DAC AD1862: Almost THT, I2S input, NOS, R-2R

@eclipsevl,

good option and one can improve the reclocking later by your aditional board to choose his own clock for fanatics like I or @zoom777 who has used your board with good results 🙂

Btw, have you comunicated with Thorsten Loesch for an iterration for the tda1541A sim logic and timing TDA1541A specs with no clock stop ? I saw you had few echange in a thread ?
 
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Would you tell us the reason? With a cause, suggestions would be more constructive, I think.
Going the JLSound route is going to cost a bit here in Europe.
Amanero, u30 or others will be a more "not brand" specific solution.

I soldered some op-amps on DIP8 board. The one with flux was the one who failed. Flux going under the chip and made it work very unstable.
The one where I soldered just one leg first to position it properly worked best for me.
I just don't see myself doing so many big chips on a bigger board.
 
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Hi,
AD1862 is no I2S input compatible so you need logic after I2S output boards like Amanero is.

Miro's cpld is an option as the offers here of I2S to AD1862 diy pcb boards already soldered.. But if you're afraid to solder the shift registers, be aware the cpld is way tinnier and harder to soldering. So go for an already soldered board instead a raw board to populate.

There is not particular difficulty with the shift-registers. You just need using flux and magnyfing glass and look at some Youtube soldering HOW TOs.

Be aware too, Amanero's clones are not very good on the clock quality.
The pre-made CPLD board from a few post ago would be my choice.
 
This is how I did it.
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For the flux, when few pins on an ic, I sligthy bend the legs down by putting a layer of plastic sheet below the body. In order all the legs are at the same level but the ic bully doesn't touch the pcb for proper washing and cooling when on the pcb. Dunno if it works but I better sleep with high speed ICs.
 
That looks like a good solution.
Is it possible to use the AD1862 digital 5V as input without degrading the quality
Yes, it is possible if your PSU is rated with suitable power to supply the CPLD board and AD1862 digital section.
Personally, I have tried feeding a separate supply to either the shift registers , the CPLD board, both the JLSOUNDs/York XO + reclock section by removing the zero ohm jumper from +VD to the CPLD. I do not observe any advantage in doing so... Perhaps my ears are not good enough to hear the difference. So I ended up powering all these front end peripherals from the +5VD.
 
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I really don't think it is the correct product to use on our boards.
What i found from google :

"Yes, S-39 plumbing flux, while designed for plumbing applications, is both corrosive and conductive, and therefore not suitable for use in electronics. "
 
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