[AK4384]

AK4384
106dB 192kHz 24-Bit 2ch ΔΣ DAC
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The AK4384 offers the perfect mix for cost and performance based audio systems. Using AKM's multi bit
architecture for its modulator the AK4384 delivers a wide dynamic range while preserving linearity for
improved THD+N performance. The AK4384 integrates a combination of SCF and CTF filters increasing
performance for systems with excessive clock jitter. The 24 Bit word length and 192kHz sampling rate
make this part ideal for a wide range of applications including DVD-Audio. The AK4384 is offered in a
space saving 16pin TSSOP package.

FEATURES
† Sampling Rate Ranging from 8kHz to 192kHz
† 128 times Oversampling (Normal Speed Mode)
† 64 times Oversampling (Double Speed Mode)
† 32 times Oversampling (Quad Speed Mode)
† 24-Bit 8 times FIR Digital Filter
† SCF with High Tolerance to Clock Jitter
† 2nd order Analog LPF
† Single Ended Output Buffer
† Digital de-emphasis for 32k, 44.1k and 48kHz sampling
† Soft mute
† Digital Attenuator (Linear 256 steps)
† I/F format: 24-Bit MSB justified, 24/20/16-Bit LSB justified or I2S
† Master clock: 256fs, 384fs, 512fs, 768fs or 1152fs (Normal Speed Mode)
128fs, 192fs, 256fs or 384fs (Double Speed Mode)
128fs, 192fs (Quad Speed Mode)
† THD+N: -94dB
† Dynamic Range: 106dB
† Power supply: 4.5 to 5.5V
† Very Small Package: 16pin TSSOP (6.4mm x 5.0mm)

P/S MCLK

VDD

Clock VSS
SMUTE/CSN De-emphasis
µP Control Divider VCOM
ACKS/CCLK Interface
DIF0/CDTI
DZFL

DZFR
8X ΔΣ SCF
ATT Modulator LPF AOUTL
LRCK Audio Interpolator
BICK Data
SDTI
Interface 8X ΔΣ SCF
ATT Interpolator LPF AOUTR
Modulator

PDN

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■ Ordering Guide
AK4384ET -20 ∼ +85°C 16pin TSSOP (0.65mm pitch)
AK4384VT -40 ∼ +85°C 16pin TSSOP (0.65mm pitch)
AKD4384 Evaluation Board for AK4384

■ Pin Layout

MCLK 1 16 DZFL

BICK 2 15 DZFR

SDTI 3 14 VDD

LRCK 4 Top 13 VSS

View
PDN 5 12 VCOM

SMUTE/CSN 6 11 AOUTL

ACKS/CCLK 7 10 AOUTR

DIF0/CDTI 8 9 P/S

PIN/FUNCTION

No. Pin Name I/O Function

1 MCLK I Master Clock Input Pin
An external TTL clock should be input on this pin.
2 BICK I Audio Serial Data Clock Pin
3 SDTI I Audio Serial Data Input Pin
4 LRCK I L/R Clock Pin
5 PDN I Power-Down Mode Pin
When at “L”, the AK4384 is in the power-down mode and is held in reset. The
The AK4384 must be reset once upon power-up.
6 SMUTE I Soft Mute Pin in parallel mode
“H”: Enable, “L”: Disable
CSN I Chip Select Pin in serial mode
7 ACKS I Auto Setting Mode Pin in parallel mode
“L”: Manual Setting Mode, “H”: Auto Setting Mode
CCLK I Control Data Clock Pin in serial mode
8 DIF0 I Audio Data Interface Format Pin in parallel mode
CDTI I Control Data Input Pin in serial mode
9 P/S I Parallel/Serial Select Pin (Internal pull-up pin)
“L”: Serial control mode, “H”: Parallel control mode
10 AOUTR O Rch Analog Output Pin
11 AOUTL O Lch Analog Output Pin
12 VCOM O Common Voltage Pin, VDD/2
Normally connected to VSS with a 0.1μF ceramic capacitor in parallel with a
10μF electrolytic cap.
13 VSS - Ground Pin
14 VDD - Power Supply Pin
15 DZFR O Rch Data Zero Input Detect Pin
16 DZFL O Lch Data Zero Input Detect Pin
Note: All input pins except pull-up pin should not be left floating.

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

(VSS=0V; Note 1)
Parameter Symbol min max Units
Power Supply VDD -0.3 6.0 V
Input Current (any pins except for supplies) IIN - ±10 mA
Input Voltage VIND -0.3 VDD+0.3 V
Ambient Operating Temperature AK4384ET Ta -20 85 °C
(Powered applied) AK4384VT Ta -40 85 °C
Storage Temperature Tstg -65 150 °C
Note: 1. All voltages with respect to ground.

WARNING: Operation at or beyond these limits may results in permanent damage to the device.
Normal operation is not guaranteed at these extremes.

RECOMMENDED OPERATING CONDITIONS

(VSS=0V; Note 1)
Parameter Symbol min typ max Units
Power Supply VDD 4.5 5.0 5.5 V

*AKM assumes no responsibility for the usage beyond the conditions in this datasheet.

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ANALOG CHARACTERISTICS
(Ta=25°C; VDD=5.0V; fs=44.1kHz; BICK=64fs; Signal Frequency=1kHz; 24bit Input Data;
Measurement frequency=20Hz ∼ 20kHz; RL ≥5kΩ; unless otherwise specified)
Parameter min typ max Units
Resolution 24 Bits
Dynamic Characteristics (Note 3)
THD+N fs=44.1kHz 0dBFS -94 -84 dB
BW=20kHz -60dBFS -42 - dB
fs=96kHz 0dBFS -92 - dB
BW=40kHz -60dBFS -39 - dB
fs=192kHz 0dBFS -92 - dB
BW=40kHz -60dBFS -39 - dB
Dynamic Range (-60dBFS with A-weighted) (Note 4) 100 106 dB
S/N (A-weighted) (Note 5) 100 106 dB
Interchannel Isolation (1kHz) 90 100 dB
Interchannel Gain Mismatch 0.2 0.5 dB
DC Accuracy
Gain Drift 100 - ppm/°C
Output Voltage (Note 6) 3.15 3.40 3.65 Vpp
Load Resistance (Note 7) 5 kΩ
Power Supplies
Power Supply Current (VDD)
Normal Operation (PDN = “H”, fs≤96kHz) 17 27 mA
Normal Operation (PDN = “H”, fs=192kHz) 20 32 mA
Power-Down Mode (PDN = “L”) (Note 8) 10 100 µA
Notes: 3. Measured by Audio Precision (System Two). Refer to the evaluation board manual.
4. 100dB at 16bit data.
5. S/N does not depend on input bit length.
6. Full-scale voltage (0dB). Output voltage scales with the voltage of VREF,
AOUT (typ.@0dB) = 3.4Vpp × VDD/5.
7. For AC-load.
8. All digital inputs including clock pins (MCLK, BICK and LRCK) are held VDD or VSS.

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SHARP ROLL-OFF FILTER CHARACTERISTICS

(Ta = 25°C; VDD = 4.5 ∼ 5.5V; fs = 44.1kHz; DEM = OFF; SLOW = “0”)
Parameter Symbol min typ max Units
Digital filter
Passband ±0.05dB (Note 9) PB 0 20.0 kHz
-6.0dB - 22.05 - kHz
Stopband (Note 9) SB 24.1 kHz
Passband Ripple PR ± 0.02 dB
Stopband Attenuation SA 54 dB
Group Delay (Note 10) GD - 19.3 - 1/fs
Digital Filter + LPF
Frequency Response 20.0kHz fs=44.1kHz FR - ± 0.03 - dB
40.0kHz fs=96kHz FR - ± 0.03 - dB
80.0kHz fs=192kHz FR - ± 0.03 - dB
Notes: 9. The passband and stopband frequencies scale with fs(system sampling rate).
For example, PB=0.4535×fs (@±0.05dB), SB=0.546×fs.
10. The calculating delay time which occurred by digital filtering. This time is from setting the 16/24bit data
of both channels to input register to the output of analog signal.

SLOW ROLL-OFF FILTER CHARACTERISTICS

(Ta = 25°C; VDD = 4.5 ~ 5.5V; fs = 44.1kHz; DEM = OFF; SLOW = “1”)
Parameter Symbol min typ max Units
Digital Filter
Passband ±0.04dB (Note 11) PB 0 8.1 kHz
-3.0dB - 18.2 - kHz
Stopband (Note 11) SB 39.2 kHz
Passband Ripple PR ± 0.005 dB
Stopband Attenuation SA 72 dB
Group Delay (Note 10) GD - 19.3 - 1/fs
Digital Filter + LPF
Frequency Response 20.0kHz fs=44.kHz FR - +0.02/-5 - dB
40.0kHz fs=96kHz FR - +0.02/-4 - dB
80.0kHz fs=192kHz FR - +0.02/-5 - dB
Note: 11. The passband and stopband frequencies scale with fs.
For example, PB = 0.185×fs (@±0.04dB), SB = 0.888×fs.

DC CHARACTERISTICS
(Ta=25°C; VDD=4.5 ∼ 5.5V)
Parameter Symbol min typ max Units
High-Level Input Voltage VIH 2.2 - - V
Low-Level Input Voltage VIL - - 0.8 V
High-Level Output Voltage (Iout=-80µA) VOH VDD-0.4 - - V
Low-Level Output Voltage (Iout=80µA) VOL - 0.4 V
Input Leakage Current (Note 12) Iin - - ± 10 µA
Note: 12. P/S pin has internal pull-up device, normally 100kΩ.

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SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS
(Ta=25°C; VDD=4.5 ∼ 5.5V)
Parameter Symbol min typ max Units
Master Clock Frequency fCLK 2.048 11.2896 36.864 MHz
Duty Cycle dCLK 40 60 %
LRCK Frequency
Normal Speed Mode fsn 8 48 kHz
Double Speed Mode fsd 60 96 kHz
Quad Speed Mode fsq 120 192 kHz
Duty Cycle Duty 45 55 %
Audio Interface Timing
BICK Period
Normal Speed Mode tBCK 1/128fs ns
Double/Quad Speed Mode tBCK 1/64fs ns
BICK Pulse Width Low tBCKL 30 ns
Pulse Width High tBCKH 30 ns
BICK rising to LRCK Edge (Note 13) tBLR 20 ns
LRCK Edge to BICK rising (Note 13) tLRB 20 ns
SDTI Hold Time tSDH 20 ns
SDTI Setup Time tSDS 20 ns
Control Interface Timing
CCLK Period tCCK 200 ns
CCLK Pulse Width Low tCCKL 80 ns
Pulse Width High tCCKH 80 ns
CDTI Setup Time tCDS 40 ns
CDTI Hold Time tCDH 40 ns
CSN “H” Time tCSW 150 ns
CSN “↓” to CCLK “↑” tCSS 50 ns
CCLK “↑” to CSN “↑” tCSH 50 ns
Reset Timing
PDN Pulse Width (Note 14) tPD 150 ns
Notes: 13. BICK rising edge must not occur at the same time as LRCK edge.
14. The AK4384 can be reset by bringing PDN= “L”.

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■ Timing Diagram

1/fCLK

VIH
MCLK
VIL
tCLKH tCLKL
dCLK=tCLKH x fCLK, tCLKL x fCLK

1/fs

VIH
LRCK
VIL

tBCK

VIH
BICK
VIL
tBCKH tBCKL

Clock Timing

VIH
LRCK
VIL

tBLR tLRB

VIH
BICK
VIL

tSDS tSDH

VIH
SDTI
VIL

Serial Interface Timing

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VIH
CSN
VIL

tCSS tCCKL tCCKH

VIH
CCLK
VIL

tCDS tCDH

VIH
CDTI C1 C0 R/W A4
VIL

WRITE Command Input Timing

tCSW

VIH
CSN
VIL

tCSH

VIH
CCLK
VIL

VIH
CDTI D3 D2 D1 D0
VIL

WRITE Data Input Timing

tPD

PDN
VIL

Power-down Timing

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OPERATION OVERVIEW

■ System Clock
The external clocks, which are required to operate the AK4384, are MCLK, LRCK and BICK. The master clock (MCLK)
should be synchronized with LRCK but the phase is not critical. The MCLK is used to operate the digital interpolation
filter and the delta-sigma modulator. There are two methods to set MCLK frequency. In Manual Setting Mode (ACKS =
“0”: Register 00H), the sampling speed is set by DFS0/1(Table 1). The frequency of MCLK at each sampling speed is set
automatically. (Table 2~4).After exiting reset (PDN = “↑”), the AK4384 is in Auto Setting Mode. In Auto Setting Mode
(ACKS = “1”: Default), as MCLK frequency is detected automatically (Table 5), and the internal master clock becomes
the appropriate frequency (Table 6), it is not necessary to set DFS0/1.

In parallel mode, the sampling speed can be set by ACKS pin. The internal DFS0 andDFS1 bits are fixed to “0”.
Therefore, when ACKS pin is “L”, the AK4384 operates in Normal Speed Mode. The AK4384 operates in Auto Setting
Mode at ACKS = “H”. In parallel mode, the AK4384 does not support 128fs and 192fs of Double Speed Mode.

All external clocks (MCLK,BICK and LRCK) should always be present whenever the AK4384 is in the normal operation
mode (PDN= ”H”). If these clocks are not provided, the AK4384 may draw excess current and may fall into unpredictable
operation. This is because the device utilizes dynamic refreshed logic internally. The AK4384 should be reset by PDN=
“L” after threse clocks are provided. If the external clocks are not present, the AK4384 should be in the power-down
mode (PDN= “L”). After exiting reset at power-up etc., the AK4384 is in the power-down mode until MCLK and LRCK
are input.

DFS1 DFS0 Sampling Rate (fs)

0 0 Normal Speed Mode 8kHz~48kHz Default
0 1 Double Speed Mode 60kHz~96kHz
1 0 Quad Speed Mode 120kHz~192kHz

Table 1. Sampling Speed (Manual Setting Mode)

LRCK MCLK BICK

fs 256fs 384fs 512fs 768fs 1152fs 64fs
32.0kHz 8.1920MHz 12.2880MHz 16.3840MHz 24.5760MHz 36.8640MHz 2.0480MHz
44.1kHz 11.2896MHz 16.9344MHz 22.5792MHz 33.8688MHz N/A 2.8224MHz
48.0kHz 12.2880MHz 18.4320MHz 24.5760MHz 36.8640MHz N/A 3.0720MHz

Table 2. System Clock Example (Normal Speed Mode @Manual Setting Mode)

LRCK MCLK BICK

fs 128fs 192fs 256fs 384fs 64fs
88.2kHz 11.2896MHz 16.9344MHz 22.5792MHz 33.8688MHz 5.6448MHz
96.0kHz 12.2880MHz 18.4320MHz 24.5760MHz 36.8640MHz 6.1440MHz

Table 3. System Clock Example (Double Speed Mode @Manual Setting Mode)

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LRCK MCLK BICK

fs 128fs 192fs 64fs
176.4kHz 22.5792MHz 33.8688MHz 11.2896MHz
192.0kHz 24.5760MHz 36.8640MHz 12.2880MHz

Table 4. System Clock Example (Quad Speed Mode @Manual Setting Mode)

MCLK Sampling Speed

512fs 768fs Normal
256fs 384fs Double
128fs 192fs Quad

Table 5. Sampling Speed (Auto Setting Mode: Default)

LRCK MCLK (MHz) Sampling

fs 128fs 192fs 256fs 384fs 512fs 768fs 1152fs Speed
32.0kHz - - - - 16.3840 24.5760 36.8640
44.1kHz - - - - 22.5792 33.8688 - Normal
48.0kHz - - - - 24.5760 36.8640 -
88.2kHz - - 22.5792 33.8688 - - -
Double
96.0kHz - - 24.5760 36.8640 - - -
176.4kHz 22.5792 33.8688 - - - - -
Quad
192.0kHz 24.5760 36.8640 - - - - -

Table 6. System Clock Example (Auto Setting Mode)

■ Audio Serial Interface Format

Data is shifted in via the SDTI pin using BICK and LRCK inputs. The DIF0-2 as shown in Table 7 can select five serial
data modes. In all modes the serial data is MSB-first, 2’s compliment format and is latched on the rising edge of BICK.
Mode 2 can be used for 16/20 MSB justified formats by zeroing the unused LSBs.

Mode DIF2 DIF1 DIF0 SDTI Format BICK Figure

0 0 0 0 16bit LSB Justified ≥32fs Figure 1
1 0 0 1 20bit LSB Justified ≥40fs Figure 2
2 0 1 0 24bit MSB Justified ≥48fs Figure 3 Default
3 0 1 1 24bit I2S Compatible ≥48fs Figure 4
4 1 0 0 24bit LSB Justified ≥48fs Figure 2

Table 7. Audio Data Formats (Serial mode)

Mode DIF0 SDTI Format BICK Figure

2 0 24bit MSB Justified ≥48fs Figure 3
3 1 24bit I2S Compatible ≥48fs Figure 4

Table 8. Audio Data Formats (Parallel mode)

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LRCK
0 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1
BICK
(32fs)

SDTI 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 14
Mode 0
0 1 14 15 16 17 31 0 1 14 15 16 17 31 0 1
BICK
(64fs)

SDTI Don’t care 15 14 0 Don’t care 15 14 0

Mode 0
15:MSB, 0:LSB
Lch Data Rch Data

Figure 1. Mode 0 Timing

LRCK
0 1 8 9 10 11 12 31 0 1 8 9 10 11 12 31 0 1
BICK
(64fs)

SDTI Don’t care 19 0 Don’t care 19 0

Mode 1
19:MSB, 0:LSB

SDTI Don’t care 23 22 21 20 19 0 Don’t care 23 22 21 20 19 0

Mode 4
23:MSB, 0:LSB
Lch Data Rch Data

Figure 2. Mode 1,4 Timing

LRCK

0 1 2 22 23 24 30 31 0 1 2 22 23 24 30 31 0 1

BICK
(64fs)

SDTI 23 22 1 0 Don’t care 23 22 1 0 Don’t care 23 22

23:MSB, 0:LSB

Lch Data Rch Data

Figure 3. Mode 2 Timing

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LRCK

0 1 2 3 23 24 25 31 0 1 2 3 23 24 25 31 0 1

BICK
(64fs)

SDTI 23 22 1 0 Don’t care 23 22 1 0 Don’t care 23

23:MSB, 0:LSB

Lch Data Rch Data

Figure 4. Mode 3 Timing

■ De-emphasis Filter
A digital de-emphasis filter is available for 32, 44.1 or 48kHz sampling rates (tc = 50/15µs) and is enabled or disabled
with DEM0 and DEM1. In case of double speed and quad speed mode, the digital de-emphasis filter is always off.

DEM1 DEM0 Mode

0 0 44.1kHz
0 1 OFF Default
1 0 48kHz
1 1 32kHz

Table 9. De-emphasis Filter Control (Normal Speed Mode)

■ Output Volume
The AK4384 includes channel independent digital output volumes (ATT) with 256 levels at linear step including MUTE.
These volumes are in front of the DAC and can attenuate the input data from 0dB to –48dB and mute. When changing
levels, transitions are executed via soft changes; thus no switching noise occurs during these transitions. The transition
time of 1 level and all 256 levels is shown in Table 10.

Sampling Speed Transition Time

1 Level 255 to 0
Normal Speed Mode 4LRCK 1020LRCK
Double Speed Mode 8LRCK 2040LRCK
Quad Speed Mode 16LRCK 4080LRCK

Table 10. ATT Transition Time

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■ Zero Detection
The AK4384 has channel-independent zeros detect function. When the input data at each channel is continuously zeros
for 8192 LRCK cycles, DZF pin of each channel goes to “H”. DZF pin of each channel immediately goes to “L” if input
data of each channel is not zero after going DZF “H”. If RSTN bit is “0”, DZF pins of both channels go to “H”. DZF pin
of both channels go to “L” at 2~3/fs after RSTN bit returns to “1”. If DZFM bit is set to “1”, DZF pins of both channels go
to “H” only when the input data at both channels are continuously zeros for 8192 LRCK cycles. Zero detect function can
be disabled by DZFE bit. In this case, DZF pins of both channels are always “L”. DZFB bit can invert the polarity of DZF
pin.

■ Soft Mute Operation

Soft mute operation is performed at digital domain. When the SMUTE bit goes to “1”, the output signal is attenuated by
-∞ during ATT_DATA×ATT transition time (Table 10) from the current ATT level. When the SMUTE bit is returned to
“0”, the mute is cancelled and the output attenuation gradually changes to the ATT level during ATT_DATA×ATT
transition time. If the soft mute is cancelled before attenuating to -∞ after starting the operation, the attenuation is
discontinued and returned to ATT level by the same cycle. The soft mute is effective for changing the signal source
without stopping the signal transmission.

SMUTE bit

ATT Level (1) (1)

(3)
Attenuation

-∞
GD GD
(2)

AOUT

(4)
DZF pin 8192/fs

Notes:
(1) ATT_DATA×ATT transition time (Table 10). For example, in Normal Speed Mode, this time is 1020LRCK cycles
(1020/fs) at ATT_DATA=255.
(2) The analog output corresponding to the digital input has a group delay, GD.
(3) If the soft mute is cancelled before attenuating to -∞ after starting the operation, the attenuation is discontinued and
returned to ATT level by the same cycle.
(4) When the input data at each channel is continuously zeros for 8192 LRCK cycles, DZF pin of each channel goes to
“H”. DZF pin immediately goes to “L” if input data are not zero after going DZF “H”.

Figure 5. Soft Mute and Zero Detection

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■ System Reset
The AK4384 should be reset once by bringing PDN= “L” upon power-up. The AK4384 is powered up and the internal
timing starts clocking by LRCK “↑” after exiting reset and power down state by MCLK. The AK4384 is in the
power-down mode until MCLK and LRCK are input.

■ Power-down
The AK4384 is placed in the power-down mode by bringing PDN pin “L” and the anlog outputs are floating (Hi-Z).
Figure 6 shows an example of the system timing at the power-down and power-up.

PDN

Internal Normal Operation Power-down Normal Operation

State

D/A In “0” data

(Digital)
GD (1) GD (1)
(3) (2) (3)
D/A Out
(Analog)
(4)
Clock In
MCLK, LRCK, BICK Don’t care

DZFL/DZFR (6)

External
(5) Mute ON
MUTE

Notes:
(1) The analog output corresponding to digital input has the group delay (GD).
(2) Analog outputs are floating (Hi -Z) at the power-down mode.
(3) Click noise occurs at the edge of PDN signal. This noise is output even if “0” data is input.
(4) The external clocks (MCLK, BICK and LRCK) can be stopped in the power-down mode (PDN = “L”).
(5) Please mute the analog output externally if the click noise (3) influences system application.
The timing example is shown in this figure.
(6) DZF pins are “L” in the power-down mode (PDN = “L”).

Figure 6. Power-down/up Sequence Example

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■ Reset Function
When RSTN=0, DAC is powered down but the internal register values are not initialized. The analog outputs go to
VCOM voltage and DZFL/DZFR pins go to “H”. Figure 7 shows the example of reset by RSTN bit.

RSTN bit
3~4/fs (6) 2~3/fs (6)
Internal
RSTN bit

Internal Normal Operation Digital Block Power-down Normal Operation

State

D/A In “0” data

(Digital)
(1) GD GD (1)
(3) (2) (3)
D/A Out
(Analog)
(4)
Clock In
MCLK,LRCK,BICK Don’t care

2/fs(5)
DZF

Notes:
(1) The analog output corresponding to digital input has the group delay (GD).
(2) Analog outputs go to VCOM voltage (VDD/2).
(3) Click noise occurs at the edges(“↑ ↓”) of the internal timing of RSTN bit. This noise is output even if “0” data is
input.
(4) The external clocks (MCLK, BICK and LRCK) can be stopped in the reset mode (RSTN = “L”).
(5) DZF pins go to “H” when the RSTN bit becomes “0”, and go to “L” at 2/fs after RSTN bit becomes “1”.
(6) There is a delay, 3~4/fs from RSTN bit “0” to the internal RSTN bit “0”, and 2~3/fs from RSTN bit “1” to the
internal RSTN “1”.

Figure 7. Reset Sequence Example

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■ Mode Control Interface

Some function of the AK4384 can be controlled by pins (parallel control mode) shown in Table 11. The serial control
interface is enabled by the P/S pin = “L”. Internal registers may be written by 3-wire µP interface pins, CSN, CCLK and
CDTI. The data on this interface consists of Chip Address (2bits, C1/0; fixed to “01”), Read/Write (1bit; fixed to “1”,
Write only), Register Address (MSB first, 5bits) and Control Data (MSB first, 8bits). AK4384 latches the data on the
rising edge of CCLK, so data should clocked in on the falling edge. The writing of data becomes valid by CSN “↑”. The
clock speed of CCLK is 5MHz (max).

Function Parallel mode Serial mode

Double sampling mode at 128/192fs X O
De-emphasis X O
SMUTE O O
Zero Detection X O
16/20/24bit LSB justified format X O
Table 11. . Function list (O: available, X: not available)

PDN = “L” resets the registers to their default values. When the state of P/S pin is changed, the AK4384 should be reset
by PDN= “L”. The internal timing circuit is reset by RSTN bit, but the registers are not initialized.

CSN

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
CCLK

CDTI C1 C0 R/W A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

C1-C0: Chip Address (Fixed to “01”)

R/W: READ/WRITE (Fixed to “1”, Write only)
A4-A0: Register Address
D7-D0: Control Data

Figure 8. Control I/F Timing

*The AK4384 does not support the read command and chip address. C1/0 and R/W are fixed to “011”
*When the AK4384 is in the power down mode (PDN = “L”) or the MCLK is not provided, writing into the control
register is inhibited.

■ Register Map
Addr Register Name D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
00H Control 1 ACKS 0 0 DIF2 DIF1 DIF0 PW RSTN
01H Control 2 DZFE DZFM SLOW DFS1 DFS0 DEM1 DEM0 SMUTE
02H Control 3 0 0 0 INVL INVR DZFB 0 0
03H Lch ATT ATT7 ATT6 ATT5 ATT4 ATT3 ATT2 ATT1 ATT0
04H Rch ATT ATT7 ATT6 ATT5 ATT4 ATT3 ATT2 ATT1 ATT0
Notes:
For addresses from 05H to 1FH, data must not be written.
When PDN pin goes “L”, the registers are initialized to their default values.
When RSTN bit goes “0”, the only internal timing is reset and the registers are not initialized to their default
values. All data can be written to the register even if PW or RSTN bit is “0”.

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■ Register Definitions
Addr Register Name D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0
00H Control 1 ACKS 0 0 DIF2 DIF1 DIF0 PW RSTN
default 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

RSTN: Internal timing reset control

0: Reset. All registers are not initialized.
1: Normal Operation
When MCLK frequency or DFS changes, the click noise can be reduced by RSTN bit.

PW: Power down control

0: Power down. All registers are not initialized.
1: Normal Operation

DIF2-0: Audio data interface formats (see Table 7)

Initial: “010”, Mode 2

ACKS: Master Clock Frequency Auto Setting Mode Enable

0: Disable, Manual Setting Mode
1: Enable, Auto Setting Mode
Master clock frequency is detected automatically at ACKS bit “1”. In this case, the setting of DFS1-0
are ignored. When this bit is “0”, DFS1-0 set the sampling speed mode.

Addr Register Name D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

01H Control 2 DZFE DZFM SLOW DFS1 DFS0 DEM1 DEM0 SMUTE
default 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

SMUTE: Soft Mute Enable

0: Normal operation
1: DAC outputs soft-muted

DEM1-0: De-emphasis Response (see Table 9)

Initial: “01”, OFF

DFS1-0: Sampling speed control

00: Normal speed
01: Double speed
10: Quad speed
When changing between Normal/Double Speed Mode and Quad Speed Mode, some click noise
occurs.

SLOW: Slow Roll-off Filter Enable

0: Sharp Roll-off Filter
1: Slow Roll-off Filter

DZFE: Data Zero Detect Enable

0: Disable
1: Enable
Zero detect function can be disabled by DZFE bit “0”. In this case, the DZF pins of both channels are
always “L”.

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DZFM: Data Zero Detect Mode

0: Channel Separated Mode
1: Channel ANDed Mode
If the DZFM bit is set to “1”, the DZF pins of both channels go to “H” only when the input data at both
channels are continuously zeros for 8192 LRCK cycles.

Addr Register Name D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

02H Control 3 0 0 0 INVL INVR DZFB 0 0
default 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DZFB: Inverting Enable of DZF

0: DZF goes “H” at Zero Detection
1: DZF goes “L” at Zero Detection

INVR: Inverting Lch Output Polarity

0: Normal Output
1: Inverted Output

INVL: Inverting Rch Output Polarity

0: Normal Output
1: Inverted Output

Addr Register Name D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0

03H Lch ATT ATT7 ATT6 ATT5 ATT4 ATT3 ATT2 ATT1 ATT0
04H Rch ATT ATT7 ATT6 ATT5 ATT4 ATT3 ATT2 ATT1 ATT0
default 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

ATT = 20 log10 (ATT_DATA / 255) [dB]

00H: Mute

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SYSTEM DESIGN

Figure 9 and 10 show the system connection diagram. An evaluation board (AKD4384) is available in order to allow an
easy study on the layout of a surrounding circuit.

Master Clock 1 MCLK DZFL 16

64fs 2 BICK DZFR 15

24bit Audio Data 3 SDTI VDD 14 Analog

+ Supply 5V
0.1u 10u
fs 4 LRCK VSS 13
AK4384 10u
Reset & Power down 5 PDN VCOM 12 +
Lch
Lch Out
6 SMUTE AOUTL 11 MUTE
Mode
Setting 7 ACKS AOUTR 10
Rch Rch Out
8 DIF0 P/S 9 MUTE

Digital Ground Analog Ground

Figure 9. Typical Connection Diagram (Parallel Mode)

Master Clock 1 MCLK DZFL 16

64fs 2 BICK DZFR 15

24bit Audio Data 3 SDTI VDD 14 Analog

+ Supply 5V
0.1u 10u
fs 4 LRCK VSS 13
AK4384 10u
Reset & Power down 5 PDN VCOM 12 +
Lch
Lch Out
6 CSN AOUTL 11 MUTE
Micro-
controller 7 CCLK AOUTR 10
Rch Rch Out
8 CDTI P/S 9 MUTE

Digital Ground Analog Ground

Figure 10. Typical Connection Diagram (Serial Mode)

Notes:
- LRCK = fs, BICK = 64fs.
- When AOUT drives some capacitive load, some resistor should be added in series between AOUT and
capacitive load.
- All input pins except pull-up pin should not be left floating.

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1. Grounding and Power Supply Decoupling

VDD and VSS are supplied from analog supply and should be separated from system digital supply. Decoupling
capacitor, especially 0.1μF ceramic capacitor for high frequency should be placed as near to VDD as possible. The
differential Voltage between VDD and VSS pins set the analog output range.

2. Analog Outputs

The analog outputs are single-ended and centered around the VCOM voltage. The output signal range is typically
3.40Vpp (typ@VDD=5V). The phase of the analog outputs can be inverted channel independently by INVL/INVR bits.
The internal switched-capacitor filter and continuous-time filter attenuate the noise generated by the delta-sigma
modulator beyond the audio passband. The output voltage is a positive full scale for 7FFFFFH (@24bit) and a negative
full scale for 800000H (@24bit). The ideal output is VCOM voltage for 000000H (@24bit).

DC offsets on analog outputs are eliminated by AC coupling since analog outputs have DC offsets of VCOM + a few mV.
Figure 11 shows an example of the external LPF with 2Vrms output.

820p

3.3k 2.2k

+Vop

22u 1.5k 1.8k Analog

AOUT Out

10k 820p -Vop

fc=111.8kHz, Q=0.714, g=-0.04dB at 40kHz

Figure 11. External 2nd order LPF Circuit Example (using op-amp with dual power supplies)

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PACKAGE

16pin TSSOP (Unit: mm)

*5.0±0.1 1.1 (max)

16 9

*4.4±0.1

6.4±0.2
1 8

0.22±0.1 0.65 0.17±0.05

0.13 M
Detail A

0.1±0.1

0.5±0.2

Seating Plane
0.10

NOTE: Dimension "*" does not include mold flash. 0-10°

■ Package & Lead frame material

Package molding compound: Epoxy
Lead frame material: Cu
Lead frame surface treatment: Solder(Pb free) plate

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MARKING (AK4384VT)

AKM
4384VT
XXYYY

1) Pin #1 indication
2) Date Code : XXYYY (5 digits)
XX: Lot#
YYY: Date Code
3) Marketing Code : 4384VT
4) Asahi Kasei Logo

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MARKING (AK4384ET)

AKM
4384ET
XXYYY

5) Pin #1 indication
6) Date Code : XXYYY (5 digits)
XX: Lot#
YYY: Date Code
7) Marketing Code : 4384ET
8) Asahi Kasei Logo

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REVISION HISTORY

Date (YY/MM/DD) Revision Reason Page Contents

02/09/11 00 First Edition
06/01/11 01 Spec Addition 2 Ordering Guide
AK4384ET was added.
23 MARKING
AK4384ET was added.
10/09/28 02 Specification 21 PACKAGE
Change The package dimension was changed.

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