In TDM mode, also known as DSP mode, the rising edge of FSYNC starts the data transfer with the slot 0 data first. Immediately after the slot 0 data transmission, the remaining slot data are transmitted in order. FSYNC and each data bit (except the MSB of slot 0 when TX_OFFSET equals 0) is transmitted on the rising edge of BCLK. Figure 8-1 and Figure 8-2 show the protocol timing for TDM operation with various configurations.

Figure 8-1 TDM Mode Protocol Timing (FMT0 = HIGH) In Slave Mode

Figure 8-2 TDM Mode Protocol Timing (FMT0 = HIGH) In Master Mode

For proper operation of the audio bus in TDM mode, the number of bit clocks per frame must be greater than or equal to the number of active output channels times the 32-bits word length of the output channel data. The device transmits a zero data value on SDOUT for the extra unused bit clock cycles. The device supports FSYNC as a pulse with a 1-cycle-wide bit clock, but also supports multiples as well.