SDAA212 November   2025 AM620-Q1 , AM623 , AM625 , AM625-Q1 , AM62A1-Q1 , AM62A3 , AM62A3-Q1 , AM62A7 , AM62A7-Q1 , AM62D-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   How to Use this Document
  4.   Trademarks
  5. 1Digital Audio Formats
    1. 1.1 I2S
    2. 1.2 TDM
  6. 2McASP Overview
  7. 3McASP Connections for AM62x Devices
    1. 3.1 McASP Common Configurations
      1. 3.1.1 McASP as a Clock Controller
        1. 3.1.1.1 Clocks Generated using the AUDIO_EXT_REFCLK AHCLK Source
      2. 3.1.2 McASP as Clock Peripheral
  8. 4McASP Layout Considerations
    1. 4.1 McASP Signals Shared with Bootmode Logic
    2. 4.2 McASP Topology for Multiple Devices in Single Clock Domain
  9. 5McASP Practical Examples
    1. 5.1 Audio Playback using AUDIO_EXT_REFCLK for Two Clock Domains
    2. 5.2 Audio Playback with External Clock Source and McASP SYNC mode
  10. 6Key Audio System Design Takeaways
  11. 7References

McASP as Clock Peripheral

The following section details an example setup for a McASP where the bit clock and frame sync are configured as inputs.

Description AHCLK Bit Clock Frame Sync
McASP clock peripheral Externally Generated Externally Generated

In this example, the McASP is being configured for a 48 kHz frame sync and TDM8 frame format with 32-bit words, resulting in a bit clock frequency of 12.288 MHz. The AHCLK settings do not matter in this case. The SDK driver must be configured to represent the expected frequency for bit clock and frame sync for proper audio data transmission.

 McASP Clock Peripheral Figure 3-5 McASP Clock Peripheral