Pam8403h, Application information – Diodes PAM8403H User Manual
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PAM8403H
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November 2012
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Application Information
1. When the PAM8403H works with LC filters, it should be connected with the speaker before it's powered on, otherwise it will be damaged
easily.
2. When the PAM8403H works without LC filters, it's better to add a ferrite chip bead at the outgoing line of speaker for suppressing the possible
electromagnetic interference.
3. The recommended operating voltage is 5.5V. When the PAM8403H is powered with four battery cells, it should be noted that the voltage of
four new dry or alkaline batteries is over 6.0V, higher than its operation voltage, which will probably damage the device. Therefore, it's
recommended to use either four Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries or three dry or alkaline batteries.
4. One should not make the input signal too large. Large signal can cause the clipping of output signal when increasing the volume. This will
damage the device because of the big gain of the PAM8403H.
5. When testing the PAM8403H without LC filters by using resistor instead of speaker as the output load, the test results, e.g. THD or efficiency,
will be worse than those of using speaker as load.
Test Setup for Performance Testing
Notes:
1. The Audio Precision(AP) AUX-0025 low pass filter is necessary for class-D amplifier measurement with AP analyzer.
2. Two 22
μH inductors are used in series with load resistor to emulate the small speaker for efficiency measurement.
Maximum Gain
As shown in block diagram (Page 2), the PAM8403H has two internal amplifier stages. The first stage's gain is externally configurable, while the
second stage's is internally fixed. The closed-loop gain of the first stage is set by selecting the ratio of RF to RI while the second stage's gain is
fixed at 2x.The output of amplifier 1 serves as the input to amplifier 2, thus the two amplifiers produce signals identical in magnitude, but different
in phase by 180°. Consequently, the differential gain for the IC is
A
VD
= 20*log [2*(R
F
/R
I
)]
The PAM8403H sets maximum R
F
= 142k, minimum R
I
= 18k, so the maximum closed-gain is 24dB.
Mute Operation
The MUTE pin is an input for controlling the output state of the PAM8403H. A logic low on this pin disables the outputs, and a logic high on this
pin enables the outputs. This pin may be used as a quick disable or enable of the outputs without a volume fade. Quiescent current is listed in
the electrical characteristic table. The MUTE pin can be left floating due to the internal pull-up.
Shutdown Operation
In order to reduce power consumption while not in use, the PAM8403H contains shutdown circuitry to turn off the amplifier's bias circuitry. This
shutdown feature turns the amplifier off when logic low is applied to the SHDN pin. By switching the SHDN pin connected to GND, the
PAM8403H supply current draw will be minimized in idle mode. The SHDN pin can be left floating due to the internal pull-up.