cmi8738 spec v06 reg
TRANSCRIPT
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Ver. 0.6
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Products and company names mentioned here are the trademarks of their respective owners.
With high speed PCI V2.1 bus controller and legacy audio
SB16® DSPemulator,CMI8738 is designed for PC add-in cards
and all-in-one motherboards. No external CODEC is needed in
CMI8738: CMI-8738 supports the legacy audio – SB16™, FM
emulator/DLS wavetable music synthesis, and HRTF 3D
positional audio functions. Above all CMI8738 supports PCtel®
HSP56 (1789) interface.
Being compatible with A3D™ and DirectSound™ 3D, CMI8738
meets PC98® requirements, and supports professional digital
audio interface such as 24-bit SPDIF IN (0.5V ~ 5V)and
OUT(44.1K and 48K format).
CMI8738 uses HRTF 3D extension technology to enhance
traditional HRTF 3D positional audio by substituting two-speaker
system by four- speaker one(it supports additional 2CH 16-bit
DAC to provide rear side audio). It greatly improves HRTF 3D
positional audio quality and successfully removes the sweet spot
limitations: users can enjoy genuine 3D audio gaming effects,
and don't have to worry about the environmental confinement
any more.
Being outstanding for its full audio functions, competitive price,
and power management, CMI-8738 is the best choice for people
seeking for optimum use of the PC applications.
C-Media licensed HRTF 3D library from Central Research Lab
(CRL®), U.K, who provides one of the world's best HRTF
libraries (CRL® also licensed its audio technology to YAMAHA®,
ESS®, and other well-known sound chip makers).
Features HRTF-based 3D positional audio,
supporting DirectSound™ 3D and A3D™
interface
Supports rear side speakers, C3DX
positional audio in 4 CH speaker mode
Legacy audio SB16™ compatible
DLS-based wavetable music synthesizer,
supports DirectMusic™
Professional digital audio interface
supporting 24-bit SPDIF IN and OUT (44.1K
and 48K format)
Built-in 32ohm Earphone buffer
Built-in PCtel® HSP56 Modem™ interface
Drivers support AC3® 5.1CH interface.
MPU-401 port
Dual game port
16-bit full duplex CODEC
4 CH 16-bit DAC
32-bit PCI bus master
External E²PROM interface
Single chip design, +5V, 128 pins QFP
Preliminary Ver 0.6
CMI-8738/PCI C3DX PCI-Based HRTF 3D Extension Positional Audio Chip
HSP56 Modem interface
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
CMI-8738/PCI Block Diagram
PCI interfacePCI interface
PC
I B
US DMA engine
IRQ control emulatorll duplex CODECo,nter.0..
Legacy audioSB16™emulator
SPDIF IN and OUT
MPU 401 and GAME port
Music Synthesizer HRTF DSP engine
16-bit CODEC
Analog MixerPLL and timing circuit
14.318Mhz
3D Surround
Earphone buffer
LINE OUT
MIC AMP
LINE / CD / AUX / PCPSK IN
MIC IN
Rear L/R
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PINOUT
PINOUT
CMI8738/PCI C3DX AUDIO CHIP QFP 128 PINS
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO SpecificationPINOUT
U 1
C M I 8 7 3 8 B
XA F E R S T1 0 3
XS C L K1 0 4
XH S P F S1 0 5
XH S P S D I1 0 6
XH S P S D O1 0 7
XA F E M C L K1 0 8
XB I O 31 0 9
XB I O 21 1 0
XB I O 11 1 1
XB I O 01 1 2
XH N D S E T1 1 3
XM D S E L1 1 4
V D D1 1 5
G N D1 1 6
XI N TA1 1 7
XI N TB1 1 8
XP R S T1 1 9
XC L K 3 31 2 0
XG N T1 2 1
XR E Q1 2 2
XA D O U TL6 4
XV R E F6 3
XI N TV R E F6 2
A V D D6 1
A G N D6 0
XA F E P D5 9
XM O U T5 8
XM I N5 7
XO U T5 6
XI N5 5
V D D5 4
G N D5 3
XA 05 2
XA 15 1
XA 25 0
XA 34 9
XA 44 8
XA 54 7
G N D4 6
V D D4 5
XA
272
GN
D3
VD
D4
XA
265
XA
256
XA
247
XC
BE
38
XID
SE
L9
VD
D1
0G
ND
11
XA
231
2X
A22
13
XA
211
4X
A20
15
XA
191
6G
ND
17
VD
D1
8X
A18
19
A1
72
0X
A16
21
XC
BE
22
2X
FR
AM
E2
3X
IRD
Y2
4X
TR
DY
25
XD
EV
SE
L2
6V
DD
27
GN
D2
8X
STO
P2
9X
PA
R3
0X
CB
E1
31
XR
ING
10
1V
DD
M1
00
DG
ND
99
XS
PD
IFO
98
XG
D7
97
XG
D6
96
XG
D5
95
XG
D4
94
XG
D3
93
XG
D2
92
XG
D1
91
XG
D0
90
XR
XD8
9X
TXD
88
XG
PB
IO8
7X
SP
DIF
I8
6X
MB
CS
Z8
5X
EE
CS
84
VD
D5V
83
AG
ND
82
AV
DD
81
XM
ICIN
80
XP
CS
PK
IN7
9X
AU
XR
78
XA
UX
L7
7X
LN
R7
6X
LN
L7
5X
RE
AR
R7
4X
RE
AR
L7
3X
CD
R7
2X
A15
32
XA
143
3X
A13
34
XA
123
5G
ND
36
VD
D3
7X
A11
38
XA 1 03 9XA 94 0XA 84 1XC B E 04 2XA 74 3XA 64 4
XA 2 91 2 8 XA 3 01 2 7 XA 3 11 2 6 G N D1 2 5 V D D1 2 4 XP M E1 2 3
XA
281
XA
DO
UT
R6
5
XA
DC
HL
66
XA
DC
HR
67
XL
FIL
T6
8
XR
FIL
T6
9
XC
DG
ND
70
XC
DL
71
XO
FF
HO
OK
10
2
3
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DIGITAL PIN DESCRIPTION
Name Number PIN
Type
Definition
XA31-XA0 126-128,1-2,5-7,12-16,19-
21,32-35,38-41,43-44,47-52
I/O PCI bus address and data lines
XINTA 117 O Interrupt request , active-low.
XINTB 118 O Modem Interrupt request,active-low
XPRST 119 I Reset
XCLK33 120 I PCI bus clock.
XGNT 121 I Bus master grant, active-low.
XREQ 122 O Bus master request, tri-state
output, active-low.
XIDSEL 9 I ID select, active-high.
XFRAME 23 I/O Cycle frame, active-low.
XIRDY 24 I/O Initiator ready, active-low. The bus
master device is ready to transmit
or receive data
XTRDY 25 I/O Target ready, active-low. The target
device is ready to transmit or
receive data
XDEVSEL 26 I/O Device select, active-low. The
target device has decoded the
address of the current transaction
as its own chip select range.
XSTOP 29 I/O Stop transaction, active-low. The
target device request to the master
to stop the current transaction.
XPAR 30 I/O Parity. The pin indicates even parity
across XA31-XA9 and XCBE3-0 for
both address and data phases.
XCBE3,2,1,0 8,22,31,42 I/O Multiplexed command/byte enable.
These pins indicate cycle type
during the address phase of a
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PIN DESCRIPTION
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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transaction.
VDD 4,10,18,27,37,45,54,115,124 +5V Digital and PCI I/O power pin
GND 3,11,17,28,36,46,53,116,115 GND Digital and PCI I/O ground
XIN 55 I 14.318Mhz crystal, or external clock
input
XOUT 56 O 14.318Mhz crystal
XGD7-XGD4 97-94 I Game port switch input pin.
Switch D to switch A
XGD3-XGD0 93-90 I/O Game port resistor input pin.
RC3 to RC0
XTXD 88 O MIDI transmit data
XRXD 89 I MIDI receive data
XSPDIFO 98 O 44.1kHZ SPDIF output
XSPDIFI 86 I* 44.1kHZ SPDIF input
XSCL 104 O General purpose output
XBIO3-
XBIO0
109-112 I/O General purpose I/O
VDD5V 83 +5V Digital and PCI I/O power pin
VDDM 100 +5V Digital and PCI I/O power pin
DGND 99 GND Digital and PCI I/O ground
XEECS 84 O EEPROM chip select
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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AVDD 61,81 +5V Analog power
AGND 60,82 GND Analog ground
XADOUTL-R 64,65 AO1 Line out
XADCHL-R 66,67 AI/O ADC filter
XLFILT 68 AI/O Left channel DAC filter
XRFILT 69 AI/O Right channel DAC filter
XVREF 63 AI Reference Voltage
XCDL-R
XCDGND
71,72,70 AI CD audio differential input
XLNL-R 75,76 AI Line in or Rear speaker out
XAUXL-R 77,78 AI Aux. Line in
XPCSPKIN 79 AI PC beep signal
XMICIN 80 AI Microphone in
XREARL-R 73,74 AI/O Rear speaker out
XMDSEL 114 I Modes chip select (high:enable)
XGPBIO 87 O General purpose I/O pin
(0=disabled, 1=enabled)
XRING 101 I Ring detection input
XOFFHOOK 102 O Off-hook control output
XAFERST 103 O Reset signal for MODEM DAA
XHSPFS 105 O DAA frame SYNC
XHSPSDI 106 I DAA data input
XHSPSDO 107 O DAA data output
XAFEMCLK 108 O DAA master clock
XHNDSET 113 O Reserved
XAFEPD 59 O Reserved
XMOUT 58 O MODEM crystal output (18.432MHz)
XMIN 57 I MODEM crystal input
XMBCSZ 85 I Audio chip select (low:enable)
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PIN DESCRIPTION
ANALOG PIN DESCRIPTION
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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Ver. 0.6
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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Ver. 0.6
Name Number Definition
XTXD 88 When pull-down select add-on mode,
default pull-high motherboard.
XAFEPD 59 When pull-down enable #INTB share with #INTA,
default high disabled.
XHNDSET 113 When pull-down enable external 18.432Mhz x'tal to HSP module,
default pull-high enable internal 24.576Mhz to HSP module.
XBIO0 112 When pull-down select CLKGEN ref. clock to external
24.576Mhz x'tal. default pull-high select 14.318Mhz
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
POWER ON CONFIGURATION PIN
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Absolute Maximum Ratings
Ratings Symbol Value Units
Digital power voltage VDD VDD5% V
Analog power voltage AVDD AVDD5% V
Operating temperature range TO 0 to 70 C
Storage temperature range TST -40 to 125 C
Maximum power dissipation PDMAX 300 MW
Digital Characteristics
PARAMETER Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Input high voltage(PCI I/O) VIH 2. VDD+0.5 V
Input low voltage (PCI I/O) VIL -0.5 0.8 V
Output high voltage VOH 2.4 VDD V
Output low voltage VOL 0.0 0.2 0.4 V
SPDIF IN input high voltage VIH1 2.6 V
SPDIF IN input low voltage VIL1 2.4 V
SPDIF output high voltage VOH1 VDD V
SPDIF output low voltage VOL1 VSS V
Output buffer current 5 mA
Audio Characteristics
PARAMETER Symbol Min Typ Max Unit
Analog input voltage Avin 1.1 VRms
Analog output voltage Avout 1.1 VRms
A-A S/N ratio 85 db
A-A THD 0.09
ADC S/N ratio 80 db
ADC THD 0.1 0.2 %
DAC S/N ratio 80 db
DAC THD 0.1 0.2 %
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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Ver. 0.6
SPDIF IN/OUT S/N ratio 120 db
SPDIF IN/OUT THD 0 %
Microphone input level 20 200 mv
Microphone booster 20 db
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
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Ver. 0.6
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Application circuit: (for mainboard purpose)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
2327AM 2M .SCH 1. 3
CM I 8738 PC I 4 CHAN NEL AUDI O WI T H M ODEM
C-M EDI A ELECT RONI CS I NC.
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+ 5V A
+12V + 5V A
VCC
VCC
DVDD
5VSBY 5VSBY
5VSBY
VCCVCC
+ 5V A
+ 5V A
VCC
+12V
VCC
+ 5V A
SPDIF INTERFACE
POWER SUPPLY
CD-AUDIO INTERFACE
SONY/IDE
AUX IN
GAME PORT
GAME PORT
DB15
PC-SPK
LINE-IN/REAR-OUT
SPDIF-IN
TEST POINT
(VEND-ID)
OUTPUT LEVEL (5V/0.5V)* SOFTWARE PROGRAMABLE SPDIF-OUT
* POWER-ON CONFIGURATIONS
XHNDSET : LOW=PASS 18.432MHZ TO HSP HI=PASS 24.576MHZ TO HSPXBIO0 : LOW=CLOCK-IN SELECT 24.576MHZ HI=CLOCK-IN SELECT 14.318MHZ
(DEFAULT : HI)
tie to SMI input* PRING for M/B ring wake up function
* 5VSBY from mainboardpower supply
* MBCSZ : AUDIO CHIP SELECTLOW : ENABLE HI : DISABLE
LOW : DISABLE HI : ENABLE* MDSEL : MODEM DEVICE SELECT
(PIN1 FOR OPTICAL MODULE)
1
2 16
15
JP1
XLI NL XLNL
XLINR XLNR
SPDI FI SPDIFOI NT A
I NT B
V AUXPRST
P CI CLKGNT
REQPM E
XCDINR XCDR A31 A30AF EM CLK A29HSPF S A28
XCDGN D XCDG MS CLK A27 A26A25
XBIO 1 O FFHOO K A24XCDI NL XCDL HS PSDO RING CBE3 IDSEL
HS PSDI A23AF ERST M UT E A22
A21 A20A19
G M RC0 T IM D DVDD5V A18G M RC2 T IM B A17 A16G M RC3 T IM A CBE2G M RC1 T IM C F RAM E
G P8 I RDYG P14 T RDY
DEV SELRFILT S T O PLFILTADCHR
PA RCBE1 A15A14
A13SWB XADO UT R A12 A11T IM C XA UXR A10
A9AVDD
T IM D XAUXLSWA A8 CBE0
A7A6
A5 A4A3
A2AVDD A1 A0
RXD G P14 AF ERSTSWD MS CLKT IM A HSPF ST XD G P8 HS PSDIT IM B HS PSDOSWC AF EM CLK
M UT E
XBIO 1XBIO 0 EECS
G M RC3MDSEL G M RC2
A0 T XDA1
I NT A A2I NT B A3PRST A4P CI CLK A5GNTREQ
PCS PKI N PM E A6A7CBE0 EECS
A31 A8A30 A9A29 A10
XADOUT L SL
S R
XADO UT R
MI N MI CI N
DVDD
OFFHOO
KA28
RINGA27
DVDD
SPDIFOA26
SWD
A25SW
CA24
SWB
CBE3SW
AIDSEL
GM
RC3G
MRC2
GM
RC1A23
GM
RC0A22
RXDA21
TXD
A20A19
SPDIFIM
BCSZEECS
A18DVDD5V
A17A16
AVDDCBE2
MICINFRAM
EPCSPKIN
IRDYXAUXR
TRDY
XAUXLDEVSEL
XLNRXLNL
STOP
PARXCDR
CBE1XCDL
A15XCDG
A14A13A12
ADCHL
A11
XADOUT L
Q 1 78L05
VI1
GND2
VO3
SLOT 1
T RST -1
+12V2
T M S3
T D14
+5V5
INT A-6
INT C-7
+5V8
RSV D9
+5V10
RSV D11
GND12
GND13
RSV D14
RST -15
+5V16
G NT -17
GND18
RSV D19
AD3020
+3. 3V21
AD2822
AD2623
GND24
AD2425
IDSEL26
+3. 3V27
AD2228
AD2029
GND30
AD1831
AD1632
+3. 3V33
FRA ME-34
GND35
T RDY -36
GND37
ST OP-38
+3. 3V39
S DONE40
S BO-41
GND42
PA R43
AD1544
+3. 3V45
AD1346
AD1147
GND48
AD0949
C/ BE0-52
+3. 3V53
AD0654
AD0455
GND56
AD0257
AD0058
+5V59
REQ64-60
+5V61
+5V62
SLOT 2
-12V1
T CK2
GND3
T D04
+5V5
+5V6
INT B-7
INT D-8
PRS NT 1-9
RSV D10
PRS NT 2-11
GND12
GND13
RSV D14
GND15
CLK16
GND17
REQ-18
+5V19
AD3120
AD2921
GND22
AD2723
AD2524
+3. 3V25
C/ BE3-26
AD2327
GND28
AD2129
AD1930
+3. 3V31
AD1732
C/ BE2-33
GND34
IRDY -35
+3. 3V36
DE VSEL-37
GND38
LO CK-39
P ERR-40
+3. 3V41
S ERR-42
+3. 3V43
C/ BE1-44
AD1445
GND46
AD1247
AD1048
GND49
AD0852
AD0753
+3. 3V54
AD0555
AD0356
GND57
AD0158
+5V59
ACK64-60
+5V61
+5V62
LI NE1 P HONEJACK3P
2
13
G AM E1
DB2F15
815
714
613
512
411
310
291
MI C1
P HONEJACK3P
2
13
SPDIF OUT 1RCA JACK
S PK1
P HONEJACK3P
2
13
Y 1
14. 318MHZ
C56
104
C60
104
U293C46
CS1
S K2
DI3
DO4
GND5NC6NC7VCC8
C5310UF/ 16V
+C44
10UF/ 16V
+ C43
104
R17 0 C23104
R3 10K
R13 10K
C13101
C1101
L3201209U280
L4201209U280
C1410UF/ 16V
+
C410UF/ 16V
+
J3
P IN 1X4
1 2 3 4 J5CD-JA CK/ PANASO NI C
1 2 3 4
R6 10K
R15 10K
R7 10K
C7
104
C9
104
C8
104
R30 2. 2KR26 2. 2KR24 2. 2KR23 2. 2K
R27 0
C35
822
C32
822
C40
822
C45
822
C39
102C29102
C55104
C47
102
C31
102
C27
104
C30
102
C46
102
R25560
R19 47
J6
P IN 1X2
1 2 R9
100
C3
104
C2
104
R12
1K
R11
1K
C101UF/ 16V
+
C11
104
R41
10K
C15
102
C59
104
C36
104
C41
104
C48
104
C49
104
C50
104
C51
104
C42
104
C37
104
C22
470UF/ 16V
+
C18
470UF/ 16V
+
L2
201209U280
L1201209U280
C19
101
C17
101
C2820P F
C34
20P FC57(20PF)
C58(20PF)
R16
O PEN(10K)
C12
104
C26104
C21
102
C25
102
C24
270
C20
270
C5410UF/ 16V
+
C5
104C6
104
R5
10K
R4
10K
J2P IN 1X4
1 2 3 4
C52
104
R210K
C16
224
R36
10K
R34
O PEN(10K)
Y 2(18.432M HZ)
R37
75
JP1
P IN 2X8
12345678910
111213141516
R38560
D1
1N4148
Q 2
2N3904/NA
R4010K/NA R41
10K/NAR42
0
R43
10K/NA
D2ZE RNER1/3. 6V
R18 O PE N(33)
R104. 7K
R84. 7K
J4P IN 1X3
1 2 3
R35
10K(O PEN)
R32 OPE N(1OK)
C38104
R45
0 C61
104
U1
CM I8738
XAF ERST103
XS CLK104
XHSPF S105
XHS PSDI106
XHS PSDO107
XAF EM CLK108
XBIO 3109
XBIO 2110
XBIO 1111
XBIO 0112
XHNDSET113
XMDSEL114
VDD115
GND116
XI NT A117
XI NT B118
XPRST119
XCLK33120
XGNT121
XREQ122
XADOUT L64
XVRE F63
XI NT VRE F62
AVDD61
AGND60
XAFEP D59
XM OUT58
XMI N57
XOUT56
XI N55
VDD54
GND53
XA052
XA151
XA250
XA349
XA448
XA547
GND46
VDD45
XA272
GND3
VDD4
XA265
XA256
XA247
XCBE38
XIDSEL9
VDD10
GND11
XA2312
XA2213
XA2114
XA2015
XA1916
GND17
VDD18
XA1819
A1720
XA1621
XCBE222
XFRAME
23XIRDY
24XT
RDY25
XDEVSEL26
VDD27
GND28
XSTOP
29XPAR
30XCBE1
31
XRING101
VDDM100
DGND99
XSPDIFO98
XGD7
97XG
D696
XGD5
95XG
D494
XGD3
93XG
D292
XGD1
91XG
D090
XRXD89
XTXD
88XGPBIO
87XSPDIFI
86XM
BCSZ85
XEECS84
VDD5V83
AGND82
AVDD81
XMICIN80
XPCSPKIN79
XAUXR78
XAUXL77
XLNR76
XLNL75
XREARR74
XREARL73
XCDR72
XA1532
XA1433
XA1334
XA1235
GND36
VDD37
XA1138
XA1039XA940XA841XCBE042XA743XA644
XA29128 XA30127 XA31126 GND125 VDD124 XPM E123
XA281
XADOUT
R65
XADCHL66
XADCHR67
XLFILT68
XRFILT69
XCDGND70
XCDL71
XOFFHOO
K102
R29 10
R39
1M
R4475
R33 1(0805)or bead core(0805)
5VSBYPRING
11
Ver. 0.6
No. Quantit
y
Reference Part
1 4 C1,C13,C17,C19 101
2 28 C2,C3,C5,C6,C7,C8,C9,
C11,
104
C12,C23,C26,C27,C36,
C37,
C38,C41,C42,C43,C48,
C49,
C50,C51,C52,C55,C56,
C59,
C60,C61
3 5 C4,C14,C44,C53,C54 10UF/16V
4 1 C10 1UF/16V
5 9 C15,C21,C25,C29,C30,
C31,
102
C39,C46,C47
6 1 C16 224
7 2 C18,C22 470UF/16V
8 2 C20,C24 270
9 2 C28,C34 20PF
10 4 C32,C35,C40,C45 822
11 2 C57,C58 (20PF)
12 1 D1 1N4148
13 1 D2 ZERNER1/3.6V
14 1 GAME1 DB2F15
15 2 J2,J3 PIN 1X4
16 1 J4 PIN 1X3
17 1 J5 CD-JACK/
PANASONIC
18 1 J6 PIN 1X2
19 1 JP1 PIN 2X8
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BOM: (for mainboard)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
12
Ver. 0.6
20 4 L1,L2,L3,L4 201209U280
21 3 LINE1,MIC1,SPK1 PHONEJACK3P
22 1 Q1 78L05
23 1 Q2 2N3904/NA
24 10 R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7,R1
3,
10K
R15,R36,R41
25 2 R8,R10 4.7K
26 1 R9 100
27 2 R11,R12 1K
28 2 R16,R34 OPEN(10K)
29 4 R17,R27,R42,R45 0
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
13
Ver. 0.6
No. Quantit
y
Reference Part
30 1 R18 OPEN(33)
31 1 R19 47
32 4 R23,R24,R26,R30 2.2K
33 2 R25,R38 560
34 1 R29 10
35 1 R32 OPEN(1OK)
36 1 R33 1(0805)or bead
core(0805)
37 1 R35 10K(OPEN)
38 2 R37,R44 75
39 1 R39 1M
40 3 R40,R41,R43 10K/NA
41 2 SLOT1,SLOT2 ---
42 1 SPDIFOUT1 RCA JACK
43 5 TP1,TP4,TP5,TP6,TP9 TEST PIN
44 1 U1 CMI8738
45 1 U2 93C46
46 1 Y1 14.318MHZ
47 1 Y2 (18.432MHZ)
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
14
Ver. 0.6
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Application circuit: (for add-on card purpose)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
J239A C. SCH 1. 4
CM I 8738 P CI 4 CHANNEL AUDI O WI T H M O DE M
C-M EDIA ELECT RONICS I NC.
f or add_ on card
Cust om
1 2F riday, M ay 0 7, 1999
T it le
S ize Docum ent Num ber Rev
Date: Sheet of
+5V A
+ 12V +5V A
VCC
DVDD
VCC
+ 12V
VCC
VCC
VA UX
+ 12V
+5V A
VA UX
VCC
+5V A
VCC
VCC
SPDIF INTERFACE
POWER SUPPLY
CD-AUDIO INTERFACE
SONY/IDE
AUX IN
GAME PORT
GAME PORT
DB15
PC-SPK
LINE-IN/REAR-OUT
TEST POINT
(VEND-ID)
OUTPUT LEVEL (5V/0.5V)* SOFTWARE PROGRAMABLE SPDIF-OUT
* POWER-ON CONFIGURATIONS
XHNDSET : LOW=PASS 18.432MHZ TO HSP HI=PASS 24.576MHZ TO HSPXBIO0 : LOW=CLOCK-IN SELECT 24.576MHZ HI=CLOCK-IN SELECT 14.318MHZ
(DEFAULT : HI)
* MBCSZ : AUDIO CHIP SELECT
* MDSEL : MODEM DEVICE SELECT
LOW : ENABLE HI : DISABLE
HI : ENABLE (J1 OPEN) LOW : DISABLE (J1 SHORT)
SPDIF-OUT
OPTICAL IN/OUT
protact pin
15
CN2162
1
AVDD
XLINR XLNR
XLI NL XLNL S PDI FO +5V AS PDI FI
S PDI FOI NT A
DVDD5V I NT B
VA UXP RST
PCICLKVA UX G NT
REQPM E
XCDINR XCDR V3_3 A31 A30A FE MCLK A29
M DS EL HSPF S A28XCDGND XCDG M SCLK A27 A26
NC A25NC O FF HO O K A24
XCDI NL XCDL HSP SDO RI NG CB E3 I DS ELHSP SDI AF EVDD V3_3 A23A FE RST M UT E A22
A21 A20A19
G MRC0 T I M D A18G MRC2 T I M B A17 A16G MRC3 T I M A CB E2G MRC1 T I M C FRAM E
G P8 I RDYG P14 RF ILT T RDY
LF ILT DEVS ELA DCHR ST O PADCHL
PA RCB E1 A15A14
A13SWB XAUXR XADO UT R A12 A11T I M C A10
A9XA UXL
T I M DSWA A8 CB E0
A7A6
A5 A4A3
A2AVDD A1 A0
RXD G P14 A FE RSTSWD M SCLKT I M A HSPF ST XD G P8 HSP SDIT I M B HSP SDOSWC A FE MCLK
M UT E
XB IO 0 EECSG MRC3
M DS EL G MRC2A0 T XDA1
I NT A A2I NT B A3P RST A4 EECSPCICLK A5G NTREQ
PCSP KI N PM E A6A7CB E0 XADO UT R S R
A31 A8A30 A9 SLA29 A10
XA DO UT L
XREARR RO R
RO L
XREA RL
M I N M I CI N
DVDD
OFFHO
OK
A28RING
A27DVDD
SPDIFOA26
SWD
A25SW
CA24
SWB
CBE3SW
AIDSEL
GMRC3
GMRC2
GMRC1
A23G
MRC0A22
RXDA21
TXD
A20A19
SPDIFIM
BCSZEECS
A18DVDD5V
A17A16
AVDDCBE2
MICIN
FRAME
PCSPKINIRDY
XAUXRT
RDYXAUXL
DEVSELXLNRXLNL
XREARRST
OP
XREARLPAR
XCDRCBE1
XCDLA15
XCDGA14A13A12
A11
XA DO UT L
Q 1 78L05
VI1
GND2
VO3
R22
O PE NR21
0
Y 2
14.3 18MHZ
C33
104
C11
104
U193C46
CS1
S K2
DI3
DO4
GND5NC6NC7VCC8
C6210UF/ 16V
+C51
10UF/ 16V
+
C31104
C44104
C43104
R2 10K
R1 10K
C2101
C6101
C110UF/ 16V
+
C510UF/ 16V
+
J3
PI N 1X4
1 2 3 4 J5CD-JA CK/ PA NA SO NI C
1 2 3 4
R6 10K
R8 10K
R7 10K
C13
104
C15
104
C14
104
R32 2. 2KR30 2. 2KR27 2. 2KR20 2. 2K
C41
822
C39
822
C48
822
C54
822
C47
102C36102
C61104
C56
102
C38
102
C34
104
C37
102
C55
102
R28560
R17 47
J4
PI N 1X2
1 2 R5
100
C9
104
C8
104
R10
1K
R9
1K
C101UF/ 16V
+
C16
104
R11
10K
C12
102
C30
104
C45
104
C52
104
C57
104
C58
104
C59
104
C60
104
C50
104
C42
104
R37 O PEN(0)
C17
470UF/ 16V
+
C20
470UF/ 16V
+
L1
2012 09U280
L22012 09U280
C18
101
C19
101
C4920P F
C46
20P FC40(20PF)
C27(20PF)
C32
104
C35104
C29
102
C26
102
C28
270
C25
270
C6310UF/ 16V
+
C3
104C4
104
R4
10K
R3
10K
J2PI N 1X4
1 2 3 4
C7
224
R14
10K
R25
O PE N(10K)
Y 1(18. 432M HZ)
R12
75
R15560
R1310K
J1
PI N 1X2
12
R34 O PEN(0)
R16
O PE N(10K)
C21
10UF/ 16V
+
L3
2012 09U280
L42012 09U280
C22
101
C23
101
G AM E
DB 2F15
815
714
613
512
411
310
291
SP DI FO UTRCA JACK
S LOT 1
-12V1
T CK2
GND3
T D04
+ 5V5
+ 5V6
I NT B-7
I NT D-8
PRSNT 1-9
RSV D10
PRSNT 2-11
GND12
GND13
RSV D14
GND15
CLK16
GND17
RE Q-18
+ 5V19
A D3120
A D2921
GND22
A D2723
A D2524
+3. 3V25
C/ BE3-26
A D2327
GND28
A D2129
A D1930
+3. 3V31
A D1732
C/ BE2-33
GND34
I RDY -35
+3. 3V36
DEV SEL-37
GND38
LO CK-39
PE RR-40
+3. 3V41
SE RR-42
+3. 3V43
C/ BE1-44
A D1445
GND46
A D1247
A D1048
GND49
A D0852
A D0753
+3. 3V54
A D0555
A D0356
GND57
A D0158
+ 5V59
A CK64-60
+ 5V61
+ 5V62
S LOT 2
T RS T -1
+ 12V2
T M S3
T D14
+ 5V5
I NT A-6
I NT C-7
+ 5V8
RSV D9
+ 5V10
RSV D11
GND12
GND13
RSV D14
RS T -15
+ 5V16
GNT -17
GND18
RSV D19
A D3020
+3. 3V21
A D2822
A D2623
GND24
A D2425
I DS EL26
+3. 3V27
A D2228
A D2029
GND30
A D1831
A D1632
+3. 3V33
F RAM E-34
GND35
T RDY -36
GND37
S T O P-38
+3. 3V39
SDONE40
SB O-41
GND42
PA R43
A D1544
+3. 3V45
A D1346
A D1147
GND48
A D0949
C/ BE0-52
+3. 3V53
A D0654
A D0455
GND56
A D0257
A D0058
+ 5V59
RE Q64-60
+ 5V61
+ 5V62
CN2
PI N 2X8
12345678910
111213141516
R240
R23O PE N
D13. 6V(m odem only)
C24
10UF/ 16V
+
R33 10(OP EN)
R18
1M
C53104
R290
R380 C64
104
R3675(m odem only)
R31 0
R35 1(0805)or bead core(0805)
R26
10K (OP EN)
R19 O PE N(10K)
U2
CMI 8738
XA FE RST103
XSCLK104
XHSPF S105
XHSP SDI106
XHSP SDO107
XA FE MCLK108
XB IO 3109
XB IO 2110
XB IO 1111
XB IO 0112
XHNDSET113
XM DS EL114
VDD115
GND116
XI NT A117
XI NT B118
XP RST119
XCLK33120
XG NT121
XREQ122
XA DO UT L64
XVRE F63
XINT VRE F62
AVDD61
A GND60
XA FEP D59
XMO UT58
XM I N57
XO UT56
XI N55
VDD54
GND53
XA052
XA151
XA250
XA349
XA448
XA547
GND46
VDD45
XA272
GND3
VDD4
XA265
XA256
XA247
XCBE38
XIDSEL9
VDD10
GND11
XA2312
XA2213
XA2114
XA2015
XA1916
GND17
VDD18
XA1819
A1720
XA1621
XCBE222
XFRAME
23XIRDY
24XT
RDY25
XDEVSEL26
VDD27
GND28
XSTO
P29
XPAR30
XCBE131
XRING101
VDDM100
DGND99
XSPDIFO98
XGD7
97XG
D696
XGD5
95XG
D494
XGD3
93XG
D292
XGD1
91XG
D090
XRXD89
XTXD
88XG
PBIO87
XSPDIFI86
XMBCSZ
85XEECS
84VDD5V
83AGND
82AVDD
81XM
ICIN80
XPCSPKIN79
XAUXR78
XAUXL77
XLNR76
XLNL75
XREARR74
XREARL73
XCDR72
XA1532
XA1433
XA1334
XA1235
GND36
VDD37
XA1138
XA1039XA940XA841XCB E042XA743XA644
XA29128 XA30127 XA31126 GND125 VDD124 XPM E123
XA281
XADOUT
R65
XADCHL66
XADCHR67
XLFILT68
XRFILT69
XCDGND70
XCDL71
XOFFHO
OK
102
CN1
PI N 2X5
1 23 45 67 89 10
LINENARROW PHONE JACK (5PI NS)
4
21
M I C
NARROW PHONE JACK (5PI NS)
4
21
REA R
NARROW PHONE JACK (5PI NS)
4
21
SP K
NARROW PHONE JACK (5PI NS)
4
21
15
Ver. 0.6
No. Quantit
y
Reference Part
1 7 C1,C5,C21,C24,C51,C
62,
10UF/16V
C63
2 6 C2,C6,C18,C19,C22,C
23
101
3 28 C3,C4,C8,C9,C11,C13
,C14,
104
C15,C16,C30,C31,C3
2,C33,
C34,C35,C42,C43,C4
4,C45,
C50,C52,C53,C57,C5
8,C59,
C60,C61,C64
4 1 C7 224
5 1 C10 1UF/16V
6 9 C12,C26,C29,C36,C3
7,C38,
102
C47,C55,C56
7 2 C17,C20 470UF/16V
8 2 C25,C28 270
9 2 C27,C40 (20PF)
10 4 C39,C41,C48,C54 822
11 2 C46,C49 20PF
12 1 CN1 PIN 2X5
13 1 CN2 PIN 2X8
14 1 D1 3.6V(modem only)
15 1 GAME DB2F15
16 2 J1,J4 PIN 1X2
17 2 J2,J3 PIN 1X4
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BOM: (for add-on card)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
16
Ver. 0.6
18 1 J5 CD-JACK/PANASONIC
19 4 L1,L2,L3,L4 201209U280
20 4 LINE,MIC,REAR,SPK 3.5 PHONE JACK
21 1 Q1 78L05
22 10 R1,R2,R3,R4,R6,R7,R
8,R11
10K
R13,R14
23 1 R5 100
24 2 R9,R10 1K
25 1 R12 75
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
17
Ver. 0.6
No. Quantit
y
Reference Part
26 2 R15,R28 560
27 3 R16,R19,R25 OPEN(10K)
28 1 R17 47
29 1 R18 1M
30 4 R20,R27,R30,R32 2.2K
31 5 R21,R24,R29,R31,R3
8
0
32 2 R22,R23 OPEN
33 1 R26 10K(OPEN)
34 1 R33 10(OPEN)
35 2 R34,R37 OPEN(0)
36 1 R35 1(0805)or bead
core(0805)
37 1 R36 75(modem only)
38 1 SLOT1 PCIC2
39 1 SLOT2 PCIS2
40 1 SPDIFOUT RCA JACK
41 4 TP1,TP2,TP3,TP9 TEST PIN
42 1 U1 93C46
43 1 U2 CMI8738
44 1 Y1 (18.432MHZ)
45 1 Y2 14.318MHZ
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CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
18
Ver. 0.6
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Application circuit: (SPDIF optical module)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
J 2 3 9 B A 1 . 3
C M I 8 7 3 8 P C I 4 C H A U D I O S P D I F O P TI C A L M O D U L E S
C -M E D I A E L E C TR O N I C S I N C .
A
2 2Tu e s d a y , A p ril 2 7 , 1 9 9 9
Tit le
S ize D o c u m e n t N u m b e r R e v
D a t e : S h e e t o f
+1 2 V
+1 2 V
O P T5 V O P T5 V
OPTICAL IN/OUT
protact pin
*SPDIF-IN(electric)
*SPDIF-OUT(optical)
*SPDIF-IN(optical)
S P D I F OO P T5 V O P T5 V
S P D I F OS P D I F I
C 2
1 0 4C 1
1 0 4
C 3
1 0 U F / 1 6 V
+
Q 17 8 L 0 5
V I1
GN
D2
V O3
S P D I F O U TTO TX1 7 8
1 2 3
L 1
4 7 U H
S P D I F I NTO R X1 7 8 A
1 2 3
C 4
1 0 4
R 1
4 . 7 K
R 2
4 . 7 K
C 61 0 4
C 51 0 4
C N 1
P I N 2 X5
1 23 45 67 89 1 0J 1
P I N 1 X2
12
19
Ver. 0.6
No. Quantit
y
Reference Part
1 5 C1,C2,C4,C5,C6 104
2 1 C3 10UF/16V
3 1 CN1 PIN 2X5
4 1 J1 PIN 1X2
5 1 L1 47UH
6 1 Q1 78L05
7 2 R1,R2 4.7K
8 1 SPDIFIN TORX178A
9 1 SPDIFOUT TOTX178
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BOM: (for SPDIF optical module)
CMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification Schematic Circuit
20
Ver. 0.6
CMI8738 PCI Configuration Spaces(Audio)
00h 13F6 : (Vender ID) read only
02h 0111 : (Device ID) read only
04h 0006 : Command (State after #RST all is “0”)
0 (bit 9) Fast back-to-back enable
0 (bit 8) #SERR enable (R/W)
0 (bit 7) Wait cycle control
0 (bit 6) Parity error response
0 (bit 5) VGA palette snoop
0 (bit 4) Memory write and invalidate enable
0 (bit 3) Special cycles
1 (bit 2) Bus master (R/W)
0 (bit 1) Memory space
1 (bit 0) I/O space (R/W)
06h 0280 : Status
0 (bit 15) Detected Parity Error
0 (bit 14) Signaled System Error
0 (bit 13) Received Master Abort
0 (bit 12) Received Target Abort
0 (bit 11) Signaled Target Abort
01 (bits 10-9) DEVSEL timing 00-fast, 01-medium, 10-slow
0 (bit 8) Data Parity Error Detected
1 (bit 7) Fast Back-to-Back Capable
0 (bit 6) UDF Supported
0 (bit 5) 0-33MHz ,1-66MHZ Capable
00000 (bits 4-0) Reserved
08h 10 : Revision ID
09h 040100 : Audio device
0Ch 00 : Cache Line Size
0Dh 20 : Latency Timer
0Eh 80 : Header Type
0Fh 00 : BIST
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ConfigurationCMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
21
Ver. 0.6
10h 0000d401 : I/O of length : -65280(ffff0100h) : First Base Address register
14h 00000000 : Uninitialized : Second Base Address register
18h 00000000 : Uninitialized : Third Base Address register
1Ch 00000000 : Uninitialized : Fourth Base Address register
20h 00000000 : Uninitialized : Fifth Base Address register
24h 00000000 : Uninitialized : Sixth Base Address register
28h 00000000 : Cardbus CIS Pointer
2Ch 13f6 : (SubSystem Vender ID) (R/W)
2Eh ffff : SubSystem ID (R/W)
30h 00000000 : Expansion ROM Base Address
34h 00000000 : Reserved
38h 00000000 : Reserved
3Ch 05 : Interrupt Line
3Dh 01 : Interrupt Pin
3Eh 02 : Min Grant
3Fh 18 : Max Latency
CMI8738 Configuration Spaces(Modem)00h 13F6: (Vender ID) read only
02h 0211: (Device ID) read only
04h Command (State after #RST all is "0")
0 (bit 9) Fast back-to-back enable (read only)
0 (bit 8) #SERR enable (Read only)
0 (bit 7) Wait cycle control (read only)
0 (bit 6) Parity error response (read only)
0 (bit 5) VGA palette snoop (read only)
0 (bit 4) Memory write and invalidate enable (read only)
0 (bit 3) Special cycles (read only)
0 (bit 2) Bus master (read only)
1 (bit 1) Memory space (R/W)
0 (bit 0) I/O space (read only)
06h Status
B0 (bit 15) Detected Parity Error
B0 (bit 14) Signaled System Error
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ConfigurationCMI-8738/PCI AUDIO Specification
22
Ver. 0.6
B0 (bit 13) Received Master Abort
B0 (bit 12) Received Target Abort
B0 (bit 11) Signaled Target Abort
B01 (bits 10-9) DEVSEL timing 00-fast, 01-medium, 10-slow
B0 (bit 8) Data parity Error Detected
B0 (bit 7) Fast Back-to-Back Capable
B0 (bit 6) UDF Supported
B0 (bit 5) 0-33MHz, 1-66MHz Capable
B00000 (bits 4-0) Reserved
08h X10: Revision ID
09h X078000: Communication device (Modem)
0Ch X00: Cache Line Size
0Dh X00: latency Timer
oEh X80: Header Type (Multifunction device)
oFh X00: BIST
10h Xbbbbb000: Allocate 4K memory space.
14h X00000000: not used - Second Base Address register
18h X00000000: not used - Third Base Address register
1Ch X00000000: not used- Four Base Address register
20h X00000000: not used- Fifth Base Address register
24h X00000000: not used- Sixth Base Address register
28h X00000000: Card bus CIS Pointer
2Ch X13f6: Sub-System Vender ID (Value can be replaced after reset.) (R/W)
2Eh X0211: Sub-System ID (Value can be replaced after reset) (R/W)
*Refer to the Audio PCI registers bit-13 of address (18-1B) for how to replace.30h
X00000000: Expansion ROM Base Address
34h X00000040: pointer to the power-saving registers. (Read only)
38h X00000000: Reserved
3Ch X00: Interrupt Line (R/W)
3Dh Interrupt Pin(X01 share interrupt/X02 not share interrupt with Audio)
*Select from the power on pin configuration
3Eh X00: Min Grant(not used)
3Fh X00: max Latency(not used)
40h XEC4A0001(read only)
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44h-47h
B0-B1: PMST (R/W) (11)
B7-B2: all 0 (read only)
B8: PMEEN (R/W) (Sticky bit)
B12-B9: DSEL (R/W) 0000
B14-B13: all 0 (read only)
B15: PMESTS (Sticky bit)
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DMA Slave Configuration Register(R/W) PCI Configuration address 40H
Bit(s) Function
31:16 Reserved
15:4 Slave Base Address 15-4. INTEL VX chipset seleted if Base
Address 15:4=000h
3 Non legacy Extended Addressing
0 = disabled
1 = enabled
2:1 Transfer Size
00 = 8 bit transfer
01 = 16 bit transfer
10 = 32 bit transfer, non legacy
11 = Reserved
0 Channel Enable
0 = disabled
1 = enabled
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Internal Register Mapping
Function Control Register 0Address 00H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31:20 Reserved.
19 RST_CH1 Channel1, 1->Reset (Default 0)
18 RST_CH0 Channel0, 1->Reset (Default 0)
17 CHEN1 Channel1, 1->Enabled, 0->Disabled.
16 CHEN0 Channel0, 1->Enabled, 0->Disabled.
15-2 Reserved
3 PAUSE1 Channel1, 1->Pause if channel1 is enabled.
2 PAUSE0 Channel0, 1->Pause if channel0 is enabled.
1 CHADC1 Channel 1 , 1->Recording, 0->Playback
0 CHADC0 Channel 0, 1->Recording, 0->Playback
Function Control Register 1Address 04H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31-16 Reserved
15:13 DSFC[2:0] DAC Sampling Frequency Select,
0 0 0 5.512 K
0 0 1 11.025 K
0 1 0 22.05 K
0 1 1 44.1 K
1 0 0 8 K
1 0 1 16 K
1 1 0 32 K
1 1 1 48 K
12:10 ASFC[2:0] ADC Sampling Frequency Select,
0 0 0 5.512 K
0 0 1 11.025 K
0 1 0 22.05 K
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0 1 1 44.1 K
1 0 0 8 K
1 0 1 16 K
1 1 0 32 K
1 1 1 48 K
9 SPDF_1 SPDIF IN/OUT at Channel B at 44.1K double-words/sec.
8 SPDF_0 SPDIF OUT only at Channel A at 44.1K double-words/sec.
7 SPDFLOOP external SPDIF/IN loopback to external SPDIF/OUT .
6 SPDO2DAC SPDIF/OUT can be heard from internal DAC.
5 INTRM Interrupt Mask bit for MCB (Master control block) module
interrupt.
0 MCB interrupt disabled.
1 MCB interrupt enabled.
4 BREQ If this bit is set low it will prevent the MCB and DAC/ADC
block from accessing the memory.
0 Bus Master request disabled(power on state)
1 Bus Master request enabled.
3 VOICE_EN This bit enables Legacy Voice device(SB16,FM).
0 Legacy Voice disabled on channel 0.
1 Legacy Voice enabled on channel 0.
2 UART_EN This bit enables Legacy UART device.
0 UART disabled
1 UART enabled
1 JYSTK_EN This bit enables Legacy Joystick device.
0 Joystick disabled
1 Joystick enabled
0 Reserved
Channel Format Register
Address 08H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31:16 Reserved
15-14 AdcBitLen[1:0] Sample resolution
0 16 Bits per sample . (Default)
01 15 Bits per sample.
10 14 Bits per sample.
11 13 Bits per sample.
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13-12 AdcDacLen[1:0] Sample resolution
0 600nSec per bit in a sample.
01 660nSec per bit in a sample.
10 1.3uSec per bit in a sample. (Default)
11 2.8uSec per bit in a sample.
11 CH1 Ssmple Rate 176K
10 CH1 Sample Rate 88K
9 CH0 Sample Rate 176K
8 CH0 Sample Rate 88K
7:4 reserved
3:2 CH1FMT[1:0] Data format of channel 1
00 8 bit Mono mode
01 8 bit Stereo mode
10 16 bitMono mode
11 16 bitStereo mode
1:0 CH0FMT[1:0] Data format of channel0
00 8 bit Mono mode
01 8 bit Stereo mode
10 16bit Mono mode
11 16 bitStereo mode
Interrupt Hold/Clear Register
Address 0CH
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31:19 Reserved
18 TDMA_INT_EN Interrupt hold/clear bits for updating TDMA position
0 Interruupt Clear
1 Interrupt Hold if exist.
17 CH1_INT_EN Interrupt hold/clear bits for the Channel 1.
0 Interrupt Clear
1 Interrupt Hold if exist.
16 CH0_INT_EN Interrupt hold/clear bits for the Channel 0.
0 Interrupt Clear
1 Interrupt Hold if exist.
15:0 Reserved
Interrupt Register
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Address 10H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31 R INTR Interrupt reflected from any sources.
0 No interrupt
1 Interrupt pending
30:28 Reserved
27 R VCO
26 R MCBint Abort conditions occur during PCI Bus Target/Master
Access.
0 No interrupt
0 Interrupt pending
25:17 Reserved
16 R UARTint This bit is the UART interrupt bit.
0 No UART interrupt
1 UART interrupt pending
15: R LTDMAINT Interrupt for updating Low Channel TDMA position.
0 No interrupt
1 Interrupt pending
14 R HTDMAINT Interrupt for updation High Channel TDMA position.
0 No interrupt.
1 Interrupt pending.
13:8 Reserved
7 R XDO46 Direct programming EEPROM interface , read data register
6 R LHBTOG High/Low status from DMA CTRL register.
5 R LegHDMA Legacy is in High DMA channel.
4 R LegStereo Legacy is in Stereo mode.
3 R Ch1Busy Channel B Busy.
2 R Ch0Busy Channel A Busy.
1 R Chint1 Channel B Interrupt.
0 No interrupt
1 Interrupt pending
0 R Chint0 Channel A Interrupt.
0 No interrupt
1 Interrupt pending
Legacy Control/Status Register
Address 14H
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Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31 Reserved
30:29 VMPU [1:0] Base address for MPU401 access
0 Base address : 330h
01 Base address : 320h
10 Base address : 310h
11 Base address : 300h
28 Reserved
27:26 VSBSEL[1:0] The Base Address Select for SB16 access.
0 Base address: 220h
01 Base address: 240h
10 Base address: 260h
11 Base address: 280h
25:24 FMSEL[1:0] The Base Address Select for FM access.
0 Base address : 388h
01 Base address : 3C8h
10 Base address : 3E0h
11 Base address : 3E8h
23 ENSPDOUT enable XSPDIF/OUT to I/O Interface
22 SPDCOPYRHT SPDIF IN/OUT CopyRight status bit
21 DAC2SPDO enable Wave+FM+MIDI to SPDIF/OUT interface
20 SetRetry Mode of wait state . 0:legacy I/O wait (default) 1:legacy I/O
BUS retry
19 C_EEACCESS Direct programming EEPROM interface Registers.
18 C_EECS
17 C_EEDI46
16 C_EECK46
15-0 Reserved
Micellaneous Control Register
Address 18H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
31 PWD Power Down Mode enabled..
30 RESET Reset Bus Master/DSP Engine.
29:28 SFIL[1:0] Four level of filter control at the front end DAC..
27 TX/VX Which motherboard to work with
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0 VX chip sets.
1 TX chip sets.
26 N4SPK3D
25 SPDO5V
24 W / SPDIF48K ; R / SPATUS48K ;
23 ENDBDAC Default low, High will enable Double DAC structure.
22 XCHGDAC Default low,
0 CH0 > Front SPKR, CH1 > Back SPKR.
1 CH0 > Back SPKR, CH1 > Front SPKR.
21 SPD32SEL when high, support 32bits SPDIF format ,low 16bits
20 SPDFLOOPI internal SPDIF/OUT loopback to internal SPDIF/IN, for
loopback testing
19 FM_EN Legacy FM enabled.
18 Reserved
17 Reserved
16 VIDWPDSB Sub ID write protect disabled. (default 0)
15 SPDF_AC97 0: SPDIF/OUT 44.1K 1:SPDIF/OUT 48K(share with AC97
transfer)
14 MASK_EN Activate channel mask on Legacy DMA.
0 Disabled
1 Enabled
13 VIDWPDSB Write Protect of HSP Configuration Sub ID.
0 Protect.
1 No protect.
12 SFILENB Let software contrl filter stepping at the front end DAC.
11-9 Mmode[2:0] Modem DAA interface mode selection,default 000
000 Modem in Local DAA interface mode
001 Modem in AC97_LINK mode
010 Modem in parallel CM_LINK mode (external modem
bridge supported)
1XX Modem in serial CM_LINK mode (external modem
bridge supported)
8 Reserved
7 FLINKON force Link detection on when in CM_LINK mode,default 0
6 FLINKOFF force Link detection off when in CM_LINK mode,default 0
5 Reserved
4 MIDSMP Enable 1/2 interpolation at the Front end DAC..
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3:2 UPDDMA[1:0] For every the number of samples to notify updating TDMA
position.
0 Every 2048 samples
01 Every 1024 samples
10 Every 512 samples.
11 Every 256 samples.
1:0 TWAIT[1:0] For controling the length of legacy BUS cycle.
0 3 PCICLK.
01 18 PCICLK.
10 24 PCICLK
11 32 PCICLK
* Notice REQ_SQ[2:0] States of BusRequest Engine.
MM_DATA Bus Master is using Bus.
MIDLE Bus Master is not using Bus.
REQA/REQB Channel 0/1 BusMaster Request.
GNTA/GNTB Channel 0/1 BusMaster Grant.
ADRQ/BDRQ Channel 0/1 DMA Request.
ADACK/BDACK Channel 0/1 DMA Acknoledge.
AIRQ/BIRQ Channel 0/1 Interrupt.
CX/BX Channel 0/1 Busy.
Mixer Control / Device Configure Register (can be accessed only by BYTE
instruction)
Address 20H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7:0 W SBVR[7:0] Programmable SB16 version No.
R DEV[7:0] Hardwire device version No.
Address 21H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7 Reserved
6 Reserved
5:4 Reserved
3 Reserved
2 X_ADPCM SB16 ADPCM enable,default disabled.
1 PROINV SBPro Left/Right channel switching.
0 X_SB16 Indicate device active as SB16 compatible, default SB16
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Address 22H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7:0 IDXdata Mapping SB16 mixer INDEX register data port(A2x5h)
Address 23H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7:0 IDXaddr Mapping SB16 mixer INDEX register address port(A2x4h)
Address 24H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7 Fmmute Mute FM
6 Wsmute Mute Wave stream
5 SPK4 select four speaker mode(emulate Line in to Line out )
4 Rear2front exchange rear and front channels’s speaker out
3 Waveinl Digital Wave recording Left channel
2 Waveinr Digital Wave recording Right channel
1 X3DEN 3D surround enable.
0 Cdplay SPDIF/IN PCM to DAC enable
Address 25H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7 RAUXREN Recording source select R-Aux
6 RAUXLEN Recording source select L_Aux
5 VAUXRM R-AUX mute control
4 VAUXLM L-AUX mute control
3:1 VADMIC[2:0] Recording MIC volume control
0 MICGAINZ MIC gain control,default high
Address 26H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
7:4 VAUXL[3:0] L-AUX volume control
3:0 VAUXR[3:0] R-AUX volume control
Address 27H
Bit(s) R/W Name Description
0 DMAUTO SB16 Low/High DMA Auto detect enabled ,When high.
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1 SPDVALID SPDIF/IN valid bit detect enabled, When high.
2 XGPBIO general purpose bi-direction pin, when high output tri-
state
3 Reserved
4 Reserved
5 XGPO1 general purpose output pin 1,this pin shared with
XSPDIFO pin, and enabled when index reg. F0_bit 0 programmed high.
6:7 Reserved
Mup401 PCI Port
Index address 40-4FH
FM PCI Port
Index address 50-5FH
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Legacy SB16 mixerIndex D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D00x00 Reserved
0x04 Wave volume left channel Wave volume right channel
0x0A Mic volume
0x22 Master volume left channel Master volume right channel
0x26 FM volume left channel FM volume right channel
0x28 Analog-CD volume left channel Analog-CD volume right channel
0x2E Line-in volume left channel Line-in volume right channel
0x30 Reserved
0x31 Reserved
0x32 Reserved
0x33 Reserved
0x34 Reserved
0x35 Reserved
0x36 Reserved
0x37 Reserved
0x38 Reserved
0x39 Reserved
0x3A Reserved
0x3B PC spk volume
0x3C Output muting controls
Line L Line R CD L CD R Mic
0x3D Recording left channel controls
FM L FM R Line L Line R CD L CD R Mic
0x3E Recording right channel controls
FM L FM R Line L Line R CD L CD R Mic
0x3F Reserved
0x40 Reserved
0x41 Reserved
0x42 Reserved
0x43 Reserved
0x44 Reserved
0x45 Reserved
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0x46 Reserved
0x47 Reserved
0x80 IRQ channel (read only)
IRQ10 IRQ7 IRQ5 IRQ2(9)
0x81 16 bit DMA channel (read only) 8 bit DMA channel (read only)
DMA 7 DMA 5 DMA 3 DMA 1 DMA 0
0x82 Interrupt status (read only)
MPU-
401
16bit
DMA
8bit
DMA
* Please do not write any values into reserved registers
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CMI8738 SPDIF IN/OUT Test ReportCMI8738 SPDIF-out 03/04/99 12:19:31Frequency, Distortion Noise Response
C o lo r L ine S tyle Th ick D a ta Axis
Green So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .1 Am p l Le ft
Ye llow So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .2 Am p l Le ft
-160
-20
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
d
B
F
S
20 10k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k
Hz
CMI8738 SPDIF-in 03/04/99 14:11:15Frequency, Distortion Noise Response
C o lo r L ine S tyle Th ick D a ta Axis
Green So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .1 Am p l Le ft
Ye llow So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .2 Am p l Le ft
-160
-20
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
d
B
F
S
20 10k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k
Hz
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CMI8738 SPDIF-through 03/04/99 12:36:04Frequency, Distortion Noise Response
C o lo r L ine S tyle Th ick D a ta Axis
Green So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .1 Am p l Le ft
Ye llow So lid 1 Fas tte s t.C h .2 Am p l Le ft
-160
-20
-140
-120
-100
-80
-60
-40
d
B
F
S
20 10k50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k
Hz
1. SPDIF OUT (playback) > 120db
2. SPDIF IN (recording ) > 120db
3. SPDIF through mode (bypass) > 120db
* This report is generated by Audio Precision® System II using multi-tone mode.
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1. StereoIt is only one-dimensional, as sounds come from (left /right) the physical location
of speakers.
2. Surround (Stereo Expander )It filters the existing stereo signal to make the sounds fill in the area around the
speakers, and in front of the listener. Sound sources appear to come from
outside the physical locations of the speakers.
3. Multi-Speaker Surround (Dolby Pro Logic or Digital AC-3)It uses five speakers instead of two to surround the listener; hence, sound
sources come from five directions and create engaging audio experience. This
surround sound effect, however, has to be pre-recorded, and it dose not support
interactive environment.
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4. HRTF 3D Positional 3D (C-Media 3D)Only this sound processing technology can be called real 3D manifestation, as
3D usually refers to the three dimensions of X, Y and Z. This technology allows
people to pin-point the location of sound in the real world (up/down, left/right,
front/back)using only two speakers or a pair of headphones. This technology
also supports interactive 3D applications to get a real-time placement of sounds
via API (application programming interface) such as Microsoft DirectSound3DTM.
We can also use this technology to simulate Multi-speaker Surround with two
physical speakers to deliver five “virtual" speakers in the air, surrounding the
listener and creating home theater sound environment. This is the most
economical and the easiest solution to people who would like to get high
performance surround sound but don’t want to spend money in adding extra
speakers.
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A physical speaker
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5. HRTF 3D Extension Positional (C-Media 3DX)3D illusion exists because traditional 3D positional audio system assumes the
user's position as the sweet spot to design crosstalk-cancellation circuit; therefore,
if the user wants to have 3D positional audio effects, he can’t move his head or
position out of sweet spot. Another 3D illusion fails because half the population
are compulsive "head-turners" who will never get 3D audio from two speakers .
To remedy this, C-Media utilizes HRTF 3D extension technology (C3DX) to
enhance traditional HRTF 3D positional audio by substituting two-speaker system
by four-speaker one. Therefore, at least one or two speakers should be placed
behind the listener's head to complement the rear-side effect, thus creating
compelling realistic sound. This technology greatly improves HRTF 3D positional
audio quality, and successfully eliminates the sweet spot limitation. Users can
enjoy the real 3D audio gaming effects, and don't have to worry about the
environmental confinement any more.
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C3D HRTF Positional Audio Technology
C3D technology uses an audio filter called Head Related Transfer Functions
(HRTFs), which is licensed from CRL®(Central Research Lab). The basic concept of
C3D is: since we can hear sound three dimensionally in the real world using our two
ears, it must be possible to regenerate the same sound effect from two loud
speakers.
What is HRTF ?
HRTF (Head Related Transfer Functions) is a set of audio filters which can vary
locations of sound effects (spatial hearing cues) in three-dimension measured from
the listener's eardrum.
People can use this technology and special digital signal processing to re-create
spatial hearing cues, so as to makes the ears hear a realistic and three-dimensional
sounds coming from a pairs of loud speakers or headphones.
There are several listening cues which allow people to hear sounds three-dimensionally :
(I). Spatial Hearing : Primary 3D-cues
1. IADThe head shadowing effect creates differences in the amplitudes of the sound
signals arriving at each ear from the source. The effects of diffraction are most
noticeable in the range between about 700 Hz to 8 KHz, where the A and S
functions periodically converge and diverge gently. This Inter-aural Amplitude
difference (IAD) is one of the primary 3D sound cues.
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2. ITDIn addition to IAD, there is also a time-of-arrival difference between the left and
right ears(unless the sound source is in one of the pole positions, such as
directly in front, behind, above and below): this is known as the Inter-aural Time
Delay (ITD).
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3. Pinna EffectsIt has been presumed by several researchers that the convolutions of the pinna
create the spectral features which constitute the 'height' cues. In practical
experiments by Gardner, in which different parts of the pinna were occluded, and
then the ability of a number of subjects to identify sound source positions at
different heights was tested, it was shown that the different features all
contributed by different amounts. For example, if the fossa is excluded, then
height localization capability is impaired, but not totally extinguished. It would be
reasonable to conclude that it is the combined effect of the pinna convolutions
which create the various localization cues, and it is not valid - or logical - to
attempt to assign particular spatial capabilities with individual physical features.
(II). Spatial Hearing : Secondary 3D-cues (shoulder & local reflections)
In addition to the 'primary' 3D sound cues (IAD, ITD and pinna effects), there are
several additional cues which do contribute to the localization capability; these will be
referred to here as 'secondary' cues, and include shoulder/torso reflections, local
room reflections, and psychological cues.
1. Shoulder / Torso reflectionsThe presence of a torso attached to an artificial head has the effect of increasing the
pressure in the vicinity of the ear up to frequencies of around 2 kHz. The effect is
greater for frontal sources than lateral ones. In experience, the presence of the torso
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does not appear to contribute much to spatial accuracy. However, shoulders are
located very close to the ears, and their effect is greater, this time, in respect of
lateral sounds. If one listens to an artificial head first without - and then with -
shoulder fitments, then it is clear that the shoulders do contribute to spatial effects in
certain positions. The shoulders provide a strong reflection from lateral sources, with
a short path-length of around 10 cm between direct sound and reflection. The effects
are most important for side-positioned sources, especially for "height" effects, where
the shoulders tend to mask sources which move below about 30 degree depression.
2. Local, Room Reflections
In simulations, it is clear that the incorporation of first-order simulated room
reflections can help in the creation of sound images which have a "solid" nature.
However, the effects - if accurately simulated - are relatively slight. Experience has
shown that it is primarily the quality of the HRTFs themselves which determine the
quality and solidity of the sound image. The further addition of second-order
reflections does not help significantly, because in reality, there is a great number of
reflections in the average room. A method which does help to recreate the acoustic
experience of a room, however, is to use approximate simulations of lateral reverb,
using either 2 or 4 laterally placed "virtual" sources at, say, +-70 degrees and 80
degrees azimuth.
The quality of the sound image relates to the HRTFs used.
The quality of the room image relates to addition of reflections and reverb.
3. Psychological Cues
There are clearly psychological cues present in everyday life which work together
with the audio cues to tell us about the world around us. For example, if you hear the
sound of a helicopter flying, you expect it to be up in the air, and not downwards. If a
dog is barking nearby, you would expect it to be downwards.
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How to listen to C3D sound correctly and properly?
1. Use Headphones to Have Much Better Effect
When you use headphones in listening, there will be less interference such as
outside voices or room reflections comparing to using speakers.
2. Choose Correct Output Devices
Choose the correct output devices in the options of demo program in accordance
with what listening devices you want to listen to. Listening through speakers must be
proceeded by crosstalk-cancellation, so if you choose the wrong output devices,
there won’t be any 3D positional audio effect.
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3. Position of Speakers
If you listen from speakers, please do not reverse the left and right speakers, which
should be put in equal distance from the listener. That is, the listener, the left, and
the right speaker must be in the topmost of a right triangle. The position of the
listener is called the “sweet spot”. In addition, the height of the listener’s ears must be
equal to that of the speakers.
4. Turn Surround Sound Functions off
When the surround sound effect is enabled, it will cause confusion with C3D sound,
and make positional sound effect invalid.
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Audio Rack Panel
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Audio Rack Panel
Two Speakers System :
Four Speakers System :
4 Speakers system Enable
Line-In becomes Rear Speakers Output
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CMI8738 PCI Audio Adapter Layout Notes
1. The wires of analog circuits(chip pin64-80) must be wider than 12mil.
2. Placing digital signals such as SPDIF IN/OUT(pin86, 98) and
TXD/RXD(pin88,89) near the analog signals should be avoided. However,
if these signals have to be adjacent, please place ground between these
digital and analog signal wires to isolate noises.
3. The whole PCB grounding should be well-organized(The ground must be
placed as much as possible. Also, the ground of both the component and
the solder sides should be drilled as much as possible.).
4. The grounding under CMI8738 should be well-organized as mentioned
above.
5. The regulator(78L05) must be placed near the chip as much as possible.
6. The chip and the circuits need independent power supply regulators to
prevent insufficient currents.
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