Re: data & tv broadcasts

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@netcologne.de>]

Carsten Koch writes:
 > Ralph Metzler wrote:
 > ...
 > > Yes, there is a SP/DIF connection on the board.
 > ...
 > >  > Blue out             3   -   4       SPDIF out
 > 
 > I connected this to my receiver.
 > I hear the sound and my receiver displays that it
 > is stereo digital audio (no AC3, as Ralph predicted :-( ).
 > 
 > However, about once per minute the signal drops: no
 > sound for about two seconds and the receiver display
 > shows no digital signal during that period.
 > 
 > The receiver is OK (use it with a DVD player all the time).
 > Can this be caused by a driver or firmware problem?
 > Is it a hardware design bug in the card? 
 > Is my card broken? Should I return it?
 > Has anyone else tried this?

There is really not much one can do in the firmware regarding SP/DIF
besides switching it on/off.

How did you connect the pin to your receiver?
I donīt know what kind of signal levels the SP/DIF pin delivers.
So, it might not be possible to connect it directly without having
this kind of problems. And of course it might damage your hardware.

Ralph