ZL50234GDC ZARLINK [Zarlink Semiconductor Inc], ZL50234GDC Datasheet - Page 10

• Manufacturer Part Number: ZL50234GDC
• Description: 8 Channel Voice Echo Canceller
• Manufacturer: ZARLINK [Zarlink Semiconductor Inc]

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The Noise Scaling register can be used to adjust the relative volume of the comfort noise. Lowering this value will
scale the injected noise level down, conversely, raising the value will scale the comfort noise up. Due to differences
in the noise estimator operation, the Advanced NLP requires a different scaling value than the original NLP.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NLInc and the Noise Scaling register have been pre-programmed with G.168 compliant values.
Changing these values may result in undesirable comfort noise performance!
The Advanced NLP also contains safeguards to prevent double-talk and uncancelled echo from being mistaken for
background noise. These features were not present in the original NLP. They can be disabled by setting the NLRun1
and NLRun2 bits in Control Register 3 to “0”.
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The G.165 recommendation defines the disable tone as having the following characteristics: 2100 Hz ( 21Hz) sine
wave, a power level between -6 to -31 dBm0, and a phase reversal of 180 degrees (± 25 degrees) every 450 ms (±25
ms). If the disable tone is present for a minimum of one second with at least one phase reversal, the Tone Detector
will trigger.
The G.164 recommendation defines the disable tone as a 2100 Hz (+21 Hz) sine wave with a power level between
0 to -31 dBm0. If the disable tone is present for a minimum of 400 ms, with or without phase reversal, the Tone
Detector will trigger.
The ZL50234 has two Tone Detectors per channel (for a total of 16) in order to monitor the occurrence of a valid
disable tone on both Rin and Sin. Upon detection of a disable tone, TD bit of the Status Register will indicate logic
high and an interrupt is generated (i.e. IRQ pin low). Refer to Figure 5 and to the Interrupts section.
Once a Tone Detector has been triggered, there is no longer a need for a valid disable tone (G.164 or G.165) to
maintain Tone Detector status (i.e. TD bit high). The Tone Detector status will only release (i.e. TD bit low) if the
signals Rin and Sin fall below -30 dBm0, in the frequency range of 390 Hz to 700 Hz, and below -34 dBm0, in the
frequency range of 700 Hz to 3400 Hz, for at least 400 ms. Whenever a Tone Detector releases, an interrupt is
generated (i.e. IRQ pin low).
The selection between G.165 and G.164 tone disable is controlled by the PHDis bit in Control Register 2 on a per
channel basis. When the PHDis bit is set to “1”, G.164 tone disable requirements are selected.
In response to a valid disable tone, the echo canceller must be switched from the Enable Adaptation state to the
Bypass state. This can be done in two ways, automatically or externally. In automatic mode, the Tone Detectors
internally control the switching between Enable Adaptation and Bypass states. The automatic mode is activated by
setting the AutoTD bit in Control Register 2 to high. In external mode, an external controller is needed to service the
interrupts and poll the TD bits in the Status Registers. Following the detection of a disable tone (TD bit high) on a
given channel, the external controller must switch the echo canceller from Enable Adaptation to Bypass state.
ZL50234
Disable Tone Detector
Rin
Sin
Rin
Sin
Figure 5 - Disable Tone Detection
Tone
Tone
Tone
Tone
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Echo Canceller A
Echo Canceller B
Detector
Detector
Detector
Detector
Status reg
Status reg
TD
TD bit
ECA
ECB
bit
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