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Serial I/O & Control Parameter/Conditions Min Typ Max Units
VIL Input Voltage – Low 0.54 Vdc
VIH Input Voltage – High 1.26 1.95 Vdc
VOL Output Voltage – Low 0.54 Vdc
VOH Output Voltage – High 1.26 1.95 Vdc
IOL / IOH Rated Output Current 2.0 mA
Multi-Channel Serial Interface (MCSI) (Pins 12, 14, 16, 18)
This port is only available in Master mode and to be used for PCM digital audio. Below are the
settings for configuring it operation and the interface specification:
Digital Audio Configuration
The default settings for the digital audio are:
l
Mode = Master
l
MCSI_CLK = 520KHz
l
Word Size = 16 Bits
l
Sync Pulse = 8KHz
l
Frame mode = burst
l
Clock edge Sync = rising edge
Configuring the MCSI for Digital Audio
The following two commands are required to set the unit up in digital audio mode:
AT$voicepth=2
This configures the EIII module to use digital audio instead of analog audio.
at$ioblks=0,1
This configures the I/O pins of the module to be used as the secondary function which is the
MCSI port. It automatically configures the direction of the pins.
Do not alter the settings for these 4 pins manually (direction, pull up or alternate
configuration) as this will stop the MCSI port working for digital audio.
Data Format