
Production Data
WM8978
w
PD, Rev 4.5, October 2011
37
REGISTER
ADDRESS
BIT LABEL DEFAULT
DESCRIPTION
7:4 ALCHLD
[3:0]
0000
(0ms)
ALC hold time before gain is
increased.
0000 = 0ms
0001 = 2.67ms
0010 = 5.33ms
0011 = 10.66ms
0100 = 21.32ms
0101 = 42.64ms
0110 = 85.28ms
0111 = 0.17s
1000 = 0.34s
1001 = 0.68s
1010 or higher = 1.36s
R34 (22h)
ALC Control
3
8
ALCMODE
0
Determines the ALC mode of
operation:
0 = ALC mode (Normal Operation)
1 = Limiter mode.
7:4 ALCDCY
[3:0]
0011
(26ms/6dB)
Decay (gain ramp-up) time
(ALCMODE ==0)
Per
step
Per
6dB
90% of
range
0000 410us 3.28ms 23.6ms
0001 820us 6.56ms 47.2ms
0010 1.64ms 13.1ms 94.5ms
… (time doubles with every step)
1010
or
higher
420ms 3.36s 24.2s
0011
(5.8ms/6dB)
Decay (gain ramp-up) time
(ALCMODE ==1)
Per
step
Per
6dB
90% of
range
0000 90.8us 726us
5.23ms
0001 182us 1.45ms 10.5ms
0010 363us 2.91ms 20.9ms
… (time doubles with every step)
1010 93ms 744ms 5.36s
3:0 ALCATK
[3:0]
0010
(3.3ms/6dB)
ALC attack (gain ramp-down) time
(ALCMODE == 0)
Per
step
Per
6dB
90% of
range
0000 104us 832us 6ms
0001 208us 1.66ms 12ms
0010 416us 3.33ms 24ms
… (time doubles with every step)
1010
or
higher
106ms 852ms 6.13s
0010
(726us/6dB)
ALC attack (gain ramp-down) time
(ALCMODE == 1)
Per
step
Per
6dB
90% of
range
0000 22.7us 182.4us
1.31ms
0001 45.4us 363us
2.62ms
0010 90.8us 726us
5.23ms
Summary of Contents for WM8978
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