Create a S/PDIF "pass trough"

With products like this

http://www.ambery.com/diopspauexov.html

is it really worth it ?

Arduino will not make use of 10Mbit, never mind 1GBit and even the inherent data rate may be an issue

A purpose built product for 85$ is going to be a much easier and reliable solution

Peter

Thanks!

Yes sadly enough it is, because my computer is sitting on the other side of the room, and since those digital audio cables are very fragile it isn't a good idea to run them down my room invisibly (it also needs to make sharp bends to go to the receiver/amp)

Isn't there any way to make one myself since I'll learn a bit more about programming the arduino?

Thanks again Peter!!

Thanks!

Yes sadly enough it is, because my computer is sitting on the other side of the room, and since those digital audio cables are very fragile it isn't a good idea to run them down my room invisibly (it also needs to make sharp bends to go to the receiver/amp)

Isn't there any way to make one myself since I'll learn a bit more about programming the arduino?

Thanks again Peter!!

I’m not sure to be honest, this is something I have never tried

It will not be cheaper than the product I linked as you will need two ends of course

I’m also pretty sure the ATMEGA328 will not have the capacity to handle it. The first thing you need to do is look at the bit stream for the SPDIF (Google SPDIF Specifications.

BTW, there is a COAX version of SPDIF, it does not have to be OPTICAL and therefore much more robust

Does your PC have a COAX output ?

You may be able to build something but possibly not with an Arduino, maybe something more powerful

Peter

I believe my pc has both.

All right, is the Raspberry Pi fast enough to handle it?

Thanks!

I'm thinking more specifically dedicated hardware rather than a microcontroller, Oh, there is that new board that has an FPGA on it, that might be an option, As I said, not sure on the SPDIF specifications as I have never looked into it

http://www.element14.com/community/groups/fpga-group/blog/2014/09/23/an-introduction-to-fpgas-and-the-logi-fpga-boards

This might be a good choice from a power perspective ?

First off try this (or something like it)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fisual-Digital-Optical-Toslink-Cable/dp/B0017HG4K0

(£9 for 10m cable with plugs).

There are some more flexible cables about but that's for you to search.

In audio the simple solutions are usually the best. If you go SPDIF -> computer -> ethernet ->computer -> SPDIF the delay will be quite long  - may not be a problem if ALL the audio goes via the same path but if some  channels are more direct it may sound dreadful.

MK

Member is looking for the challenge of building something as well as solving a connectivity problem, I suggested an idea like that already, albeit a tad more expensive