Cheap volume control chip

[nightanole]

Saw this little guy in my new parts express mag:

Sure Rotary Encoder Board + Volume Control Board | Parts-Express.com


http://www.sure-electronics.net/download/index.php?name=AA-AA11117&type=0


http://documentation.renesas.com/eng/products/assp/rej03f0209_m62429pds.pdf

So its a chip volume attenuator that uses a single supply. In theory you could adjust vcc so that there is zero dc offset depending if your amps input sits at 2.5v like a tripath amp.

This could be nice for just 10 bucks and i would think couldnt be any worse then my $15 smt stepped attenuators from ebay.

 

[theAnonymous1]

This could be nice for just 10 bucks and i would think couldnt be any worse then my $15 smt stepped attenuators from ebay.

I think it could be a lot worse than a $15 stepped attenuator.

Still a great bargain, though I would personally only use it for a lo-fi application like portable audio.

 

[tomchr]

I can't tell which volume control chip they're using. I have excellent results with the TI PGA2320.

~Tom

 

[nightanole]

This is a M62429. its alittle diff animal. It uses a single supply and doesnt have a gain function like the pga's. Still i wonder why then dont include the input impedance or max load in the data sheet.