LM49450
SNAS440D –FEBRUARY 2008–REVISED MAY 2013
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DAC COMPENSATION FILTER REGISTERS (0x09h to 0x0Eh)
DAC Compensation Filter
The LM49450 DAC features a 5 band FIR filter that can be used as an equalizer for the digital audio path.
Registers 0x09h, 0x0Ah, 0x0Bh, 0x0Ch, 0x0Dh, and 0x0Eh provide an 8-bit control for each individual FIR filter.
EXTERNAL COMPONENT SELECTION
The LM49450 uses different supplies for each portion of the device, allowing for the optimum combination of
headroom, power dissipation and noise immunity. The speaker amplifier gain stage is powered from VDD, while
the output stage is powered from LSVDD. The headphone amplifiers, input amplifiers and volume control stages
are powered from HPVDD. The separate power supplies allow the speakers to operate from a higher voltage for
maximum headroom, while the headphones operate from a lower voltage, improving power dissipation. HPVDD
may be driven by a linear regulator to further improve performance in noisy environments. The I2C portion if
powered from I2CVDD, allowing the I2C portion of the LM49450 to interface with lower voltage digital controllers.
PROPER SELECTION OF EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
Power Supply Bypassing and Filtering
Proper power supply bypassing is critical for low noise performance and high PSRR. Place the supply bypass
capacitors as close to the device as possible. Typical applications employ a voltage regulator with 10µF and
0.1µF bypass capacitors that increase supply stability. These capacitors do not eliminate the need for bypassing
of the LM49450 supply pins. A 1µF ceramic capacitor placed close to each supply pin is recommended.
Bypass Capacitor Selection
The LM49450 internally generates a VDD/2 common-mode bias voltage. The BYPASS capacitor CBYPASS,
improves PSRR and THD+N by reducing noise at the BYPASS node. Use a 2.2µF ceramic placed as close to
the device as possible.
REF Capacitor Selection
The LM49450 generates an internal low noise reference voltage used by the DAC. For best THD+N
performance, bypass REF with 10µF and 0.1µF ceramic capacitors.
Charge Pump Capacitor Selection
Use low ESR ceramic capacitors (less than 100mΩ) for optimum performance.
Charge Pump Flying Capacitor (C1)
The flying capacitor (C1) affects the load regulation and output impedance of the charge pump. A C1 value that
is too low results in a loss of current drive, leading to a loss of amplifier headroom. A higher valued C1 improves
load regulation and lowers charge pump output impedance to an extent. Above 2.2µF, the RDS(ON) of the charge
pump switches and the ESR of C1 and C2 dominate the output impedance. A lower value capacitor can be used
in systems where low maximum output power requirements.
Charge Pump Hold Capacitor (C2)
The value and ESR of the hold capacitor (C2) directly affects the ripple on CPVSS. Increasing the value of C2
reduces output ripple. Decreasing the ESR of C2 reduces both output ripple and charge pump output impedance.
A lower value capacitor can be used in systems where low maximum output power requirements.
Input Capacitor Selection
The LM49450 analog inputs require input coupling capacitors. Input capacitors block the DC component of the
audio signal, eliminating any conflict between the DC component of the audio source and the bias voltage of the
LM49450. The input capacitors create a high-pass filter with the input resistors RIN. The -3dB point of the high
pass filter is found using Equation 1 below.
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