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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Gordon Richard Mcleod, West Lothian, GB;
Gordon Richard McLeod, West Lothian, GB;
Wolfson Microelectronics plc, Edinburgh, GB;
Abstract
An audio codec () is provided with a control sequencer () interposed between control interface logic () and control registers () of the codec. A memory () associated with the control sequencer () enables a burst of operations to be preloaded into the audio codec. In response to a single command from an external control processor (), the sequencer () can then execute the burst with precise delays between each operation and without further direction from the processor. This frees the processor () to concentrate on other tasks within the system, and/or to enter a low-power mode to conserve energy. The system may be a personal media player.