Hardware Considerations in Product Design
E-12
The supply voltage and the speaker impedance are the primary factors in how
much power is delivered to the speaker. The minimum speaker impedance
(normally 32
Ω
) and the maximum supply voltage are determined by the limits
of the TI speech device. Adding an external amplifier/buffer allows a lower
impedance speaker and a higher drive voltage to be used, resulting in
increased speaker volume.
A buffer may be a simple circuit with four resistors, one nonpolar capacitor, and
four transistors connected in an H-bridge configuration. This type of circuit
buffers the DAC outputs so that a lower impedance speaker can be used. The
cost and availability of the nonpolar capacitor may be the major disadvantage
to this circuit.
The LM386 is another common audio amplifier used with TI speech devices.
Implementing a good low-pass filter and analog volume control is easy and
cost-effective when using this audio amplifier.
E.9.4
Impact of Batteries on Speech Quality
All batteries have an associated source impedance. This impedance is
normally larger on smaller batteries (for example, button cells) than on larger
batteries (for example, D-cell batteries). When the speech is being produced,
the large currents driving the speaker may cause a significant sag in battery
voltage. This modulation of the battery voltage may significantly affect both the
output volume and the quality of the speech. In many cases, using a larger
battery significantly improves the perceived quality of the product.
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