MT8889C
5.0
DTMF Generator
Data Sheet
The DTMF transmitter employed in the MT8889C is capable of generating all sixteen standard DTMF tone pairs
with low distortion and high accuracy. All frequencies are derived from an external 3.579545 MHz crystal. The
sinusoidal waveforms for the individual tones are digitally synthesized using row and column programmable
dividers and switched capacitor D/A converters. The row and column tones are mixed and filtered providing a
DTMF signal with low total harmonic distortion and high accuracy. To specify a DTMF signal, data conforming to the
encoding format shown in Table 1 must be written to the transmit Data Register. Note that this is the same as the
receiver output code. The individual tones which are generated (f
LOW
and f
HIGH
) are referred to as Low Group and
High Group tones. As seen from the table, the low group frequencies are 697, 770, 852 and 941 Hz. The high group
frequencies are 1209, 1336, 1477 and 1633 Hz. Typically, the high group to low group amplitude ratio (twist) is 2 dB
to compensate for high group attenuation on long loops.
The period of each tone consists of 32 equal time segments. The period of a tone is controlled by varying the length
of these time segments. During write operations to the Transmit Data Register the 4 bit data on the bus is latched
and converted to 2 of 8 coding for use by the programmable divider circuitry. This code is used to specify a time
segment length, which will ultimately determine the frequency of the tone. When the divider reaches the appropriate
count, as determined by the input code, a reset pulse is issued and the counter starts again. The number of time
segments is fixed at 32, however, by varying the segment length as described above the frequency can also be
varied. The divider output clocks another counter, which addresses the sinewave lookup ROM.
The lookup table contains codes which are used by the switched capacitor D/A converter to obtain discrete and
highly accurate DC voltage levels. Two identical circuits are employed to produce row and column tones, which
are then mixed using a low noise summing amplifier. The oscillator described needs no “start-up” time as in other
DTMF generators since the crystal oscillator is running continuously thus providing a high degree of tone burst
accuracy. A bandwidth limiting filter is incorporated and serves to attenuate distortion products above 8 kHz. It can
be seen from Figure 6 that the distortion products are very low in amplitude.
Scaling Information
10 dB/Div
Start Frequency = 0 Hz
Stop Frequency = 3400 Hz
Marker Frequency = 697 Hz and
1209 Hz
Figure 10 - Spectrum Plot
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