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WM8961

Pre-Production

PP, August 2009, Rev 3.1

Figure 41 is an example of how sequences of commands are stored and applied within the CODEC. A

number of analogue functions requiring digital control are drawn across the bottom of the diagram.

Each command contains an operation and a delay. The operation (e.g. Mute Left) contains data and

address information to write a new value to a field within a CODEC control register. Each sequence is

terminated with an EOS flag allowing several sequences at a time to be stored in RAM or ROM.

Figure 41 Definition of Sequences, Commands, Control Registers and Fields

The sequencer has the ability to write to only part of a word. This allows individual fields in the word to

be written to while leaving others untouched. This capability also simplifies software access for direct

command because the application processor no longer needs to perform a read-modify-write

operation to ensure that only the field of interest is changed.

Each command in the sequence can includes a delay value which sets the time that execution will

pause before executing the next command. To reduce memory overhead, the delay is stored as a 4-

bit delay coefficient τ. The delay is proportional to k2τ , where k=62.5ųs when MCLK=12.288MHz.

This delay is added to the inherent time it takes to carry out a read-modify-write instruction

(approximately 500 ųs).

Figure 42 shows how the control words are arranged. Each word contains the details of the write:

Address, Data and write enable. A delay value, τ, is included to control the time between writes. The

EOS flag is used to indicate that the current command is the last in the sequence and that control

should be returned to the control interface once that command is complete.

The start and length fields form a mask which allows the write to be restricted to an individual field

within the write.

The mask byte comprises of (1) start = a pointer to the LSB of the field within the word, and (2) a field

length indicating the number of bits in the field.

For example if the word format is 16-bits wide, an 8-bit mask can be used with a 4-bit bit pointer and a

3-bit length field. This would allow any 1 to 8-bit contiguous field within the word to be accessed. For

example if start=0010, and length=011, then bits 2,3,4 will be modified.

Figure 42 Control Word format

The purpose of the write control sequencer default sequences is summarised in Table 49.

WSEQ START

ADDRESS

WSEQ FINISH

ADDRESS

PURPOSE

Power up DAC to HP out

Power up LRIN to ADC

Power down

Table 49 Write Sequencer Default Sequences

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