Audio Codec; Ac'97 Audioc - HP Deskpro EX Technical Reference Manual

5.8.4 AUDIO CODEC

The audio codec provides pulse code modulation (PCM) coding and decoding of audio
information as well as the selection and/or mixing of analog channels. As shown in Figure 5-12,
analog audio from a microphone, tape, or CD can be selected and, if to be recorded (saved) onto a
disk drive, routed through an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The resulting left and right PCM
record data are muxed into a time-division-multiplexed (TDM) data stream (SD IN signal) that is
routed to the audio controller. Playback (PB) audio takes the reverse path from the audio controller
to the audio codec as SD OUT data and is decoded and processed by the digital-to-analog
converter (DAC). The codec supports simultaneous record and playback of stereo (left and right)
audio. The Sample Rate Generator may be set for sampling frequencies up to 48 KHz.
Analog audio may then be routed through 3D stereo enhancement processor or bypassed to the
output selector (SEL). The integrated analog mixer provides the computer control-console
functionality handling multiple audio inputs.
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Headphone/
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(R)
Line Output
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Figure 5-12. AD1885 Audio Codec Functional Block Diagram
All inputs and outputs are two-channel stereo except for the microphone input, which is inputted as
a single-channel but mixed internally onto both left and right channels. The microphone input is
the default active input. All block functions are controlled through index-addressed registers of the
codec.
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3D Proc.
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Compaq Deskpro EX Series of Personal Computers
First Edition - August 2000
Audio
Format
Left
Audio
Rec
ADC
Gain
Right
Audio
Rec
ADC
Gain
Sample
SW
PB
DAC
Gain
PB
DAC
Gain
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Rec
Data (L)
SD IN
Rec
Data (R)
AC97
Link
Rate
I/F
Gen.
PB
Data (L)
SD Out
PB
Data (R)
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Audio
Controller