Quad channel volume control

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Hi folks,

I've finished and testet the first prototype of my 4-channel volume control. It is designed to be used in my 4-way active speaker project, but can be used for any other project. It features optocouplers for the digital control connection to decouple the circuit from the controller.
It uses a PGA4311 and a OPA1664 input buffer. No output buffer is used, because the circuit should be located near the power stage.

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Control has been tested from an Arduino and from the RaspberryPi - both work well. I'm thinking about a specific controller board designed just for this project.

Any comments?

Regards
Daniel

http://www.crazy-audio.com
 
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I'm not sure about the power supply. For the tests I'm using a small LM317/LM337 based supply: SimplePower | Crazy Audio. Right now I'm creating a similar circuit with an integrated mains transformer and 100mA LM317L/LM337L which are powerful enough for this circuit (it uses < 20mA).

The Optocouplers are standard KB817 compatible. They are rather slow, but for this application that doesn't matter. Data traffic are only 32 bit per volume change. With the current configuration they should work up to 10-30kHz, but I'm using 1kHz at the moment to be on the safe side.
 
Watch out for o/p glitching/noise at power up of the PGAx3xx series devices. Muting the part at power up does not solve this issue. This was verified by TI tech support.
If you have a high gain PA powered up and connected to speakers, as you are powering up the PGA4311, you or your speakers might not like what happens!!
 
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