Device and method for detecting audio interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11036460-B2
Application number	US-202016790740-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 14, 2020
Priority date	Feb 15, 2019
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

A device for detecting an audio interface includes a processing unit, a first audio interface transmitting circuit, and a second audio interface transmitting circuit. The processing unit is utilized to generate a clock signal and a word select (WS) signal. The first audio interface transmitting circuit is utilized to generate a first audio data according to the clock signal. The second audio interface transmitting circuit is utilized to generate a second audio data according to the clock signal and the WS signal. The processing unit switches to the first audio interface transmitting circuit if a voltage potential of the WS signal remains at a high voltage level or remains at a low voltage level longer than a predetermined period. The processing unit switches to the second audio interface transmitting circuit if the voltage potential of the WS signal changes during the predetermined period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for detecting an audio interface, comprising:
a processing unit configured to generate a clock signal and a word select signal;
a first audio interface transmitting circuit configured to generate a first audio data according to the clock signal and configured to transmit the first audio data to the processing unit in a first transmission protocol;
a second audio interface transmitting circuit configured to generate a second audio data according to the clock signal and the word select signal and configured to transmit the second audio data to the processing unit in a second transmission protocol;
a third audio interface transmitting circuit configured to generate a third audio data according to the clock signal and the word select signal and to transmit the third audio data to the processing unit in a third transmission protocol; and
a detecting unit configured to generate a detection result according to the word select signal;
wherein the detection result is the first transmission protocol and the processing unit is switched to the first audio interface transmitting circuit when the word select signal is maintained at a low voltage potential for a predetermined period or when the word select signal is maintained at a high voltage potential for the predetermined period;
the detection result is the second transmission protocol and the processing unit is switched to the second audio interface transmitting circuit when a voltage potential of the word select signal changes in the predetermined period;
the detection result is the third transmission protocol and the processing unit is switched to the third audio interface transmitting circuit when two adjacent rising edges or two adjacent falling edges of the word select signal are spaced for 64 clocks and the word select signal is maintained at the high voltage potential for 32 clocks;
the detection result is the second transmission protocol and the processing unit is switched to the second audio interface transmitting when the two adjacent rising edges or the two adjacent falling edges of the word select signal are spaced for 64 clocks and the word select signal is not maintained at the high voltage potential for 32 clocks; and
the detection result is the second transmission protocol and the processing unit is switched to the second audio interface transmitting when the two adjacent rising edges or the two adjacent falling edges of the word select signal are not spaced for 64 clocks.

2. The device for detecting the audio interface according to claim 1 , wherein the first transmission protocol is pulse density modulation, and the second transmission protocol is time division multiplexing.

3. The device for detecting the audio interface according to claim 1 , wherein the third transmission protocol is inter-integrated circuit (inter-IC) sound transmission.

4. The device for detecting the audio interface according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined period is 512 clocks.

5. A method for detecting an audio interface, configured to switch the audio interface by detecting a word select signal generated by a processing unit, comprising:
step one: detecting the word select signal;
step two: determining whether a voltage potential of the word select signal maintains constant for a predetermined period, and implementing a step three if so or implementing a step fourth if not;
wherein the step three is switching the audio interface of the processing unit to a first audio interface transmitting circuit;
the step four is switching the audio interface of the processing unit to a second audio interface transmitting circuit, and determining whether two adjacent rising edges of the word select signal are spaced for 64 clocks or two adjacent falling edges of the word select signal are spaced for 64 clocks; and
if so and the word select signal is maintained at a high voltage potential for 32 clocks, the audio interface of the processing unit is switched to a third audio interface transmitting circuit, otherwise the audio interface of the processing unit is switched to the second audio interface transmitting circuit.

6. The method for detecting the audio interface according to claim 5 , wherein the first audio interface transmitting circuit is a pulse density modulation circuit and the second audio interface transmitting circuit is a time division multiplexing circuit.

7. The method for detecting the audio interface according to claim 5 , wherein the third audio interface transmitting circuit is inter-integrated circuit (inter-IC) sound transmission.

8. The method for detecting the audio interface according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined period is 512 clocks.

Assignees

• Silicon Integrated Systems Corp

Inventors

• Chen Han-Ning
• Chiang Chien-Yu
• Lin Wen-Chi

Classifications

• H04B14/02

  characterised by the use of pulse modulation (in radio transmission relays H04B7/17) · CPC title

• G06F3/162 Primary

  Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs · CPC title

• H04B14/026

  using pulse time characteristics modulation, e.g. width, position, interval · CPC title

• G06F1/06

  Clock generators producing several clock signals {(G06F1/08 - G06F1/14 take precedence)} · CPC title

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title