WM8940
38
Rev 4.4
Input
Signal
Output
of PGA
ALCLVL
PGA
Gain
t
HOLD
Figure 16 ALC Hold Time
ALCHLD
t
HOLD
(s)
0000
0
0001
2.67ms
0010
5.34ms
0011
10.7ms
0100
21.4ms
0101
42.7ms
0110
85.4ms
0111
171ms
1000
342ms
1001
684ms
1010
1.37s
Table 27 ALC Hold Time Values
PEAK LIMITER
To prevent clipping when a large signal occurs just after a period of quiet, the ALC circuit includes a
limiter function. If the ADC input signal exceeds 87.5% of full scale (
–1.16dB), the PGA gain is
ramped down at the maximum attack rate (as when ALCATK = 0000), until the signal level falls below
87.5% of full scale. This function is automatically enabled whenever the ALC is enabled.
Note:
If ALCATK = 0000, then the limiter makes no difference to the operation of the ALC. It is
designed to prevent clipping when long attack times are used.