Circuit description

In supply section after bridge rectifier and smoothing capacitor I use LOW-DROP voltage regulators IC4 LE50CZ and IC5 LE33CZ. On optical input is used optical receiver OX1 Toshiba TORX173 with TTL output. On electrical input due to galvanic isolation is used pulse transformer TR1 and after him RS485 transceiver IC2 75176 with TTL output. I had better signal shape with termination resistor 75R connected before transformer. For isolation is possible to use transformer Lundahl LL1572, Newava S22083 or similar. Circuit board is prepared for both usual pinouts. When we doesn't need both types of input interface, we can wire in only one which we want. Components from second input we don't need. Circuit DIR9001 requires external reset circuit. I used available MCP120T-300. Circuit DIR9001 can use clocks from crystal or from input signal. I used circuit with internal PLL without external clocks which accept input signal with sample frequency 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz. Internal PLL requires external filter composed from R2, C14 and C15. Output signals GND, SCK, LRCK, BCK, DATA and +5V goes to six pin connector which is dedicated for connecting of DAC board. POWER LED lights when power voltage is present. ERROR LED lights when S/PDIF signal is not present or when error is detected. _AUDIO LED lights when received S/PDIF signal doesn't contains RAW PCM audio data. For example when AC3 or DTS encoded signal is received.

Assembling

We must place components on board from smaller to bigger. First we must place IC1 which is really small. First I soldered two end pins and check the right position of circuit. Next I solder all pins with soldering iron and pipe tin. Almost all pins was now shorted. Next I exhaust superfluous tin with solder wick which is perfect for this work. I visually check PCB connection on my reading-lamp. Next I continued with placing of SMD resistors, capacitors, diodes and IC2. I continued with wire connections and components from a top side. When we doesn't need optical input, we doesn't place OX1 and C12. When we don't want electrical input, we don't place X1, R1, TR1, IC2 and C13.

Printed circuit board

Printed circuit board is designed with only one side and two wire connections. It allows to create him in amateur conditions.

Settings

Output data format is selected by jumpers JP1-1 and JP1-2 connected to FMT0 and FMT1 pins. Next two jumpers JP2-1 and JP2-2 connected to PSCK0 and PSCK1 pins are for selecting of System clock. This is needed in respect to possibilities of DAC with oversampling. Circuit has internal pull-down resistors 51k. When jumper is not connected there is logical level L. When is connected, there is logical level H. We must set right output format in respect to used DAC. Next tables presents settings overview.

Output format selection

FMT[1:0] settings Audio data output format
FMT1 FMT0
L L 16-bit, MSB-first, right-justified
L H 24-bit, MSB-first, right-justified
H L 24-bit, MSB-first, left-justified
H H 24-bit, MSB-first, I2S

System clock settings

PSCK[1:0] settings Output clock from PLL
PSCK1 PSCK0 SCKO BCKO LRCKO
L L 128fs 64fs fs
L H 256fs 64fs fs
H L 384fs 64fs fs
H H 512fs 64fs fs

I hope that circuit doesn't have difficulties. We can have troubles with finding of circuit DIR9001 or pulse transformer which are not usually present in local store. Circuit works perfect for me and provides much variability in DAC bulding.
Updates

* March 8 2010 - Update of PCB for changing of SMD components with size 0805 to components with size 1206.