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changeset 65:153b517ccc7a
FC-handset-spec section 1.7.2: make contrast with MIDI ringtone chips
author | Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org> |
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date | Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:57:05 +0000 |
parents | 6b02de926277 |
children | a2857b6c3d87 |
files | FC-handset-spec |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/FC-handset-spec Tue Jun 15 19:28:52 2021 +0000 +++ b/FC-handset-spec Tue Jun 15 19:57:05 2021 +0000 @@ -516,10 +516,12 @@ 1.7.2. Loudspeaker implementation The external amplifier chip for driving the 8 ohm loudspeaker will be TI -TPA6203A1, copied from Leonardo schematics and proven good on FCDEV3B. On -FCDEV3B this amplifier is fed with signal from Iota EAR output, but on the final -handset and on the Venus development board this amplifier will be fed with -signal from Iota AUX output instead. +TPA6203A1, copied from Leonardo schematics and proven good on FCDEV3B. It is a +"dumb" loudspeaker amplifier, as opposed to a much more complex chip that +combines the loudspeaker amplifier function with a MIDI ringtone player - see +section 1.8. On FCDEV3B this amplifier is fed with signal from Iota EAR output, +but on the final handset and on the Venus development board this amplifier will +be fed with signal from Iota AUX output instead. The loudspeaker amplifier has an on/off control by way of a Calypso GPIO; in order to save battery, this amplifier needs to be off normally, and only turn on