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MAX98355 Evaluation Kit
Evaluates: MAX98355A/MAX98355B
General Description
The MAX98355 evaluation kit (EV kit) is a fully assembled and tested PCB that evaluates the MAX98355 PCM
digital input Class D power amplifier. The EV kit operates
from a single 2.5V to 5.5V DC power supply and is capable of delivering 3.2W into a 4I load. The device outputs
can be connected directly to a speaker load for filterless
applications. However, a filter can be added to ease evaluation. The MAX98355A accepts standard I2S data and
the MAX98355B accepts left-justified digital audio data.
Both ICs support time-division multiplexed (TDM) data.
Features
S 2.5V to 5.5V Single-Supply Operation
S Only a Single External Component (VDD Capacitor)
Required in Many Applications
S I2S, Left-Justified, or TDM Input
S Five Selectable Gains (3db, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB,
and 15dB)
S No MCLK Required
S Sample Rates of 8kHz to 96kHz
S Audio Channel Select (Left, Right, or
(Left + Right)/2)
S Filterless Class D Outputs
S Optional Class D Output Filters for Ease of
Evaluation
S Low-Power Shutdown Mode
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
S Low RF Susceptibility Rejects TDMA Noise from
GSM Radios
S Extensive Click-and-Pop Reduction Circuitry
S Robust Short-Circuit and Thermal Protection
S Proven PCB Layout
S Fully Assembled and Tested
2.5V TO 5.5V
10µF
0.1µF
VDD
GAIN
A2
MAX98355A
MAX98355B
LRCLK C3
USB AUDIO
INPUT
XMOS
BCLK C1
DIN B1
B2
DIGITAL
AUDIO
INTERFACE
DAC
A3 OUTP
CLASS D OUTPUT
STAGE
B3 OUTN
SD_MODE A1
C2
GND
Figure 1. Simplified Block Diagram
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Evaluates: MAX98355A/MAX98355B
Component List
DESIGNATION
QTY
BCLK, LRCLK,
SDIN, USB5V,
XMCLK
0
Not installed, test points
1
10FF Q10%, 6.3V X5R
ceramic capacitor (0603)
Murata GRM188R60J106K
C1
C2, C201, C202,
C203, C218,
C219, C220,
C222,
C225–C228,
C231–C234
C3–C9, C73, C74,
C75
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DESCRIPTION
0.1FF Q10%, 16V X7R
ceramic capacitors (0402)
Murata GRM155R71C104K
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
FOUTN, FOUTP,
GND, VDD
4
Binding posts
FOUTN, FOUTP,
GND (x3), VDD,
+3.3V
7
20G plated solid copper bus
wire, 0.25in U-shaped wire
loop
GND (x3), OUTN
4
Black multipurpose test points
(63mil drill size)
J1
1
USB mini-AB receptacle
J200
1
20-pin (2 x 10) IDC rightangle, polarized boxed
header, 0.1in centers
0
Not installed, ceramic
capacitors (0402)
JU1
1
5-pin header
JU2
1
4-pin header
C200, C204,
C205
JU3
1
9-pin (3 x 3) header
3
1FF Q10%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0402)
TDK C1005X5R0J105K
JU4
1
2-pin header
JU5
1
3-pin header
C206, C235,
C236
3
C207, C208,
C213
C209, C210
C212
C214–C217
C221
3
0.01FF Q10%, 50V X7R
ceramic capacitors (0603)
Murata GRM188R71H103K
L1, L2
0
1FF Q20%, 6.3V X5R ceramic
capacitors (0603)
Taiyo Yuden
JMK107B7105MA
Not installed, 22FH inductors
(6.2mm x 6.3mm)—short (PC
trace)
TOKO D63CB series part
TOKO A916CY-220M
L201
1
3.3FH, 1.1A power inductor
Sumida
CDRH3D16NP-3R3NC
LEDA, LEDB
2
Green LEDs (0603)
OUTP
1
Red multipurpose test point
(63mil drill size)
Q200, Q201,
Q202
3
n-channel enhancementmode FETs (SOT23)
Fairchild BSS138
R1, R2
2
100kI Q5% resistors (0603)
R3
1
226kI Q1% resistor (0603)
R4
1
634kI Q1% resistor (0603)
2
2.2FF Q10%, 6.3V X5R
ceramic capacitors (0603)
Murata GRM188R60J225K
1
1000pF Q10%, 50V X7R
ceramic capacitor (0603)
Murata GRM188R71H102K
4
1
33pF Q5%, 50V C0G ceramic
capacitors (0603)
Murata GRM1885C1H330J
330pF Q5%, 50V C0G
ceramic capacitor (0603)
Murata GRM1885C1H331J
R5, R6
0
Not installed, resistors (0402)
R7, R8, R9
3
0I Q5% resistors (0402)
R10
1
2kI Q1% resistor (0603)
2
4.7FF Q10%, 10V X5R
ceramic capacitors (0805)
Murata GRM219R61A475K
R200
1
27kI Q5% resistor (0603)
R201
1
100kI Q5% resistor (0603)
C229, C230
2
4.7FF Q10%, 6.3V X5R
ceramic capacitors (0603)
Murata GRM188R60J475K
R203, R204,
R207, R210,
R217, R220
6
10kI Q5% resistors (0603)
D200
1
Red LED (0603)
R205, R213
2
47kI Q5% resistors (0603)
FB1, FB2
2
0I Q5% resistors (0603)
R206
1
4.7I Q5% resistor (0603)
2
Ferrite beads (0603)
Murata BLM18KG331SN1
R208
1
20kI Q5% resistor (0603)
R209
0
Not installed, resistor (0603)
R211
1
8.06kI Q1% resistor (0603)
C223, C224
FB200, FB201
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Component List (continued)
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
R212, R219,
R233, R234
4
1kI Q5% resistors (0603)
R218, R221
2
2.2MI Q5% resistors (0603)
R222
1
470I Q5% resistor (0603)
R223, R224
2
33I Q5% resistors (0603)
U1
1
I2S input Class D audio
amplifier (9 WLP)
Maxim MAX98355AEWL+
U200
1
XMOS processor (128 TQFP)
U201
1
SPI 1Mb flash memory
(8 SO)
U202
1
USB 2.0 transceiver, ULPI
(24 QFN)
U203
1
3.3V low-noise linear regulator
(5 SOT23)
Maxim MAX8887EZK33+T
U204
1
1.8V low-noise linear regulator
(5 SC70)
Maxim MAX8511EXK18+
U205
1
Voltage detector (5 SOT23)
U206
1
TinyLogic UHS dual buffer
(6 SC70)
Fairchild NC7WZ07P6X
DESIGNATION
QTY
DESCRIPTION
U208
1
Dual, unbuffered inverter
(6 SC70)
Fairchild NC7WZU04P6X
U209
1
2-input multiplexer (6 SC70)
Fairchild NC7SZ157P6X
U210
1
Dual logic buffer (6 SC70)
Fairchild NC7WZ17P6X
U211
1
Microprocessor-reset circuit
(3 SC70)
Maxim MAX803TEXR+
U212
1
1A step-down regulator
(10 FMAXM)
Maxim MAX1974EUB+
Y1
1
13MHz clock oscillator
(2.5mm x 2.0mm)
Y200
1
24.576MHz crystal
(6.0mm x 3.3mm)
Y201
1
11.2896MHz crystal
(6.0mm x 3.3mm)
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4
Shunts
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EVALUATION KIT
Optional Components
DESIGNATION
QTY
C3–C7
5
DESCRIPTION
DESIGNATION
QTY
L1, L2
2
22FH, 1A inductors
(6.2mm x 6.3mm)
TOKO A916CY-220M
R5, R6
2
22I Q5% resistors (0402)
0.22FF Q10%, 6.3V XR5
ceramic capacitors (0402)
TDK C1005X5R0J224K
DESCRIPTION
Component Suppliers
SUPPLIER
PHONE
WEBSITE
Fairchild Semiconductor
888-522-5372
www.fairchildsemi.com
Murata Electronics North America, Inc.
770-436-1300
www.murata-northamerica.com
Sumida Corp.
847-545-6700
www.sumida.com
Taiyo Yuden
800-348-2496
www.t-yuden.com
TDK Corp.
847-803-6100
www.component.tdk.com
TOKO America, Inc.
847-297-0070
www.tokoam.com
Note: Indicate that you are using the MAX98355 when contacting these component suppliers.
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Inc.
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MAX98355 Evaluation Kit
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Quick Start
• MAX98355 EV kit
Recommended Equipment
• 2.5V to 5.5V, 2A DC power supply
• USB audio source (from computer through an audio
media player such as iTunesM or WindowsM Media
Player)
• USB cable (included in the EV kit box)
• 4I to 8I speaker
Procedure
The EV kit is fully assembled and tested. Follow the steps
below to verify board operation. Caution: Do not turn on
the power supply until all necessary connections are
completed.
1) Verify that shunts are installed as follows:
JU1: Pins 1-5 (12dB gain)
JU2: Pins 1-3 (left audio channel selected)
JU3: Pins 2-3 (I2S input from XMOS, MAX98355A only)
JU4: Installed (VDDIO supplied from on-board
power supply
JU5: Pins 2-3 (device in shutdown mode)
2) Set the power-supply output to 5V. Disable the power
supply.
3) Connect the power-supply ground terminal to the
GND PCB pad and the power-supply positive terminal
to the VDD PCB pad on the EV kit.
4) Connect the speaker across the OUTP and OUTN test
points.
5) Enable the power-supply output.
6) With the audio source disabled, connect the USB
audio source to J1 on the EV kit. Change the shunt on
JU5 to pins 1-2 (device enabled for normal operation).
7) Enable the audio source.
8) Verify that the speakers are playing the audio source
signal.
Detailed Description of Hardware
Filterless Output
The MAX98355 EV kit’s filterless outputs (OUTP, OUTN)
can be connected directly to a speaker load without any
filtering. Use the OUTP and OUTN test points to connect
the speaker directly to the device output.
Filtered Output
Audio analyzers typically cannot accept the Class D
amplifier’s pulse-width modulated (PWM) signals at their
inputs. Therefore, the EV kit features optional lowpass
filters at the outputs to ease evaluation. As shipped, the
EV kit’s lowpass filter RC components are unpopulated
and L1, L2 are shorted on the PCB.
To use the filtered output posts (FOUTP, FOUTN), remove
the shorts on L1 and L2 and install components L1, L2,
C3–C7, and R5, R6 (provided separately with the EV kit).
Use the output posts to connect the filtered outputs to
the audio analyzer. The default lowpass filters at the EV
kit output are optimized for a 4I speaker.
Jumper Selection
Selectable Gain (GAIN)
The EV kit features a 5-pin jumper (JU1) to control the
device’s five programmable gain settings. See Table 1
for gain-control configuration.
SD_MODE Input
The EV kit features a 4-pin jumper (JU2) to control the
audio channel that is sent to the amplifier output and a
3-pin jumper (JU5) to enable/disable the IC. JU2 is used
to select the stereo input (left channel, right channel, or the
average of the left/right channels). JU5 must be set to pins
1-2 for normal operation. See Table 2 for shunt positions.
Shutdown Mode
The device features a low-power shutdown mode that is
activated by setting jumper JU5 to pins 2-3. To exit shutdown mode, set JU5 to pins 1-2 and select the desired
stereo input channel using jumper JU2. See Table 3 for
shunt positions.
Table 1. JU1 Jumper Selection (GAIN)
SHUNT POSITION
GAIN PIN
GAIN (dB)
RELATIVE TO A 2.1dBV
REFERENCE LEVEL
1-2
Connected to VDD through 100kI resistor R1
3
1-3
Connected to VDD
6
1-4
Connected to GND through 100kI resistor R2
15
1-5*
Connected to GND
12
Not installed
Unconnected
9
*Default position.
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External/Internal VDDIO (+3.3V)
On the EV kit, a logic voltage from a control interface is
needed for proper selection of the stereo input channel
through SD_MODE. This voltage can be applied externally at the +3.3V PCB pad or it can be provided from
on-board circuitry. See Table 4 for shunt positions.
If the USB cable is disconnected (such as when the
XMOS chip is not in use), the on-board circuitry to generate the +3.3V is not available. In this case, remove the
shunt from jumper JU4 and supply an external voltage at
the +3.3V PCB pad. Logic voltages other than +3.3V can
be used on the EV kit. If other logic voltages are used,
resistors R3 and R4 must be adjusted. See the SD_MODE
and Shutdown Operation section in the MAX98355A/
MAX98355B IC data sheet for more information.
Driving I2S Directly
The EV kit provides an on-board XMOS chip to generate the I2S signal from the USB audio source. To utilize
the XMOS chip, all positions of jumper JU3 must be set
betweens pins 2-3. To bypass the XMOS and drive the
digital audio interface directly, remove the shunts from
JU3 and apply signals at the BCLK, LRCLK, and SDIN
test points or between JU3 pins 1-2 at the appropriate locations (pin 1 is signal ground). The XMOS chip
is configured for I2S output so it cannot be used with
the MAX98355B (left-justified data). To evaluate the
MAX98355B with left-justified data or the MAX98355A/
MAX98355B with TDM data, use the external data input
option by removing the shunts from JU3 pins 2-3 and
drive the digital audio interface directly.
Table 2. JU2 and JU5 Jumper Selection (SD_MODE)
SHUNT POSITION
JU2
JU5
SD_MODE PIN
DEVICE OPERATION
1-2
1-2*
Connected to VDDIO through R3 (226kI resistor)
Right audio channel selected
1-3*
1-2*
Connected to VDDIO
Left audio channel selected
1-4
1-2*
Connected to VDDIO through R4 (634kI resistor)
Mono mix
(left + right)/2
X
2-3
Connected to GND
Shutdown
*Default position.
X = Don’t care.
Table 3. JU3 Jumper Selection (Digital Audio Interface)
SHUNT POSITION
BCLK, LRCLK, DIN
2-3*
Connected to XMOS
Not installed
Unconnected
DEVICE OPERATION
XMOS IC provides I2S input data to the MAX98355A.
Use this configuration when connecting an external digital audio source to the
MAX98355A or when evaluating the MAX98355B.
Connect external BCLK/LRCLK/DIN to column 2 and GND to column 1.
*Default position.
Table 4. JU4 Jumper Selection (VDDIO)
SHUNT POSITION
Installed*
Not installed
LOGIC VOLTAGE (VDDIO)
3.3V supplied from on-board power supply.
User-supplied external power supply applied at the +3.3V PCB pad.
*Default position.
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Figure 2a. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 1 of 6)
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Figure 2b. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 2 of 6)
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Figure 2c. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 3 of 6)
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Figure 2d. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 4 of 6)
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Figure 2e. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 5 of 6)
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Figure 2f. MAX98355 EV Kit Schematic (Sheet 6 of 6)
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1.0”
Figure 3. MAX98355 EV Kit Component Placement Guide—Component Side
1.0”
Figure 4. MAX98355 EV Kit PCB Layout—Component Side
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1.0”
Figure 5. MAX98355 EV Kit PCB Layout—Layer 2
1.0”
Figure 6. MAX98355 EV Kit PCB Layout—Layer 3
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1.0”
Figure 7. MAX98355 EV Kit PCB Layout—Solder Side
1.0”
Figure 8. MAX98355 EV Kit Component Placement Guide—Solder Side
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Ordering Information
PART
TYPE
MAX98355EVKIT#
EV Kit
#Denotes RoHS compliant.
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Revision History
REVISION
NUMBER
REVISION
DATE
0
7/12
DESCRIPTION
Initial release
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