7 atapi specification, 8 direct stream digital (dsd) mode, Cs4384 – Cirrus Logic CS4384 User Manual

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DS620F1

CS4384

4.7

ATAPI Specification

The

CS4384

implements the channel mixing functions of the ATAPI CD-ROM specification. The

ATAPI functions are applied per A-B pair. Refer to

Table 9 on page 43

and

Figure 21

for additional informa-

tion.

4.8

Direct Stream Digital (DSD) Mode

In Software Mode the DSD/PCM bits (Reg. 02h) are used to configure the device for DSD mode. The
DSD_DIF bits (Reg 04h) then control the expected DSD rate and MCLK ratio.

The DIR_DSD bit (Reg 04h) selects between two proprietary methods for DSD to analog conversion. The
first method uses a decimation free DSD processing technique which allows for features such as matched
PCM level output, DSD volume control, and 50kHz on chip filter. The second method sends the DSD data
directly to the on-chip switched-capacitor filter for conversion (without the above mentioned features).

The DSD_PM_EN bit (Reg. 04h) selects Phase Modulation (data plus data inverted) as the style of data
input. In this mode the DSD_PM_Mode bit selects whether a 128Fs or 64x clock is used for phase modu-
lated 64x data (see

Figure 22

). Use of Phase Modulation Mode may not directly effect the performance of

the CS4384, but may lower the sensitivity to board level routing of the DSD data signals.

The CS4384 can detect errors in the DSD data which does not comply with the SACD specification. The
STATIC_DSD and INVALID_DSD bits (Reg. 04h) allow the CS4384 to alter the incoming invalid DSD data.
Depending on the error, the data may either be attenuated or replaced with a muted DSD signal (the
MUTEC pins would be set according to the DAMUTE bit (Reg. 08h)).

More information for any of these register bits can be found in the

“Parameter Definitions” on page 49

.

The DSD input structure and analog outputs are designed to handle a nominal 0 dB-SACD (50% modulation
index) at full rated performance. Signals of +3 dB-SACD may be applied for brief periods of time however,
performance at these levels is not guaranteed. If sustained +3 dB-SACD levels are required, the digital vol-
ume control should be set to -3.0 dB. This same volume control register affects PCM output levels. There
is no need to change the volume control setting between PCM and DSD in order to have the 0 dB output
levels match (both 0 dBFS and 0 dB-SACD will output at -3 dB in this case).

Σ

Σ

A Channel

Volume

Control

Aout Ax

AoutBx

Left Channel

Audio Data

Right Channel

Audio Data

B Channel

Volume

Control

MUTE

MUTE

SDINx

Figure 21. ATAPI Block Diagram (x = channel pair 1, 2, 3, or 4)

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