Passive Direc Box

Direc Box function is, to change the unbalance signal into balance. So that the signal can be sent through the bemeter-meter cable length without reducing the signal quality significantly. Therefore, the role of The Box for a live performance is needed, because for the cable used from the front of the stage to the mixer / FOH rather long, about 50 meters or less. Commonly used DI Box for instruments like guitar, bass, keyboard, synthesizer.
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Active Direc Box

Direc Box function is, to change the unbalance signal into balance. So that the signal can be sent through the bemeter-meter cable length without reducing the signal quality significantly. Therefore, the role of The Box for a live performance is needed, because for the cable used from the front of the stage to the mixer / FOH rather long, about 50 meters or less. Commonly used DI Box for instruments like guitar, bass, keyboard, synthesizer.
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Regulator and High Voltage

The MAX17106 is optimized for thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) applications. The device includes a high-performance 18V step-up regulator with integrated switch for the source-driver supply, a 38V step-up regulator with temperature compensation for the TFT gate-on supply (VON), a 300mA low-dropout 2.5V internal linear regulator for the logic supply, three high-speed operational amplifiers, a digitally adjustable VCOM calibration device with nonvolatile memory, two electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) blocks (2Kb extended display identification data (EDID) memory and 16Kb timing controller memory) with separate I²C interfaces, and a high-voltage level-shifting scan driver.

The main DC-DC step-up converter provides the regulated supply voltage for the panel source driver ICs. The converter is a 1.2MHz current-mode regulator with an integrated 20V n-channel power MOSFET. The high switching frequency allows the use of ultra-small inductors and ceramic capacitors. The current-mode control architecture provides fast transient response to pulsed loads. The step-up regulator features digital soft-start and cycle-by-cycle current limit.

The VON step-up regulator is a simple minimum off-time, pulse-skipping architecture with a variable peak-current threshold. The output voltage is adjusted according to the voltage on the NTC pins (temperature reading) and two voltage levels set by current sources on the VHI and VLO pins. See the VON Positive Gate-Driver Step-Up Regulator section in the full data sheet for more information.

The MAX17106 is available in a 7mm x 7mm, 56-pin, lead-free TQFN package with exposed pad and operates over the -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
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Multi Output Power Supply

The MAX17114 generates all the supply rails for thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) TV panels operating from a regulated 12V input. It includes a step-down and a step-up regulator, a positive and a negative charge pump, an operational amplifier, a high-accuracy, high-voltage gamma reference, and a high-voltage switch control block. The MAX17114 can operate from input voltages from 8V to 16.5V and is optimized for an LCD TV panel running directly from 12V supplies.

The step-up and step-down switching regulators feature internal power MOSFETs and high-frequency operation allowing the use of small inductors and capacitors, resulting in a compact solution. The step-up regulator provides TFT source driver supply voltage, while the step-down regulator provides the system with logic supply voltage. Both regulators use fixed-frequency current-mode control architectures, providing fast load-transient response and easy compensation. A current-limit function for internal switches and output-fault shutdown protects the step-up and step-down power supplies against fault conditions. The MAX17114 provides soft-start functions to limit inrush current during startup. In addition, the MAX17114 integrates a control block that can drive an external p-channel MOSFET to sequence power to source drivers.

The positive and negative charge-pump regulators provide TFT gate-driver supply voltages. Both output voltages can be adjusted with external resistive voltage-dividers. A logic-controlled, high-voltage switch block allows the manipulation of the positive gate-driver supply. The MAX17114 includes one high-current operational amplifier designed to drive the LCD backplane (VCOM). The amplifier features high output current (±200mA), fast slew rate (45V/µs), wide bandwidth (20MHz), and rail-to-rail outputs.

Also featured in the MAX17114 is a high-accuracy, high-voltage adjustable reference for gamma correction.

The MAX17114 is available in a small (7mm x 7mm), ultra-thin (0.8mm), 48-pin, TQFN-EP package and operates over the -40°C to +85°C temperature range.
 
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