ES1921

AC‘97 Rev 2.1 Audio Codec

ESS Technology, Inc. Product Brief

DESCRIPTION FEATURES
The ES1921 audio codec is a combination codec and • Meets or exceeds Audio Codec ‘97, Revision 2.1
audio mixer device that is fully compliant with Revision 2.1 performance specifications
of Intel’s Audio Codec ‘97 (AC‘97) Component • Supports dual-codec architecture for configuration with
Specification. When used with the ESS Technology
one ES1921 in notebook and one in docking station
Maestro™ family of peripheral component interconnect
(PCI)-based digital audio accelerators, the ES1921 helps • Supports AC-Link digital serial interface
complete a superior high-performance PCI audio • 4 stereo inputs for line-in, CD, video, and auxiliary line-in
subsystem solution for both desktop and notebook • 2 selectable mono inputs for microphones sharing a
computers. single mixer input and 1 mono input for phone
The ES1921 audio codec supports full-duplex stereo • PC speaker input
operation for simultaneous record and playback. Voice, • 2 stereo outputs. Line out for multimedia speakers and
sound, and music are regularly sampled for record and true line out for consumer audio applications
playback at 48 kHz. The playback mixer has four stereo
inputs and two mono inputs. The record multiplexer has
• Usable in desktop, motherboard, and notebook sound
five stereo inputs and three mono inputs. The mixer card applications, 3D audio applications, and in audio-
includes three outputs. Line_Out can be used for stereo modem applications
output to multimedia speakers, while Mono_Out can be Record and Playback Features
used to output to a telephony subsystem or downline • Full-duplex stereo operation for simultaneous record and
phone. playback
The major functions of the ES1921 include stereo 18-bit • 18-bit stereo ADC and DAC; 3rd 18-bit ADC for mic input.
ADC and DAC audio signal conversion, while also • 48-kHz playback and record sample rate
providing the interface and control logic to transfer audio
data between its serial I/O terminals and the digital audio Power
accelerator. The ES1921 uses its six line-level inputs, its • Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
three outputs, and the time division multiplexed (TDM)- support using an external amplifier power-down control
based serial AC-Link to transfer data between itself and a
• 3.3V digital and 5.0V analog power supply (AVDD >=
digital audio accelerator, such as the ESS Technology
Maestro family of PCI-based digital audio accelerators. DVDD)

The ES1921 may be used as a primary or secondary

codec in multiple-codec configurations conforming to the Compatibility
AC‘97 Rev. 2.1 specification. The ES1921’s conformance • Meets Microsoft PC99/PC2001 and WHQL
to AC‘97 in multiple-codec configurations allows it to be specifications.
used both in 2- and 4-speaker audio-only solutions and in
audio-modem solutions for motherboards, add-on cards,
or PCMCIA cards. The ES1921 is available in an industry-
standard 48-pin low-profile quad flat pack (LQFP).

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BLOCK DIAGRAM
Figure 1shows the ES1921 block diagram.

DVSS DVDD

AVDD
CD
LINE_IN AVSS
RECORD
VIDEO SOURCE
AUX
MIC1
PREAMP/MIC BOOST PLAYBACK
MIC2
PHONE MIXER

PC_BEEP ID[1:0]
PCM-out DACs
RESET# Left 18-BIT
BIT_CLK DACDAC
STEREO
SYNC
SDATA_IN Right 18-BIT
MONO_OUT
SDATA_OUT STEREO
DACDAC
MONO
18-BIT Left VOL
AFILT[1:0] FILTER CTRL
ADC
AC-LINK
18-BIT Right
FILTER
ADC
LNLVL
PCM-in ADCs
MASTER
VOL
CTRL

VREF
VREFOUT LINE_OUT
REF GEN POWER MGMT
MASTER
VOL
CTRL

XTL_IN XTL_OUT EAPD ANTI_POP

Figure 1 ES1921 Block Diagram

PINOUT
Figure 2 shows the ES1921 pinout diagram.
LINE_OUT_R
LINE_OUT_L
ANTI_POP

VREFOUT
AFILT2
AFILT1

AVDD1
AVSS1
CAP3
CAP2
CAP1

VREF

36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
MONO_OUT 37 24 LINE_IN_R
AVDD2 38 23 LINE_IN_L
LNLVL_OUT_L 39 22 MIC2
NC 40 21 MIC1
LNLVL_OUT_R 41 20 CD_R
CD_GND
AVSS2
NC
42
43
ES1921S 19
18 CD_L
NC 44 48-PIN LQFP 17 VIDEO_R
ID0 45 16 VIDEO_L
ID1 46 15 AUX_R
EAPD 47 14 AUX_L
NC 48 13 PHONE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
RESET#
SYNC
XTL_IN
XTL_OUT

DVSS1

DVSS2

PC_BEEP
DVDD1

DVDD2
SDATA_OUT

SDATA_IN
BIT_CLK

Figure 2 ES1921 48-Pin Pinout Diagram

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ES1921 PIN DESCRIPTIONS

Table 1lists the ES1921pin descriptions.
Table 1 ES1921 Pin Descriptions
Names Pin Numbers I/O Descriptions

DVDD1 1 P Digital VDD.

XTL_IN 2 I Oscillator input (24.576 MHz).

XTL_OUT 3 I Oscillator output.

DVSS1 4 G Digital ground.

SDATA_OUT 5 I AC‘97 Serial data in.

BIT_CLK 6 O Serial data clock (12.288 MHz).

DVSS2 7 G Digital ground.

SDATA_IN 8 O AC‘97 Serial data ou.t

DVDD2 9 P Digital VDD.

SYNC 10 I Fixed-rate sample sync (48 kHz).

RESET # 11 I Hardware reset.

PC_BEEP 12 I PC speaker out.

PHONE 13 I Telephone speaker input.

AUX_L 14 I Aux left channel input.

AUX_R 15 I Aux right channel input.

VIDEO_L 16 I Video left channel input.

VIDEO_R 17 I Video right channel input.

CD_L 18 I CD left channel input.

CD_GND 19 I CD ground.

CD_R 20 I CD right channel input.

MIC1 21 I First microphone input.

MIC2 22 I Second microphone input.

LINE_IN_L 23 I Line-in left channel input.

LINE_IN_R 24 I Line-in right channel input.

AVDD1 25 P Analog VDD.

AVSS1 26 G Analog ground.

VREF 27 I DAC reference voltage filter capacitor.

VREFOUT 28 O Mic reference voltage output (2.5V, 1.25 mA).

AFILT1 29 O Anti-Aliasing filter cap (ADC channel).

AFILT2 30 O Anti-Aliasing filter cap (ADC channel).

CAP1 31 O Analog output holdoff delay.

CAP2 32 O ADC reference capacitor.

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Table 1 ES1921 Pin Descriptions (Continued)

Names Pin Numbers I/O Descriptions

CAP3 33 O Antipop power sustain delay.

ANTI_POP 34 O Antipop output ground shunt control.

LINE_OUT_L 35 O Line out left channel.

LINE_OUT_R 36 O Line out right channel.

MONO_OUT 37 O Mono out.

AVDD2 38 P Analog VDD.

LNLVL_OUT_L 39 O True-line level-output left channel.

NC 40 NC No connect.

LNLVL_OUT_R 41 O True-line level-output right channel.

AVSS2 42 G Analog ground.

NC 43, 44, 48 NC No connect.

ID0 45 I Multi-Codec ID select (bit 0).

ID1 46 I Multi-Codec ID select (bit 1).

EAPD 47 O External amplifier power down.

ORDERING INFORMATION
Part Number Description Package
ES1921S Audio Codec 48-pin LQFP

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