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Condenser microphone uses dc-coupled impedance converter
Dimitri Danyuk, Miami, FL
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60 Simple sawtooth generator
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The diaphragm of a condenser microphone is the movable plate of a capacitor. With a polarized capacitor, the vibration of the diaphragm in relation to the back plate produces an ac audio-output voltage. The condenser capsule has a capacitance of 10 to 60 pF; thus, you should connect it to an impedance converter with extremely high input impedance for a flat frequency response. The conventional impedance converter is a JFET source follower with an additional amplifying and power-
decoupling circuit. You supply power to the impedance-converter circuitry using the same microphone-cable conductors that carry the audio signal. The balanced audio pair at the XLR connector’s pins 2 and 3 both carry the same positive dc voltage, or phantom power, relative to Pin 1’s ground. The amplifying/decoupling circuit contains an audio transformer or a couple of capacitors to separate the dc power from the audio signal. High-value dc-blocking capacitors can generate measurable and audible
operates at high frequency
62 CMOS gate makes long-duration
timers using RC components 63 Inverting level-shift circuit has negative potential
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distortion (Reference 1). Microphone circuits rarely use the highest-quality capacitors because of space limitations.
48V PHANTOM POWER
R6 75 1 J1 2 3 + GND
− XLR
SHIELDED TWISTEDPAIR CABLE 2 1 3 1 2 3
+
1 J2 2 3 + GND
− XLR
RPH1 6.81k RIN RPH2 6.81k TO PREAMP
4 mA
R7 75 4 mA
C1 1000 pF G X1
D Q1 S Q3 C3 1 F BCV46
R3 1M
R5 5.1k BCV46 Q4
0.5 mA
R4 5.1k
R1 2k
C2 1 F Q2 BCV46 R2 1M 6 4 7
−
2
D1 BAT54S
C4 10 F
+
IC1 TL061
D2 20V
+3
Figure 1 A feedback loop balances the dc voltage on the paired cable conductors, which power high- to low-impedance converter Q1.
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International Rectifier
Microchip
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Masthead
Microchip
EDN Comment
Pulse
Analog Devices
Altera
Baker's best
Messe München
Test & Measurement World
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Image sensors evolve to address Emerging embedded- vision needs
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