No. Pin Name I/O Function PD State
15
CAD0_I2C I Chip Address 0 Pin in I2C Bus serial control mode
Hi-Z
CSN I Chip Select Pin in 3-wire serial control mode
DIF I Audio Data Format Select in Parallel control mode. "L": 32-bit MSB, "H": 32-bit I2S
16
PS I
(I2C pin = "H") Control Mode Select Pin "L": I2C Bus serial control mode, "H": Parallel control 
mode.
Hi-Z
CAD0_SPI I (I2C pin = "L") Chip Address 0 Pin in 3-wire serial control mode
17 I2C I
Control Mode Select Pin "L": 3-wire serial control mode 
"H": I2C Bus serial control mode or Parallel control mode.
Hi-Z
18 AOUTL1P O Lch Positive Analog Output 1 Pin Hi-Z
19 AOUTL1N O Lch Negative Analog Output 1 Pin Hi-Z
20 VREFL1 I Negative Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVSS Hi-Z
21 VREFH1 I Positive Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVDD Hi-Z
22 AOUTR1N O Rch Negative Analog Output 1 Pin Hi-Z
23 AOUTR1P O Rch Positive Analog Output 1 Pin Hi-Z
24 AOUTL2P O Lch Positive Analog Output 2 Pin Hi-Z
25 AOUTL2N O Lch Negative Analog Output 2 Pin Hi-Z
26 VREFL2 I Negative Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVSS Hi-Z
27 VREFH2 I Positive Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVDD Hi-Z
28 AOUTR2N O Rch Negative Analog Output 2 Pin Hi-Z
29 AOUTR2P O Rch Positive Analog Output 2 Pin Hi-Z
30 AVSS - Analog Ground Pin -
31 AVDD - Analog Power Supply Pin, 3.0V-5.5V -
32 AOUTL3P O Lch Positive Analog Output 3 Pin Hi-Z
33 AOUTL3N O Lch Negative Analog Output 3 Pin Hi-Z
34 VREFH3 I Positive Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVDD Hi-Z
35 VREFL3 I Negative Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVSS Hi-Z
36 AOUTR3N O Rch Negative Analog Output 3 Pin Hi-Z
37 AOUTR3P O Rch Positive Analog Output 3Pin Hi-Z
38 AOUTL4P O Lch Positive Analog Output 4 Pin Hi-Z
39 AOUTL4N O Lch Negative Analog Output 4 Pin Hi-Z
40 VREFH4 I Positive Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVDD Hi-Z
41 VREFL4 I Negative Voltage Reference Input Pin, AVSS Hi-Z
42 AOUTR4N O Rch Negative Analog Output 4 Pin Hi-Z
43 AOUTR4P O Rch Positive Analog Output 4 Pin Hi-Z
44 LDOE I Internal LDO Enable Pin.  "L": Disable, "H": Enable Hi-Z
45 TVDD - Digital Power Supply Pin, 3.0V-3.6V -
46 DVSS - Digital Ground Pin -
47 VDD18
O LDO Output Pin (LDOE pin = "H")  This pin should be connected to DVSS with 1.0µF.
(Note 4)
I 1.8V Power Input Pin (LDOE pin = "L")
48 PDN I
Power-Down & Reset Pin  
When this pin is "L", the AK4458 is powered-down and the control registers are reset to default 
state.
Hi-Z
Note 2. All input pins except internal pull-up/down pins should not be left oating.
Note 3. PCM mode and DSD mode are controlled by registers. Daisy Chain mode is controlled by both 
registers and pins.
Note 4. This pin outputs DVSS when the LDOE pin = "H" and Hi-z when the LDOE pin = "L".
FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM
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4. Block Diagram and Functions 
 
 
MCLK 
SDTI1/DSDR1
LRCK/DSDL1
CAD0_I2C/CSN/DIF
BICK/DCLK
SCL/CCLK/TDM1
SDA/CDTI/TDM0
PDN  AVDD 
 
Clock 
Divider 
DVSS TVDD 
PS/CAD0_SPI 
AOUTR1N 
VREFH1 
VREFL1 
AVSS  
AOUTL1P 
AOUTR1P 
 
PCM 
Data 
Interface 
 
De-empha
sis 
 
DSD 
Data 
Interface 
 
8X 
Interpolator 
 
Control 
Register 
 
SCF 
 
SCF 
AOUTR2N 
VREFH2 
VREFL2 
AOUTL2P 
AOUTL2N 
AOUTR2P 
 
Vref 
 
SDTI2/DSDL2
 
8X 
Interpolator 
 
SCF 
 
SCF 
 
Vref 
 
Bias 
I2C
AOUTR3N 
VREFH3 
VREFL3 
AOUTL3P 
AOUTL3N 
AOUTR3P 
 
8X 
Interpolator 
 
SCF 
 
SCF 
AOUTR4N 
VREFH4 
VREFL4 
AOUTL4P 
AOUTL4N 
AOUTR4P 
 
Vref 
 
 
8X 
Interpolator 
 
SCF 
 
SCF 
Vref 
 
SDTI3/DSDR2/TDMO1
SDTI4/DSDL3/TDMO2
DSDR3
DSDL4
DSDR4
VDD18 
LDO 
DZF/SMUTE
CAD1/DCHAIN
LDOE 
 
DAT T  
Soft Mute 
 
 
DSD Filter 
 
DAT T  
Soft Mute 
 
DAT T  
Soft Mute 
 
 
DSD Filter 
 
DAT T 
Soft Mute 
 
DATT 
Soft Mute 
 
 
DSD Filter 
 
DAT T 
Soft Mute 
 
DAT T  
Soft Mute 
 
 
DSD Filter 
 
DAT T 
Soft Mute 
 
Modulator 
 
Noise 
Rejection 
Filter 
 
Modulator 
 
Noise 
Rejection 
Filter 
 
Modulator 
 
Noise 
Rejection 
Filter 
 
Modulator 
 
Noise 
Rejection 
Filter 
AOUTL1N 
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Caution in 
servicing
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