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DIY: spdif switching COAX to COAX (testing up/down/up conversion)

a home-made SPDIF (digital audio) switch.

 

it supports 3 optical inputs and 1 coax input. for outputs, it has dual coax/opto (concurrent, same output).

 

it does not decode any data, it simply switched data at TTL levels and outputs the analog pulse train. just a simple physical repeater (not even really a bridge).

 

selection is via a 2-bit binary TTL 'address' placed on a molex connector. select 00, 01, 10, or 11 to pick inputs 1 thru 4.

 

total cost is under $20 in parts (well under that).

 

in this photo, coax in and coax out is being auditioned on my 'popcorn hour'.

 

I can hear sound coming from the other end. I guess it works ;)

 

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Uploaded on April 16, 2009
Taken on April 16, 2009