Telit Wireless Solutions GE863-QUAD User Manual
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GE863-QUAD
GE863-PY
1vv0300715 Rev. 1 - 19/09/06
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TIP: definition of the nominal sensitivity of the microphone lines .
The nominal sensitivity of the microphone lines indicates the voltage level on the GE863-QUAD / PY
pins present during "normal spoken" conditions.
For a handset , the "normal spoken” conditions take place when the talker mouth is 7cm far from the
microphone ; under these conditions the voice will produce an acoustic pressure of -4,7dBPa @1kHz
on the microphone membrane .
TIP: electrical equivalent signal and operating voice levels .
At "normal spoken" conditions, a microphone having the suggested nominal sensitivity of -
45dBV
rms
/Pa , will produce
the electrical equivalent signal :
that means :
During a call, this level varies according to the volume of the talker voice; usually the following rough
thumb rule for the dynamic range may be used :
1) the talker is screaming . This is the strongest voice level condition: the signal increases by
+20dB;
2) the talker is whispering. This is the lowest voice level condition: the voice level decreases by –
50dB.
These changes must be considered for designing the external microphone amplifier.
TIP: example of external microphone amplifier calculation .
Let’s suppose to use the 1
st
differential microphone path .In this case the maximum differential input
voltage to “Mic_MT” lines is 365mV
rms
(1,03V
pp
) corresponding to –8,76dBV.
Now we can calculate the maximum voltage gain of an external microphone amplifier G
A
:
(
)
[
]
dBV
G
dB
MicLevel
A
76
,
8
20
−
=
+
+
[
]
76
,
8
20
7
,
49
−
=
+
+
−
A
G
A
G
−
=
+
−
20
9
,
40
dB
G
A
94
,
20
=
you can set G
A
= +20dB to use standard resistor values .
MicLevel = ( -45) + (-4.7) = -49.7 dB
Vrms
MicVoltage = 10
( -49.7 / 20 )
= 3.3* 10
-3
V
rms