Abstract:
A digital input PWM power amplifier comprises:
an oversampling and noise shaping circuit receiving pulse code modulated (PCM) digital input data organized in words of a first number M of bits at a certain bit rate (Fin) and outputting pulse code modulated digital data organized in words of a smaller number N of bits at a multiple bit rate (Fin∗K); a first bus transmitting a first number (P) of most significant bits (MSB) of said N bit words output from said first circuit and a second bus transmitting a second number (S) of least significant bits of said N bit words output from said first circuit; first and second PCM/PWM converters, respectively fed with said first and second number of bits transmitted through said first and said second bus, each converter including a counter driven by a clock signal (Fclock) of frequency equal to the product of the bit rate (Fin∗K) of the MSB and LSB bits transmitted on the respective bus and the square of the respective number of bits (P, S) generating reference digital words composed of said respective number of bits (P, S), defining ramps of digital values with a frequency identical to said multiple bit rate (Fin∗K), and a digital comparator receiving through a first input said reference digital words and through a second input the respective first and second number of bits (MSB, LSB) and outputting a respective PWM signal (MSBdig, LSBdig); the PWM signal (MSBig) output by said first converter, being summed to the so attenuated PWM signal (LSBdig) output by said second converter on the inverting input node (-) of said output power stage.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an adjustable harmonic distortion detector comprising a clock signal source (9), means for the detection of a first period of evaluation (T1) and means for the detection of a second period of evaluation (T2). Said detector has the characteristic that a first block (12) memorizes a number equal to the clock pulses present in said first period of evaluation (T1), a multiplier block (16) makes a multiplication between said number stored in said first block (T1) and a multiplicative factor during said second period of evaluation (T2), a second block (23) memorizes the outcome, said second block (23) adapted to generate an output signal (27) when said outcome in said second block (23) is equal to zero.
Abstract:
A power amplification apparatus receiving in input an enable signal (En) and an input square wave signal (C) is described. The apparatus comprises a device (6) receiving the input square wave signal (C) and the enable signal (En) and which produces a new enable signal (Ens) of the apparatus which is synchronized with a rise or down front of the input square wave signal (C), so that an output square wave signal (Vo) of the apparatus, which is normally shifted of a certain period fraction with respect to the square wave signal (C) in input to the apparatus, has the first (Ti) and the last (Tf) pulses which have a duration equal to a period fraction of the output square wave signal (Vo).
Abstract:
A low frequency PWM output bridge amplifier having an input network configurable for standard PWM digital input signals, phase shift PWM digital input signals or analog input signals and for standard PWM output or phase shift PWM output, comprises two identical amplifying modules (1, 2), one (1) for the amplifying channel relative to the direct or positive PWM output (Vo-If+) and the other (2) for the amplifying channel relative to the inverted or negative PWM output (Vo-If+). Each modules includes a switching output operational amplifier (O1), having a voltage mode noninverting input (In+), a current mode inverting input (In-) and a loop filter implementing a single or multiple slope integrator outputting a signal of a substantially triangular waveform, a logic inverter or a cascade of logic inverters (C1) coupled in cascade to the output of the integrator (O1, LOOP FILTER) and outputting a logic PWM signal, an output power stage (P1) converting the logic PWM signal output by said inverter or cascade of logic inverters (C1) in a PWM signal, switching between the potentials of the two supply rails of the circuit, and a feedback resistor (Rf) connecting the output of power stage (P1) to the inverting input (In-) of said operational amplifier (O1).
Abstract:
The dynamic range of operation of a digital-to-analog converter of an audio system, including at least first and second subsets of individually selectable elementary current sources for delivering analog output current contributions, a code conversion circuit for selecting elementary current sources of said subsets first and second in function of the value of each sampled code of a pulse code modulated input signal, is embedded by multiplying by a certain factor incoming digital codes of said pulse code modulated input signal after their value has remained lower than a predefined threshold value for a certain period of time and for as long as their value equals or surpasses than said threshold value and correspondingly scaling and de-scaling by the same factor the amplitude of said analog output current contributions produced by the elementary current sources of said two subsets.