Peak Limiter - Cirrus Logic WM8940 Manual

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Input
Signal
PGA
Gain
Output
of PGA
Figure 16 ALC Hold Time
t (s)
ALCHLD
HOLD
0000 0
0001 2.67ms
0010 5.34ms
0011 10.7ms
0100 21.4ms
0101 42.7ms
0110 85.4ms
0111 171ms
1000 342ms
1001 684ms
1010 1.37s
Table 27 ALC Hold Time Values

PEAK LIMITER

To prevent clipping when a large signal occurs just after a period of quiet, the ALC circuit includes a
limiter function. If the ADC input signal exceeds 87.5% of full scale (–1.16dB), the PGA gain is
ramped down at the maximum attack rate (as when ALCATK = 0000), until the signal level falls below
87.5% of full scale. This function is automatically enabled whenever the ALC is enabled.
Note: If ALCATK = 0000, then the limiter makes no difference to the operation of the ALC. It is
designed to prevent clipping when long attack times are used.
t
HOLD
WM8940
ALCLVL
Rev 4.4