
Audio Synchronization
The ALED output can be synchronized to incoming audio with
Audio Synchronization feature. Audio Synch synchronizes
ALED based on input signal's peak amplitude. Programmable
gain and automatic gain control function are also available for
adjustment of input signal amplitude to light response. Control
of ALED brightness refreshing frequency is done with four
different frequency configurations. The digitized input signal
has DC component that is removed by a digital dc-remover
(-3 dB @ 500 Hz). LP55281 has a 2-channel audio (stereo)
input for audio synchronization, as shown in the figure below.
The inputs accept signals in the range of 0V to 1.6V peak-to-
peak and these signals are mixed into a single wave so that
they can be filtered simultaneously.
LP55281 audio synchronization is mainly realized digitally
and it consists following signal path blocks (see figure below)
Input buffer
AD converter
Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and manually
programmable gain
Peak detector
CONTROL OF AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION
The following table describes the controls required for audio
synchronization. ALED brightness control through serial in-
terface is not available when audio synchronization is en-
abled.
Audio Synchronization Control (Registers 0Dh and 0Eh)
GAIN_SEL
[2:0]
Register
0Dh
Bits 7-5
Register
0Dh
Bit 4
Register
0Dh
Bits 3
Register
0Dh
Bits 2
Register
0Dh
Bits 1-0
Register
0Eh
Bits 3-0
Input signal gain control. Gain has a range from 0 dB to -46 dB.
[000] = 0 dB, [001] = -6 dB, [010] = -12 dB, [011] = -18 dB,
[100] = -24 dB, [101] = -31 dB, [110] = -37 dB, [111] = -46 dB
Control of the high-pass filter's corner frequency:
0 = 80 Hz
1 = 510 Hz
Automatic gain control. Set EN_AGC = 1 to enable automatic control or 0 to disable. When EN_AGC
is disabled, the audio input signal gain value is defined by GAIN_SEL.
DC_FREQ
EN_AGC
EN_SYNC
Audio synchronization enabled. Set EN_SYNC = 1 to enable audio synchronization or 0 to disable.
SPEED_CTRL
[1:0]
Control for refreshing frequency. Sets the typical refreshing rate for the ALED output
[00] = FASTEST, [01] = 15 Hz, [10] = 7.6 Hz, [11] = 3.8 Hz
THRESHOLD
[3:0]
Control for the audio input threshold. Sets the typical threshold for the audio inputs signals. May be
needed if there is noise on the audio lines.
Audio Input Threshold Setting (Register 0Eh)
THRESHOLD[3:0]
Threshold Level, mV (typical)
0000
0001
0010
...
1110
1111
Disabled
0.2
0.4
...
2.5
2.7
Typical Gain Values vs Audio Input Amplitude
Audio Input Amplitude mV
P-P
0 to 10
0 to 20
0 to 40
1 to 85
3 to 170
5 to 400
10 to 800
20 to 1600
Gain Value dB
0
-6
-12
-18
-24
-31
-37
-46
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