Hi all!
I have searched extensively about this and nothing found.
Does anybody know the pinout of DENON LINK III ?
I intend to get signal from the DL out of DVD-2930 and apply to my DAC, without using crapy SPDIF.
I already know that a standard STP/RJ45 Ethernet CAT5e would connect well, but which pair is Sclock, BCK & DATA? need them to configure the input of LVDS390D at my DAC.
Maybe the S/M owners of recent Denon Receivers with DL3rd may post an idea?
😀
Thanks for reading...
Euclides.
I have searched extensively about this and nothing found.

Does anybody know the pinout of DENON LINK III ?
I intend to get signal from the DL out of DVD-2930 and apply to my DAC, without using crapy SPDIF.
I already know that a standard STP/RJ45 Ethernet CAT5e would connect well, but which pair is Sclock, BCK & DATA? need them to configure the input of LVDS390D at my DAC.
Maybe the S/M owners of recent Denon Receivers with DL3rd may post an idea?
😀
Thanks for reading...
Euclides.
It seems that. And I think they are using I2S, as circuitry at Denon players use philips decoders...
The only way to know is checking S/M at receivers with DL3.😕
The only way to know is checking S/M at receivers with DL3.😕
I have no detailed knowledge of Denon Link. Its specifications seem to include multichannel audio. If each I2S data line were given a dedicated twisted pair, the CAT5 cable could transport only 4 channels. I think there is some kind of serialization involved, similar to the TG Link. Or maybe it is completely different 🙂
well, as the connector has only 4 pairs, I think the data line is L/R/SL/SR/C/LFE in TDM mode.
Does anybody knows??
Till there, SPDIF is on... 😎
Regards...
Does anybody knows??

Till there, SPDIF is on... 😎
Regards...
I find the singal comes form LVD31. Totally 3 pairs of data.
Denon Link
------
LVDS31 RJ45
pin2 out+ pin1
pin3 out- pin2
NC pin3
pin6 out+ pin4
pin5 out- pin5
NC pin6
pin10 out+ pin7
pin11 out- pin8
Denon Link
------
LVDS31 RJ45
pin2 out+ pin1
pin3 out- pin2
NC pin3
pin6 out+ pin4
pin5 out- pin5
NC pin6
pin10 out+ pin7
pin11 out- pin8
I don't have the service maunal. Just check it from the 2930 digital board. I think the main problem is how to enable the Denon link. This option in the menu is disable. I can't enable it. Maybe the unit needs to detect the Denon amp. to enable this option.
I think you can forget about the Denon link. I may wish to rebuild the analog board. You may use DSD1794, PCM signal go through SRC4192 and DSD signal directly to DSD1794.
I finally can get the signal out after I download the latest firmware. The denon link may contains encoded signal. If I use a normal DAC it can still hear the music but it stops for every 3 seconds.
uhmmm... 🙄
You must be right. If the guys at Denon can pass DSD and PCM thru the same RJ45... It can be a proprietary header to do some signaling about the data.
DSD1794 depends on SACD license doesn´t it? I did never try to get one...
I already have a pair of PCM1794A in stock and a multitude of high grade chips... my new question by now is : what way to go?
I´m designing a PCB for a new converter... as you said, leaving DL behind...
CS8414CS/SRC4192/PMD100(?)/PCM1794A/LME49740/AD797B... and maybe an analog volume for output. OR maybe just make a serious modification inside the Denon 2930, including OS-CON, BGs, Caddocks and other parts...😕
back to starting point.
You must be right. If the guys at Denon can pass DSD and PCM thru the same RJ45... It can be a proprietary header to do some signaling about the data.
DSD1794 depends on SACD license doesn´t it? I did never try to get one...
I already have a pair of PCM1794A in stock and a multitude of high grade chips... my new question by now is : what way to go?
I´m designing a PCB for a new converter... as you said, leaving DL behind...
CS8414CS/SRC4192/PMD100(?)/PCM1794A/LME49740/AD797B... and maybe an analog volume for output. OR maybe just make a serious modification inside the Denon 2930, including OS-CON, BGs, Caddocks and other parts...😕

I still need about one more week to finish the tweak. In the digital unit board, you can find two connectors connect to the analog board. You can take out the singal and the voltage supply from the connector and make another board for DSD1794 and SRC4392. I choose DSD1794 because it got separate pins for PCM and DSD signal. If the DSD singal detect it goes to DSD1794 directly. Otherwise, it goes to SCR4392 up sampling to 24/192 and goes to DSD1794.
From my testing so far, it can beat any SACD player in the market. Moreover the SCR4392 can do SPDIF XLR singal to other external DA converter.
From my testing so far, it can beat any SACD player in the market. Moreover the SCR4392 can do SPDIF XLR singal to other external DA converter.
HI there..
Hello psycoman...
I got two DSD1794A. will use as dual mono config after SRC4192.
I think I will follow your advice, modding the Denon at DAC and analog...
I was studying the DSD and realized IF Denon uses I2C for programing the PCM1791, it is compatible with the DSD1794, bit for bit.
Some problems do arise: switching PCM/DSD signals with CBT3257C but, how to trigger it? I´m still studying...
Do you got any result modding your 2930?
I only discovered some malfunctions inside mine...
Regards...
Hello psycoman...
I got two DSD1794A. will use as dual mono config after SRC4192.
I think I will follow your advice, modding the Denon at DAC and analog...
I was studying the DSD and realized IF Denon uses I2C for programing the PCM1791, it is compatible with the DSD1794, bit for bit.
Some problems do arise: switching PCM/DSD signals with CBT3257C but, how to trigger it? I´m still studying...
Do you got any result modding your 2930?
I only discovered some malfunctions inside mine...
Regards...
They use TDMCA for communication not I2C. So you need another processor.
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