5 4 3 2 1

MIC1 MIC2 MIC3 MIC4

DMIC_CLK
MIC MUTE
FLIP-FLOP SWI T C H

D ANALOGUE PA D
SWITCH
DIN0 DIN1 MUTE_STA SW_DET

PDM_DATA PDM_CLK GPIOZ_3 GPIOZ_7

Antenna

PHONE JACK DAC PCM5121 TDMB/I2C0

APPLE MFi I2C1 Linkplay

WIRELESS SMART AUDIO MODULE
SPI DEVICE SPI x1

A98x: 5VIN DCIN_5V

BUTTONS x8 ADC x1 A98/A98L/A98M/A98ML

C C

EXT. CTRL GPIO x7

I2S MASTER
PC
I2C1 LED DRIVER RGB LED x12
USB SWITCH OTG or HOST USB

DEVICE

PWM x6 RGB LED or OTHER

DEBUG UART0

TDMC RESERVED FOR ADC/DMIC/A-MIC

UART DEVICE PIN HEADERS UART1

B B

A A

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A98x MODULE

D
A98x EVB POWER RAIL LED DRIVER D

PWM RGB LED

VDD_3V3
DCIN 5V SWITCH LDO MFI

MIC ARRAY
C C

2.2R DU561

V03 Change List

1. Add 10K pull up for PWMAO_D;
2. Delete R103,R130

B
V04 Change List B

1. Change recommended part number of LDO and RGB LED driver

2. Change serial resistor values of two PWM LEDs
3. Change some GPIOs definition
4. Delete one USB connector

V05 Change List

1. Change 6 RGB LEDs serial resistance
2. Add MIC MUTE circuits
3. Change LED driver power from 5V to 3.3V

A
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2. Change MIC MUTE schematics Title
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SW1
M12DH
4 5
DCIN_5V 4 5

3
2
1
R1 0R USB_PWR DCIN_5V
A98x INTERFACE

3
2
1
C1 C2 CN1 OFF ON
10uF 0.1uF A98x NGFF CONNECTOR

C
2 1 C3 C4 C5 C6
4 VDD1_5V GND1 3 D1 10uF 0.1uF 10uF 0.1uF
6 VDD2_5V GND2 5 BZT52C5V6S DCIN_5V U1 VDD_3V3
VDD3_5V GND3 7 GPIOZ_7 R2 0R ME6211A33M3G-N
GPIOZ_7 SW_MIC_MUTE 5
3 2
VIN VOUT

A
16
GPIOZ_5 18 GND10 17 I2C1_SCL C7 C8 C9

GND
D GPIOZ_1 GPIOZ_5 I2C1_SCL I2C1_SDA I2C1_SCL 5 D
20 19 1uF 0.1uF 10uF
GPIOZ_0 22 GPIOZ_1 I2C1_SDA 21 GPIOZ_3 R3 I2C1_SDA 5
PD 0R
GPIOZ_0 GPIOZ_3 MIC_MUTE_STATUS 5
24 23

13

11
4 PWM_C PWM_C GND4

1
GPIOZ_2

7
8
PD 26 25
UART1_RXD
28 GPIOZ_2
GND11
GND5
GND6
27
GPIOZ_6
USB_PWR USB
TP1 30 29
TP2 UART1_TXD 32 UART1_RXD GPIOZ_6 31 USB_VBUS R4 1K 1 CN2
UART1_TXD PWM_B PWM_B 4 USB_DM VCC
34 33 R5 0R 2 D- UN5356C-B023-7F-W
PDM_DIN3 36 GND12 PWM_D 35 PWM_D 4 USB_DP 3
TP3 R6 0R D+
PDM_DIN3 PWMAO_C PWMAO_C 4 USB_ID
R7 0R 38 37 R8 1K 4 ID
5 PDM_DIN1 PDM_DIN1 PWMAO_D UART0_RXD PWMAO_D 4
R9 0R 40 39 5 GND
5 PDM_DIN2 42 PDM_DIN2 UART0_RXD 41 UART0_TXD
R11 0R C10
5 PDM_DCLK PDM_DCLK UART0_TXD GPIOAO_7
R10 0R 44 43 TP4 PD 1nF
5 PDM_DIN0 46 PDM_DIN0 GPIOAO_7 45 GPIOAO_6 TP5
GND13 GPIOAO_6

6
9
12

10
TP6 48 47
TDMB_DIO1 PWMAO_A I2C0_SDA PWMAO_A 4
50 49
52 GND14 I2C0_SDA 51 I2C0_SCL I2C0_SDA 4
R12 0R
4 TDMB_SCLK
54 TDMB_SCLK I2C0_SCL 53
I2C0_SCL 4 DSP
4 TDMB_DIO0
R13 0R 56 GND15 GND7 55 GPIOA_19 CODEC
58 TDMB_DIO0 GPIOA_19 57 ADC_CH0
R14 0R 60 GND16 ADC_CH0 59 MCLK_C
4 TDMB_FS 62 TDMB_FS MCLK_C 61 GPIOAO_13
R15 0R PD
TDMC_DIO1
TDMC_DIO0
64 TDMC_DIO1
GND17
GPIOAO_13
GND8
63 ADC KEY
R16 0R 66 65 PD
TDMC_FS TDMC_DIO0 GPIOA_20 USB_DM GPIOA_20 5
R17 0R 68 67
TDMC_SCLK R18 0R 70 TDMC_FS USB_DM 69 USB_DP ADC_CH0 0.151V 0.435V 0.573V 0.743V 0.9V 1.224V 1.505V 1.648V
R19 0R 72 TDMC_SCLK USB_DP 71 USB_VBUS
4 MCLK_B MCLK_B USB_VBUS USB_ID
74 73
GND19
GND20

HOLE1
HOLE2

GND18 USB_ID 75 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27
PD GND9 430R 1% 1.5K 1% 2.2K 1% 3.3K 1% 4.7K 1% 10K 1% 24K 1% 51K 1%
1.080V 1.397V
76
77

78
79

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4
SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 SW9

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4

2
4
C
UART0: DEBUG TALK VOL- VOL+ MODE PREV NEXT PLAY MUTE C

PWR_ON INDICATION PAUSE

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3
CN3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3

1
3
DIP_3X2.54 VDD_3V3 D2
1 R28 240R UART0_TXD RED
1 2 R29 1K A K
2 3 R30 240R UART0_RXD
3
SW7 + SW8: 1.080V TBD
MULTI-KEY:
SW8 + SW9: 1.397V TBD
SPI
CN4
DIP_6X2-54
1 2
1 GPIOZ_0
GPIOZ_1
SPI_CLK ADC KEY FUNCTION
2 3 GPIOZ_2
SPI_MOSI
3 4 GPIOZ_3
SPI_MISO
4 5
5 6
SPI_SS0
MFi CP MODE:
6 VDD_3V3
U2 VDD_3V3 Short Press-->Wi-Fi/Bluetooth;
1
Auth 3.0 CP
8 C11 0.1uF Long Press-->if Wi-Fi mode/Linking, if Bluetooth mode/Pairing
2 GND1 VCC 7
TDM C TP7
NC1 GND3 I2C1_SCL
3 6
EPAD

TP8 R31 0R

CN5
VDD_3V3 4 NC2
GND2
SCL
SDA
5 R32 0R I2C1_SDA
Play/Pause: Short Press
DIP_8X2-54
9

Volume Up: Short Press

1
1 2 MCLK_C
2 3 TDMC_SCLK
3 4 TDMC_FS
4 5
Volume Down: Short Press
TDMC_DIO0
5 6 TDMC_DIO1
6 7
7 8
B 8
Talk: Short Press B

Microphone Mute: Short Press

Mounting screw
holes for A98x Next: Short Press
M1 M2

1
GF2_2x1_6
1
GF2_2x1_6
2 Previous: Short Press
1 1 2
M3 M4
GF2_2x1_6 GF2_2x1_6
1 1 2
1 1 2
!!! Important Notes for GPIO PINs !!!
GPIOZ_3: Microphone Mute Status
GPIOZ_5: SPI LCD reset
GPIOZ_6: AUX_IN DET
GPIOZ_7: Software MIC MUTE
GPIOAO_6: AMP Power ON/OFF

A GPIOAO_7: WAKE UP/SLEEP A

GPIOAO_13: AMP Mute ON/OFF

GPIOA_19: Reserved for Reload or Restore to Factory Default Setting
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VDD_3V3

DAC PCM5121 DAC_VDD FB1 220R 100MHz

Design Max: 300mA
U3
C12 C13 DCIN_5V LN1130P332MR-G VDD_3V3
10uF 0.1uF
C14 C15 C16 U4 3 2
10uF 0.1uF 0.01uF PCM5121PWR VIN VOUT

GND
C18 C19 C20 C21
DAC_VDD 28 1 10uF 0.1uF 10uF 0.1uF
D DVDD CPVDD D

1
27 2 C22 2.2uF
DGND CAPP
C17 0.1uF 26 3
LDOO CPGND
DAC_VDD R33 10K 25 4
XSMT CAPM CN6
R34 0R 24 5 C23 2.2uF 5 PJ-034F-S
TP9 ADR1 VNEG 4
23 6 C24 1uF R35 1K HPOUT_L 2
3 TDMB_FS LRCK OUTL
TP10 3
22 7 C25 1uF R36 1K HPOUT_R 1
3 TDMB_DIO0 DIN OUTR
TP11
21 8 DAC_VDD C26 0.1uF C28 C29
3 TDMB_SCLK BCK AVDD
TP12 C27 10uF R37 1nF R38 1nF
20 9 1K 1K
3 MCLK_B SCK AGND ANALOGUE PA
R39 100K 19 10 R40 0R
GPIO6 VCOM
DAC_VDD R41 10K 18 11 R42 0R
MODE2 SDA I2C0_SDA 3
R43 10K 17 12 R44 0R
MDDE1 SCL I2C0_SCL 3
R45 100K 16 13
C ADR2 GPIO5 C

R46 100K 15
GPIO3 GPIO4
14 PCM5121: Only Hardware DAC
R47
100K
R48
100K

VDD_3V3 VDD_3V3

3 3
D3 D4
RGB RGB LED RGB

1 2 4 1 2 4
B B
R G B R G B
R49 R50
110R 110R
3

Q1 Q2
R51 1K 1 MMBT3904 R52 R53 1K 1 MMBT3904 R54
3 PWM_B 3 PWMAO_A
82R 82R
2

2
3

Q3 Q4
R55 1K 1 MMBT3904 R56 R57 1K 1 MMBT3904
3 PWM_C 3 PWMAO_C
160R
2

VDD_3V3
3

Q5 R59
R58 1K 1 MMBT3904 160R
3 PWM_D
R60
10K
2

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Q6
R61 1K 1 MMBT3904
3 PWMAO_D
2

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VDD_3V3 LED_VCC
PDMVCC
PDM D-MIC MIC1
PDMVCC
MIC4
R62 0R MIC2 MIC1
D7 D10 D13 MSM261D4030H1AP MSM261D4030H1AP
C30 C31 D6 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC D9 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC D12 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC D15 1 8 1 8

LED DRIVER 10uF 0.1uF 3 D5 3 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC

ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
3 3 D8 3 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
3 3 D11 3 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
3 3 D14 3 ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
3
C32
10uF
C33
0.1uF
R63 10K
MIC_DCLK
MIC_DOUT0
2
3
4
VDD
LR
CLK
GND4 7
GND3 6
GND2 5
C34
10uF
C35
0.1uF
R64 10K
MIC_DCLK
MIC_DOUT1
2
3
4
VDD
LR
CLK
GND4 7
GND3 6
GND2 5
D16 DOUT GND1 DOUT GND1

ODINS-1615-T0.6URGBC
LED_VCC U5
IS31FL3236A-QFLS2-TR
38
VCC OUT1
43 R67 91R B 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 MIC2 MIC5
44 R65 91R G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R B G R PDMVCC MIC3 PDMVCC MIC4
C37 C36 OUT2 1 R68 270R RED1 MSM261D4030H1AP MSM261D4030H1AP
10uF 0.1uF OUT3 2 R69 91R 1 8 1 8
OUT4 3 R70 91R R71 10K 2 VDD GND4 7 R72 10K 2 VDD GND4 7
D
R66 0R 37 OUT5 4 R73 270R RED2 C38 C39 MIC_DCLK 3 LR GND3 6 C40 C41 MIC_DCLK 3 LR GND3 6 D
AD OUT6 5 R74 91R 10uF 0.1uF MIC_DOUT0 4 CLK GND2 5 10uF 0.1uF MIC_DOUT2 4 CLK GND2 5
OUT7 6 R75 91R DOUT GND1 DOUT GND1
OUT8 7 R76 270R RED3
OUT9 8 R77 91R
OUT10 9 R78 91R
OUT11
OUT12
10 R79 270R RED4 MIC3 MIC6
11 R80 91R PDMVCC MIC6 PDMVCC MIC5
R81 0R 41 OUT13 12 R82 91R MSM261D4030H1AP MSM261D4030H1AP
3 I2C1_SDA SDA OUT14 13 R83 270R RED5 1 8 1 8
R84 0R 42 OUT15 14 R85 91R R86 10K 2 VDD GND4 7 R87 10K 2 VDD GND4 7
3 I2C1_SCL SCL OUT16 15 MIC_DCLK 3 LR GND3 6 MIC_DCLK 3 LR GND3 6
R90 91R C42 C43 C44 C45
R88 1K 36 OUT17 16 R89 270R RED6 10uF 0.1uF MIC_DOUT1 4 CLK GND2 5 10uF 0.1uF MIC_DOUT2 4 CLK GND2 5
3 GPIOA_20 SDB OUT18 18 DOUT GND1 DOUT GND1
R91 91R
R92 10K OUT19 19 R94 91R
VDD_3V3 OUT20
R93 20 R95 270R RED7
100/NC OUT21 21 R96 91R
OUT22 22 R97 91R
OUT23 23 R98 270R RED8
OUT24 24 R99 91R

40
OUT25
OUT26
25
26
R100 91R
RED9
TOP PORT PDM D-MIC P/N:
R101 270R
R_EXT OUT27
OUT28
27
28
R102 91R 1.MEMSensing--MSM261D4030H1AP
2K: 28mA R104 91R
3.3K: 23mA R103 OUT29
OUT30
29
30
R105 270R RED10 2.InvenSense--ICS-41351
4.7K: 16mA 4.7K 1%
OUT31
R106 91R
31 R107 91R
OUT32 32 R108 270R RED11
17
39 GND1
OUT33
OUT34
33
34
R109
R110
91R
91R
According to mechanical design, ask microphone
45 GND2
E-PAD
OUT35
OUT36
35 R111 270R RED12 suppliers for bottom port P/N.

C C

VDD_3V3
U6 R112 0R MIC_MUTE_EN
VDD_3V3 WAS3157B-6/TR
VDD_3V3
MIC MUTE C46 C47 VDD_3V3 R113 10K/NC 1 B1 SEL 6 VDDAO_3.3V
10uF 0.1uF R115
R114 U7 10K 2 GND VCC 5
KEY1 10K SN74LVC1G14DBV C48
1 5 0.1uF R116 3 B0 A 4 MIC_DCLK C49
NC VCC 3 PDM_DCLK
1 2 R117 0R GPIOZ_7 100K 0.1uF
1 2 SW_MIC_MUTE 3
3 4 R118 4.7K 1% 2 U8
3 4 A SN74LVC1G74DCUR
C50 C51 3 4 R119 0R 1 8 GPIOZ_3
GND Y CLK VCC MIC_MUTE_STATUS 3
0.1uF ED1 10uF

3
PESDNC2FD5VB 2 7 C52 0.1uF R120 100K
D PRE VDD_3V3 MIC_MUTE_EN
U9 R121 0R
R122 0R 3 6 C53 1uF WAS3157B-6/TR
Q CLR Q7
4 5 MIC_MUTE_EN R124 3.3K 1% 1 NMOS_CJ2306 R123 10K/NC 1 B1 SEL 6 VDDAO_3.3V
GND Q
C54 2 GND VCC 5
0.1uF

2
3 B0 A 4 MIC_DOUT0 C55
3 PDM_DIN0
0.1uF

VDD_3V3 VDD_MIC

2 3 FB2 220R 100MHz

U10 R125 0R MIC_MUTE_EN
Q8 WAS3157B-6/TR
R126 R127 PMOS_WPM3401
10K 10K R128 10K/NC 1 B1 SEL 6 VDDAO_3.3V

2 GND VCC 5

1
B
3 B0 A 4 MIC_DOUT1 C56
B
3 PDM_DIN1

3
0.1uF
RED1 R133 100R 1N4148WT D17
3

RED2 R134 100R 1N4148WT D18 Q9

1 NMOS_CJ2306
RED3 R135 100R 1N4148WT D19 Q11 U11 R131 0R MIC_MUTE_EN
NMOS_CJ2306 3 WAS3157B-6/TR
RED4 R136 100R 1N4148WT D20 R129 3.3K 1% 1 Q10

2
MMBT3904 R130 10K/NC 1 B1 SEL 6 VDDAO_3.3V
RED5 R137 100R 1N4148WT D21
2

R132 2 GND VCC 5

1

RED6 R138 100R 1N4148WT D22 MIC_MUTE_EN 4.7K 1%

3 B0 A 4 MIC_DOUT2 C57
3 PDM_DIN2
RED7 R139 100R 1N4148WT D23 0.1uF

RED8 R140 100R 1N4148WT D24

RED9 R141 100R 1N4148WT D25

Logic Level
Fuction
RED10 R142 100R 1N4148WT D26 (SEL PIN6)

RED11 R143 100R 1N4148WT D27 L B0 connected to A

RED12 R144 100R 1N4148WT D28
H B1 connected to A

A A

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