
TSC2100
SLAS378 NOVEMBER 2003
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Figure 33. THD vs AVDD, DRVDD Supply Voltage (255C When Driving a 1 dB, 1-kHz Sinewave From the
DAC Into an 8-W Load, with DAC Output Swing Set to 2.4 V, and Short-Circuit Protection Disabled)
The TSC2100 incorporates a programmable short-circuit detection/protection function with different modes of operation.
During the insertion or removal of a headphone plug from the jack, the output pins of the drivers may be accidentally shorted,
causing the part to potentially draw a huge current, which may cause the power supply voltages to dip. Bits D8D7 of
REG1DH/Page2 control how the short-circuit detection/protection operates in the TSC2100. One option is to fully disable
short-circuit protection, which also enables the audio output drivers to deliver more power to a low-impedance load (such
as an 8- speaker). However, care must be taken to prevent any short-circuit from occurring while the part is in this mode.
A second programmable configuration enables current-limiting in the audio output drivers, so that excessive currents
cannot be provided if the outputs are shorted. It also enables the internal short-circuit detection function, which can detect
excess current being drawn from the drivers and set a short circuit detect flag (Page2, REG1DH, BITD6). This flag can
be read by the user to powerdown the drivers if desired. This flag is cleared only if the short-circuit condition is removed.
If the user does not monitor this flag and powers down the drivers when a short-circuit occurs, the current-limiting prevents
excessive currents from being drawn, but power dissipation is higher due to this limited current flowing through the short.
In a third programmable configuration, the TSC2100 can be programmed to monitor and automatically powerdown the
audio output drivers upon detection of a short-circuit condition (Page2, REG1DH, BITD7), in addition to setting the
short-circuit flag in Page2, REG1DH, BITD6. When the device has detected a short and resulted in this condition, the
short-circuit flag is cleared when all the routings to the speaker driver are disabled (i.e. DAC, Analog Mixer, and Keyclick
blocks are powered down by user).