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文章摘要：Keep Power Consumption in Check with Low-Power Comparators that Autosense Plugged-In AccessoriesAbstract: Portable electronic devices usually include a single 3- or 4-connector jack which can be a stereo headphone jack, a mono headphone jack with microphone input and hook switch, or a stereo headpho

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Keep Power Consumption in Check with Low-Power Comparators that Autosense Plugged-In Accessories

Abstract: Portable electronic devices usually include a single 3- or 4-connector jack which can be a stereo headphone jack, a mono headphone jack with microphone input and hook switch, or a stereo headphone jack with microphone/hook-switch combination. Tiny, ultra-low-power comparators like the series can be configured in various ways not only to consume negligible power, but also to provide small, simple, and cost-effective detection of external accessories.

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A similar article appeared in Audio DesignLine, November 2008.

A common feature in most of the electronic devices used today (cell phones, PDAs, notebooks, handheld media players, game systems, etc.) is the provision for connecting external accessories. The devices, therefore, include dedicated logic circuitry not merely to detect the presence of an accessory, but to identify its type so the internal control circuitry can adjust accordingly.

Adding circuits to implement the autodetection/selection function can increase a system's power budget, and that is a problem. As designers, we need to minimize the power budget to ensure that the systems deliver the "greenest" possible solution with the smallest footprint. To that end, tiny, ultra-low-power comparators such as the MAX9060 series offer the best solution in the semiconductor market. These comparators are key to helping designers stay within their power-consumption budget.

Hardwiring Detects the Presence of a Jack

We begin with a quick review of the basics of automatic jack detection.

Consider a typical headphone-socket circuit (Figure 1). Connecting a pullup resistor to the detect pin, as shown here, generates a signal to indicate the presence of a headphone or other external device. In a typical connection, the detect pin is disconnected if an external device in inserted.

The output signal is pulled high when no jack is present and pulled low when the jack is inserted. This detect signal is routed to a microcontroller port, which can then autoswitch the audio signal between a loud speaker (headphone absent) and the headphone speakers (headphone present).

A simple transistor can buffer the detect signal before it reaches the microcontroller input. The transistor also provides any level translation necessary for interfacing with the controller. In space-constrained applications like cell phones and PDAs, a small transistor packaged no larger than a couple of millimeters is preferred. Buffering and level translation can also be implemented with low-cost, low-power comparators in ultra-small packages. Members of the MAX9060 family, for example, come in 1mm × 1mm chip-scale packages and consume just 1µA of current.

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