Connect headphones to Class D amplifier
17 Nov 2015 | Hiroshi FukushimaShare this page with your friends
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Figure 1: A Class D amplifier has separate drivers for each speaker. |
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Figure 2: The MAX9704 applies power to one channel at a time. |
To solve the problem, look at the output waveform of the MAX9704 as it swings (figure 2). Each channel output alternates between high and low. You can take advantage of the fact that the channels aren't on at the same time by configuring your circuit like the one in figure 3.
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Figure 3: This speaker configuration lets you connect headphones with a common ground to a Class D amplifier. |
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Figure 4: With the resistors in place, you can connect headphones to the MAX9704 amplifier. |
Figure 4 shows the circuit details. Because the MAX9704 alternates the outputs of each channel, the R3/R6 combination doesn't affect the channel's drivers. Resistors R3 and R2 connect to the left output terminal. Resistors R4 and R1 connect to the right output terminal. The inactive channel's output voltage must be the same voltage, which means that R4, R1, and R6 connect to the same voltage when the left-channel output is active. R3, R1, and R5 connect to the same voltage when the right-channel output is active. The values of R1 and R2 affect how much crosstalk you get between channels. The values in figure 4 provide sufficient channel separation.
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Hiroshi Fukushima contributed this article.
This article is a Design Idea selected for re-publication by the editors. It was first published on July 9, 2009 in EDN.com.
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