
[AK4671] 
MS0666-E-00 
2007/10 
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OPERATION OVERVIEW 
■
 System Clock (Audio I/F) 
There are the following five clock modes to interface with external devices. (
Table 1
 and 
Table 2
) 
Mode 
PLL Master Mode (
Note 60
) 
PLL Slave Mode 1 
(PLL Reference Clock: MCKI pin) 
PLL Slave Mode 2 
(PLL Reference Clock: LRCK or BICK pin) 
EXT Slave Mode 
EXT Master Mode 
Note 60. If M/S bit = “1”, PMPLL bit = “0” and MCKO bit = “1” during the setting of PLL Master Mode, the invalid 
clocks are output from MCKO pin when MCKO bit is “1”. 
Table 1. Clock Mode Setting (x: Don’t care) 
Mode 
MCKO bit
0 
PLL Master Mode 
1 
PMPLL bit 
1 
M/S bit 
1 
PLL3-0 bits 
See 
Table 4
Figure 
Figure 39 
1 
0 
See 
Table 4
Figure 40 
1 
0 
See 
Table 4
Figure 41 
Figure 42 
Figure 43 
Figure 44 
0 
0 
0 
1 
x 
x 
MCKO pin
L 
Selected by 
PS1-0 bits
L 
Selected by 
PS1-0 bits
MCKI pin 
BICK pin 
Output 
(Selected by 
BCKO bit) 
LRCK pin
Selected by 
PLL3-0 bits
Output 
(1fs) 
0 
PLL Slave Mode 
(PLL Reference Clock: MCKI pin) 
1 
Selected by 
PLL3-0 bits
Input 
(
≥
 32fs) 
Input 
(1fs) 
PLL Slave Mode 
(PLL Reference Clock: LRCK or BICK pin) 
0 
L 
GND 
Input 
(Selected by 
PLL3-0 bits) 
Input 
(
≥
 32fs) 
Output 
(Selected by 
BCKO bit) 
Input 
(1fs) 
EXT Slave Mode 
0 
L 
Selected by 
FS1-0 bits
Input 
(1fs) 
EXT Master Mode 
0 
L 
Selected by 
FS1-0 bits
Output 
(1fs) 
Table 2. Clock pins state in Clock Mode 
■
 Master Mode/Slave Mode 
The M/S bit selects either master or slave mode. M/S bit = “1” selects master mode and “0” selects slave mode. When the 
AK4671 is power-down mode (PDN pin = “L”) and exits reset state, the AK4671 is slave mode. After exiting reset state, 
the AK4671 goes to master mode by changing M/S bit = “1”. 
When the AK4671 is used by master mode, LRCK and BICK pins are a Hi-Z state until M/S bit becomes “1”. LRCK and 
BICK pins of the AK4671 should be pulled-down or pulled-up by the resistor (about 100k
Ω
) externally to avoid the 
floating state. 
M/S bit 
Mode 
0 
Slave Mode 
1 
Master Mode 
Table 3. Select Master/Slave Mode 
(default)