In case anyone's interested, there's an ongoing group buy of a small PCB for a USB->SPDIF-converter based on TI's PCM2902 IC. The head-fi thread for the group-buy is here:
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1279489
and the original thread for the project is here:
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1279489
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http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1279489
and the original thread for the project is here:
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1279489
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Anyone know, can you stick a whole bunch of these USB DACs into a computer and use it with ASIO software?
To anyone who has not journeyed to headfi, these boards are silly cheap. 🙂
To anyone who has not journeyed to headfi, these boards are silly cheap. 🙂
The information is available here as well: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=595176#post595176
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@ Tiroth
Try a seccond hand terratec EWS88D.
That's 9digital in 9 digital out. ASIO and ADAT interface
I have seen prices of 100€
(I have it's DAC based brother MT version and i'm very pleased with its asio performance)
Try a seccond hand terratec EWS88D.
That's 9digital in 9 digital out. ASIO and ADAT interface
I have seen prices of 100€
(I have it's DAC based brother MT version and i'm very pleased with its asio performance)
Here's the eagle files (usbspdif.brd, usbspdif.sch) and "mine.lbr", which contains a few custom parts used in the design.
Some parts notes:
- USB connector is a Molex 67068.
- optical transmitter is a TOTX179P... make sure you get the P part, or it won't fit in the PCB.
- C7/C8 are 0603-case, NP0 dielectric.
- C5/C6/C9 are 0805-case, 10uF, 6.3V X5R ceramics.
- All other capacitors are 1uF, 0603, 6.3V X5R's.
You can get everything from Digi-key.
I ordered ten of these PCBs; they occupied the remaining space on a larger board which I ordered. I'll probably use 3 or 4, so I might mail out the remainder to people if anyone's interested.
edit: and no flames over using an optical interface instead of coaxial. 😉
Some parts notes:
- USB connector is a Molex 67068.
- optical transmitter is a TOTX179P... make sure you get the P part, or it won't fit in the PCB.
- C7/C8 are 0603-case, NP0 dielectric.
- C5/C6/C9 are 0805-case, 10uF, 6.3V X5R ceramics.
- All other capacitors are 1uF, 0603, 6.3V X5R's.
You can get everything from Digi-key.
I ordered ten of these PCBs; they occupied the remaining space on a larger board which I ordered. I'll probably use 3 or 4, so I might mail out the remainder to people if anyone's interested.
edit: and no flames over using an optical interface instead of coaxial. 😉
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My boards are sold out... oversold in fact - I got hammered with Paypal payments today and ended up unwillingly selling two extras.
Seeing how the demand for these boards is pretty much obscene, I might make an extra order with Olimex and get a few extra made if anyone's interested. Maybe even make a mixture of coax and Toslink boards... Only thing is, the price won't be $1.
Seeing how the demand for these boards is pretty much obscene, I might make an extra order with Olimex and get a few extra made if anyone's interested. Maybe even make a mixture of coax and Toslink boards... Only thing is, the price won't be $1.
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