Hi all,
I want build an amp feeded by the arylic board connected to an i2s dac. So the chain will be:
Arylic -> Kali recloker -> I2s Dac -> power amp
I want use Arduino to control the volume by a rotary encoder and from a remote. But I want to be able as well to control it from the Arylic software on the phone.
The dac board (AUDIOPHONICS DAC I-Sabre ES9038Q2M KALI EDITION Raspberry Pi / I2S & SPDIF / PCM DSD - Audiophonics) permit the i2c connection to control volume.
The question is, if I change the volume directly on the Dac, the Arylic board change the volume as well, or the 2 volume are independent? (Dac is set as slave)
Thank you
I want build an amp feeded by the arylic board connected to an i2s dac. So the chain will be:
Arylic -> Kali recloker -> I2s Dac -> power amp
I want use Arduino to control the volume by a rotary encoder and from a remote. But I want to be able as well to control it from the Arylic software on the phone.
The dac board (AUDIOPHONICS DAC I-Sabre ES9038Q2M KALI EDITION Raspberry Pi / I2S & SPDIF / PCM DSD - Audiophonics) permit the i2c connection to control volume.
The question is, if I change the volume directly on the Dac, the Arylic board change the volume as well, or the 2 volume are independent? (Dac is set as slave)
Thank you
Maybe this post is more compliant under “ Digital Line Level” section.
Anyway I can’t move it....
Anyway I can’t move it....
ES9038Q2M only has one set of volume registers, and only one I2C bus address. Setting up all the dac registers, including volume, involves RPi talking over I2C bus to the dac chip (maybe with Kali and a local dac MCU involved too). Since I2C bus is tied up for that connection, probably best to put an analog volume pot at the output of dac line output if you can. Otherwise, probably best to stick with the RPi volume control.
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Hi, thank you for your answer but I don’t understand.
I connect the Arylic board (not rpi) with i2s pin. I will use i2c pin only for control the volume with Arduino.
The 2 volume (on the arylic board and on the dac) are independent or if I change one, the other one change as well?
I connect the Arylic board (not rpi) with i2s pin. I will use i2c pin only for control the volume with Arduino.
The 2 volume (on the arylic board and on the dac) are independent or if I change one, the other one change as well?
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Not sure what you mean by the Arylic board. There is a digital volume inside the ES9038Q2M dac registers, but there is only one I2C address that is used for access any and all dac I2C registers. Only one I2C bus master can control the I2C bus in normal conditions, that one device probably must be the RPi or the dac's MCU which then talks to the RPi.
That means there is no other I2C address available that Arduino could, as I2C master, use to talk to ES9038Q2M registers and thereby control dac volume.
Also, it is best to either use ES9038Q2M volume registers, or to use an analog pot. Those are usually the two best methods. ESS explains why in their document at: http://www.esstech.com/files/3014/4095/4308/digital-vs-analog-volume-control.pdf
That means there is no other I2C address available that Arduino could, as I2C master, use to talk to ES9038Q2M registers and thereby control dac volume.
Also, it is best to either use ES9038Q2M volume registers, or to use an analog pot. Those are usually the two best methods. ESS explains why in their document at: http://www.esstech.com/files/3014/4095/4308/digital-vs-analog-volume-control.pdf
Than you.
The arylic board is this one:
WiFi&Bluetooth HiFi Stereo Receiver Board With I2S Up2stream Pro V2
This is connected with i2s pin, not the i2c.
So my intention is use the arduino on i2c protocol to control the volume. The question is, if I change the volume on Dac, it will change as well on the arylic/Raspberry board connect with I2S protocol?
The arylic board is this one:
WiFi&Bluetooth HiFi Stereo Receiver Board With I2S Up2stream Pro V2
This is connected with i2s pin, not the i2c.
So my intention is use the arduino on i2c protocol to control the volume. The question is, if I change the volume on Dac, it will change as well on the arylic/Raspberry board connect with I2S protocol?
Changing the volume in the dac I2C registers will change the volume coming out of the dac. It will not change anything else.