Devisions = devices? Both a source and DAC cant be Master.
I meant one master to rule them all 😉
The DAM is not unique in this sense. Anything with an oscillator on it would fit your idea.
I meant unique as to the other DACs from soekris which will not accept any external clock.
The DAM implements a digital PLL - this means that the clock is changed to follow the input. You still need this change mechanism (probably - I'm not sure I can understand what you want to do). I don't think the clock on the DAM 1121 is 22 Mhz.
All soekris' DACs upsample to 2.8Mhz, I don't know if the clock is just running at 22Mhz... I know that there is a PLL, but still, it would be interesting to feed the dac with a external clock - wouldn't it? 😉
You seem way over your head with this.
I try taking it as a compliment for not thinking inside a box
I meant one master to rule them all 😉
This can only work great, look at the EU 🙂
it would be interesting to feed the dac with a external clock - wouldn't it? 😉
From what i understand the implementation of the fifo makes an external clock not possible at all.
I try taking it as a compliment for not thinking inside a box
With your way of reasoning - I think you will succeed ;-D
Pleas don't design anything serious like pacemaker or other life supporting gear.
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On a more serious note... Whats wrong with the clock?
Do you realise that even if there indeed exists clocks with lower phase noise than the one onboard, once you have connected the wires that shall carrie that clock, these wires themselves will most probably destroy that "superior" performance once it reaches the board.
The DAM provides a way to synchronise 2 (or more?) boards via externa lines - maybe it is this what you refer to as being unique? This in-itself does not enable the use of external clocks.
Back to the drawing board - or maybe rather enjoy the music!
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Do you realise that even if there indeed exists clocks with lower phase noise than the one onboard, once you have connected the wires that shall carrie that clock, these wires themselves will most probably destroy that "superior" performance once it reaches the board.
The DAM provides a way to synchronise 2 (or more?) boards via externa lines - maybe it is this what you refer to as being unique? This in-itself does not enable the use of external clocks.
Back to the drawing board - or maybe rather enjoy the music!
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a Beaglehone Black with the Hermes Cronus combination from Twisted Pear audio was the right choice. Way better than a raspberry pi with reclocker.
This relates to the sound, right? Any hypothesis why this would be? Better clocks with the Cronus? Lack of isolation with the Pi? Sharing the specifics could be useful.
This relates to the sound, right? Any hypothesis why this would be? Better clocks with the Cronus? Lack of isolation with the Pi? Sharing the specifics could be useful.
Weil, as with this implementation came more than just changing from rpi to BBB, so. I’d need to do a side by side comparison!
Søren, if the dust is settling with the introduction of the 1921/1941 could I respectfully request, on behalf of all of us 1121 users, you turn your attention to the new firmware for the 1121? It would be a great Christmas present for us 1121ers who are the only ones not using the new filters and feeling quite deprived....😀
Just out of curiosity. Has anyone tried to stack multiple boards for reduced distortion? Would be interesting to see test stats and subjective reports... theoretically it seems trivial to stack 1121's once the initial setup is complete, since clocks can be synced (whereas dual-mono is already a reach for 1021). Wonder if it'll get closer to MSB level performance. It's rather brute force but theoretically we can get probabilistically perfect DACs with a "large" number of boards 🙂
Too much day-dreaming lately. But I still think some sort of soft calibration with good measurements would be super interesting for everyone to see. It can't be THAT hard for Soren, or anyone with access to both firmware and good ADC equipment... zfe did rudimentary experiments with only a good DMM... 😱
Too much day-dreaming lately. But I still think some sort of soft calibration with good measurements would be super interesting for everyone to see. It can't be THAT hard for Soren, or anyone with access to both firmware and good ADC equipment... zfe did rudimentary experiments with only a good DMM... 😱
Typical current of power input of 1121
I want to use the Salas Shunt Regulator on the +ve (digital) power input, the manual specs says its a 0A4 (max), what is the typical current draw? TIA
I want to use the Salas Shunt Regulator on the +ve (digital) power input, the manual specs says its a 0A4 (max), what is the typical current draw? TIA
Hi there!
I am working on the dam1121 spdif max 3280 reciever. Is there an alternative for? I got a lm7219. Wil that work with the dam1121?
I hope there is an other solution. Or other possibilities which work the same as max 3280.
I am working on the dam1121 spdif max 3280 reciever. Is there an alternative for? I got a lm7219. Wil that work with the dam1121?
I hope there is an other solution. Or other possibilities which work the same as max 3280.
So I need a max3280 is there in the users manual of the dam, but are there other solutions? I got some other recievers as well.
Compare their output specs? If the drive has toslink out I would opt for that - much easier and galvanic isolation.
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Is it possible to us a cs8416, which I had laying around, instead of the max3280?
There is no way to directly compare these two. The cs8416 is an s/pdif receiver (outputting I2S) while the max3280 is just a comparator, used to convert coaxial s/pdif to a TTL signal that the dam can understand.
Loaded a new set of filters. Just tweaks of whats was there. Loading OK. Did power off/on.
When I hit play, short noise bursts, say every 2 seconds, comes out. Nasty. Hmmm. Checking uManager and # filters -> nothing just a empty printout.
Hmm - reloads filters that was working previously.
uManager and # filters -> nothing - just empty...
dam1121 uManager Rev 1.08 20160523 FPGA Rev 1.08 Press ? for help.
# filters
# help
uManager...
What do I do now?
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When I hit play, short noise bursts, say every 2 seconds, comes out. Nasty. Hmmm. Checking uManager and # filters -> nothing just a empty printout.
Hmm - reloads filters that was working previously.
uManager and # filters -> nothing - just empty...
dam1121 uManager Rev 1.08 20160523 FPGA Rev 1.08 Press ? for help.
# filters
# help
uManager...
What do I do now?
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Phew... managed to get a 6th row under a biquad. My power units started to blink. Scary ****.
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There is no way to directly compare these two. The cs8416 is an s/pdif receiver (outputting I2S) while the max3280 is just a comparator, used to convert coaxial s/pdif to a TTL signal that the dam can understand.
Dimdim can one use a WM8804 SPDIF to I2S in this application and also in the dam1021?
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