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WM8213

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PD Rev 4.1 July 2008

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RESET LEVEL CLAMPING (RLC)

To ensure that the signal applied to the WM8213 lies within the supply voltage range (0V to AVDD)

circuit clamps the WM8213 side of this capacitor to a suitable voltage through a CMOS switch during

the CCD reset period. In order for clamping to produce sensible results the input voltage during the

clamping must be a consistent value.

The WM8213 allows the user to control the RLC switch in a variety of ways as illustrated in Figure 8.

This figure shows a single channel, however all 3 channels are identical, each with its own clamp

switch controlled by the common CLMP signal.

The method of control chosen depends upon the characteristics of the input video. The RLCEN

register bit must be set to 1 to enable clamping, otherwise the RLC switch cannot be closed (by

default RLCEN=1).

Figure 8 RLC Clamp Control Options

When an input waveform has a stable reference level on every pixel it may be desirable to clamp

every pixel during this period.

Setting CLAMPCTRL=0 means that the RLC switch is closed

whenever the RSMP input pin is high, as shown in Figure 9.

MCLK

VSMP

RSMP

RLC switch control

"CLMP"

(RLCEN=1,CLMPCTRL=0)

RLC switch closed

when RSMP=1

Video sample taken on

fallling edge of VSMP

Reset/reference sample taken

on fallling edge of RSMP

INPUT VIDEO

SIGNAL

reference

("black") level

video level

Figure 9 Reset Level Clamp Operation (CLAMPCTRL=0), CDS operation shown, non-CDS also possible