX output (I2C Byte13_D7D1). When it is configured
as MUX output, the output voltage is (InGainL+InGainR)/2 with -3dB attenuation.

Figure 18. MUX output configuration

InGainL

+ MUTE/MUX = (InGainL+InGainR)/2 * (-3dB)

AC00059
InGainR

4.12 Audioprocessor testing

In the test mode, which can be activated by setting bit D7 of the IIC subaddress byte and bit
D0 of the testing audioprocessor byte, several internal signals are available at the SE2R pin.
In this mode, the input resistance of 100kOhm is disconnected from the pin. Internal signals
available for testing are listed in the data-byte specification.

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5 I2C bus specification

5.1 Interface protocol

The interface protocol comprises:
– a start condition (S)
– a chip address byte (the LSB determines read/write transmission)
– a subaddress byte
– a sequence of data (N-bytes + acknowledge)
– a stop condition (P)
– the max. clock speed is 500kbits/s

5.1.1 Receive mode

S 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 R/W ACK TS AZ AI A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 ACK DATA ACK P

S= Start
R/W = "0" -> Receive Mode (Chip can be programmed by P)
"1" -> Transmission Mode (Data could be received by P)
ACK = Acknowledge
P= Stop

TS = Testing mode
AZ = Auto zero remain
AI = Auto increment

5.1.2 Transmission mode

S 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 R/W ACK X X X X X X X SM ACK P

SM = Soft mute activated for main channel

X = Not Used
The transmitted data is automatic updated after each ACK. Transmission can be repeated
without new chip address.

5.1.3 Reset condition

A Power-On-Reset is invoked if the Supply-Voltage is below than 2.5V. After that the
following data is written automatically into the registers of all subaddresses:

Table 5. Registers of all subaddresses

MSB LSB

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

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5.2 Subaddress (receive mode)

Table 6. Subaddress (receive mode)
MSB LSB
Function
I2 I1 I0 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0

Testing Mode
0 Off
1 On
Auto Zero Remain
0 Off
1 On
Auto Increment Mode
0 Off
1 On
0 0 0 0 0 Main Source Selector
0 0 0 0 1 Loudness
0 0 0 1 0 Volume
0 0 0 1 1 Treble
0 0 1 0 0 Middle
0 0 1 0 1 Bass
0 0 1 1 0 Middle/ Bass Fc Select
0 0 1 1 1 Speaker Attenuator Left Front
0 1 0 0 0 Speaker Attenuator Left Rear
0 1 0 0 1 Speaker Attenuator Right Rear
0 1 0 1 0 Speaker Attenuator Right Front
0 1 0 1 1 Subwoofer Attenuator
0 1 1 0 0 Soft Mute / Soft Step
0 1 1 0 1 Testing Audio Processor

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5.3 Data byte specification

Table 7. Input selector /gain (0)
MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Source Selector
0 0 0 PD/SE4
0 0 1 SE1
0 1 0 SE2
0 1 1 SE3
1 X X mute
Input Gain
0 0 0 0 0dB
0 0 0 1 1dB
: : : : :
1 1 1 0 14dB
1 1 1 1 15dB
Diffin Mode
0 Single Ended Stereo
1 Differential Stereo

Table 8. Loudness (1)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Attenuation
0 0 0 0 0dB
0 0 0 1 -1dB
: : : : :
1 1 1 0 -14dB
1 1 1 1 -15dB
Filter/Center Frequency
0 0 0 Off (Flat) D6 must be = 0
0 1 400Hz
1 0 800Hz
1 1 2400Hz
Shape
0 Low Boost
1 Low & HighBoost
Loudness Soft Step
0 on
1 off

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Table 9. Volume / speaker attenuation (2,7,8,9,10,11)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Gain/Attenuation
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 +15dB
0 0 0 1 1 1 0 +14dB
: : : : : : : :
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 +1dB
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0dB
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0dB
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -1dB
: : : : : : : :
0 0 1 1 1 1 1 -15dB
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -16dB
: : : : : : : :
1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -78dB
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 -79dB
1 1 x x x x x Mute
Volume Soft Step
0 on
1 off

Table 10. Treble filter (3)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Gain/Attenuation
0 0 0 0 0 -15dB
0 0 0 0 1 -14dB
: : : : : :
0 1 1 1 0 -1dB
0 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 0 +1dB
: : : : : :
1 0 0 0 1 +14dB
1 0 0 0 0 +15dB
Treble Center Frequency
0 0 10.0kHz
0 1 12.5kHz
1 0 15.0kHz
1 1 17.5kHz
1 Must be “1”

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Table 11. Middle filter (4)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Gain/Attenuation
0 0 0 0 0 -15dB
0 0 0 0 1 -14dB
: : : : : :
0 1 1 1 0 -1dB
0 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 0 +1dB
: : : : : :
1 0 0 0 1 +14dB
1 0 0 0 0 +15dB
Middle Q Factor
0 0 0.5
0 1 0.75
1 0 1
1 1 1.25
Middle Soft Step
0 on
1 off

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Table 12. Bass filter (5)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Gain/Attenuation
0 0 0 0 0 -15dB
0 0 0 0 1 -14dB
: : : : : :
0 1 1 1 0 -1dB
0 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 1 0dB
1 1 1 1 0 +1dB
: : : : : :
1 0 0 0 1 +14dB
1 0 0 0 0 +15dB
Bass Q Factor
0 0 1.0
0 1 1.25
1 0 1.5
1 1 2.0
Bass Soft Step
0 on
1 off

Table 13. Middle / bass Fc select (6)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

Middle Center Frequency

0 0 500Hz
0 1 1kHz
1 0 1.5kHz
1 1 2.5kHz
Bass Center Frequency
0 0 60Hz
0 1 80Hz
1 0 100Hz
1 1 200Hz
Bass DC Mode
0 off
1 on
Smoothing Filter
0 off
1 on
X X Not used

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Table 14. Soft mute and soft step time (12)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Soft Mute
0 on
1 off
Soft Mute Time
0 0 0.48ms
0 1 0.96ms
1 X 123ms
Soft Step Time
0 0 0 0.16ms
0 0 1 0.32ms
0 1 0 0. 64ms
0 1 1 1.28ms
1 0 0 2.56ms
1 0 1 5.12ms
1 1 0 10.24ms
1 1 1 20.48ms
AZ function
0 off
1 on
X Not used

Table 15. Testing audio processor (13)

MSB LSB
Function
D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
Audio Processor Testing Mode
0 off
1 on
Test Multiplexer
0 0 0 InMuxOutR
0 0 1 LoudOutR
0 1 0 VolumeOutR
0 1 1 VBG1.26
1 0 0 REF5V5
1 0 1 SSCLK
1 1 0 SMCLK
1 1 1 Clk200kHz
x Not Used
Schlock
0 Normal
1 Fast Mode
MUTE Pin Config.
0 x MUX output
1 0 External clock
1 1 Mute (normal)

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6 Package information

In order to meet environmental requirements, ST (also) offers these devices in ECOPACK®

packages. ECOPACK® packages are lead-free. The category of second Level Interconnect
is marked on the package and on the inner box label, in compliance with JEDEC Standard
JESD97. The maximum ratings related to soldering conditions are also marked on the inner
box label.
ECOPACK is an ST trademark. ECOPACK specifications are available at: www.st.com.

Figure 19. SO20 mechanical data and package dimensions

mm inch
DIM. OUTLINE AND
MIN. TYP. MAX. MIN. TYP. MAX.
MECHANICAL DATA
A 2.35 2.65 0.093 0.104

A1 0.10 0.30 0.004 0.012

B 0.33 0.51 0.013 0.200

C 0.23 0.32 0.009 0.013

(1) 12.60 13.00 0.496 0.512

D

E 7.40 7.60 0.291 0.299

e 1.27 0.050

H 10.0 10.65 0.394 0.419

h 0.25 0.75 0.010 0.030

L 0.40 1.27 0.016 0.050

k 0˚ (min.), 8˚ (max.)

ddd 0.10 0.004

(1) “D” dimension does not include mold flash, protusions or gate
SO20
burrs. Mold flash, protusions or gate burrs shall not exceed
0.15mm per side.

0016022 D

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7 Revision history

Table 16. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

15-Feb-2007 1 Initial release.

23-Oct-2008 2 Updated Table 6: Subaddress (receive mode) on page 21.
03-Nov-2008 3 Corrected Table 6: Subaddress (receive mode) on page 21.
23-Sep-2013 4 Updated Disclaimer.

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