TDA1541A DAC

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INTRODUCTION
TDA1541A DAC is the classic 16 bit DAC developed by Philips, which has been
employed for high-end audio equipments for over many years. This DAC uses with
digital filter SAA7220 and the digital audio receiver IC CS8412 or CS8414, with 8x
oversampling. The output stages are implemented by two stage opamps and large AC
coupling capacitors. There are totally 14 decoupling capacitors around the TDA1541A
chip, also large decoupling are used for each supply lines. The digital and analog grounds
are well separated before they meet at the terminal ground. Also, this DAC can be reconfigured into to non-oversampling mode.

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FEATURES

One TDA1541A/TDA1541, one CS8412/CS8414, and one SAA7220.

Input: S/PDIF

Output: stereo single-ended signals (2Vrms)

Seven independent built-in voltage regulation circuits to power different units.

Built-in full wave rectification circuits for AC power supply.

Signal paths are designed with minimum parasitic.

Dedicated ground and power rails layout design.

Four large reservoir decoupling capacitors for power rails.

Power requirements: two 18-20V DC, one 15V AC, and one 9-12V AC.

PCB dimension: 150mm (W) x 180mm (L)

PCB thickness: 2.4mm, double layer, 2oz copper.

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PROCEDURES
1. Solder all the components according to the schematic, part list and the photo. Notice
the direction of the polarities of the electrolytic capacitors. There is no direction for
the thin film capacitors. Either uses 1K ohm for R25, 0.047uF for C33 for CS8412.
Do not assemble C35; R25 = 470ohm and C33 = 68nF for CS8414 Or Use 470 Ohm
for R25 and 0.22uF for C33, 3300pF for C35.

2. To ensure power supply is functional, please do the follow test before plugging in
any ICs and adjust the resistor trimmer (blue) so that the following requirement are
met:

Measure L1, 47uH (5V supply for SAA7220)

Measure L2, 47uH (-15V supply for TDA1541)

Measure L3, 47uH (-5V supply for TDA1541)

Measure L4, 47uH (5V supply for TDA1541)

Measure L5, 47uH (5V supply for CS8412)

Measure L6, 47uH (5V supply for CS8412)

Measure C29, 100nF (+18V supply for AD797/NE5534/OPA627)

Measure C30, 100nF (-18V supply for AD797/NE5534/OPA627)

3. After checked the power supply, plug in the ICs and turn on the power supply.
4. Enjoy it.

For Non-Overclock Sampling (NOS)

1. U6 pin2 (BCK) to U6 pin 16, U6 pin3 (DATA) to U6 pin 15, U6 pin1 (WS) to U6
pin 18.

2. The CS8412 must be put into "master" mode because the standard way its done on
the PCB uses the CS8412 in "slave" mode for the re-clocking. To put into master
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mode: remove one leg on the CS8142 adaptor board which is for M0 selector pin to
remove the +5V to this pin then attach M0 to GND. Then the CS8412 is in master
mode and will generate word clock and LR clock from the SPDIF. Master mode is
m0=0V m1=+5V m2=0V m3=0V

Thanks Erin for providing the information

CHECKLIST
1. The polarity of the electrolytic capacitors.
2. The supply voltages at connectors (HT, HT2, and HV)

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CORRECTIONS
Provided by Duka(Montenegro)

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TESTING & DEBUGGING

For CS8412/C8414 and SAA7220, check the rms voltages in the following diagram.

1. For TDA1541A, PIN28, PIN27: +5V; PIN26: -5V; PIN15: -15V; PIN5: 0V
2. The signal amplitude (RMS) and the clock frequency: PIN1 LE: ~176.4KHz, PIN4
SCK: ~5.63MHz, PIN3 SDATA: 5V digital signal.
3. It is normal that the output PIN6 AOR and PIN25 AOL is very weak ~50mV.The
corresponding waveforms are shown as following:

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The waveform at TDA1541A PIN 1 LE:

The waveform at TDA1541A PIN 3:

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The waveform at TDA1541A PIN 4 SCK:

The waveform of the output signals at PIN25 AOL, R19 (output of 1st opamp) and
connector L-OUT as shown in the following diagrams.
By inspection, the output signal can reach +/- 2V.
The waveform at TDA1541A PIN25 AOL:

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The waveform at OPAMP out R19:

The waveform at audio output at the connector:

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U4
1
28
C
VERF P0U4027
2 P0U402
27
Cd/F1
Ce/F2P0U4026
3 P0U403
26
Cc/F0
SDATA P0U4025
4 P0U404
25
Cb/E2
ERF P0U4024
5 P0U405
24
Ca/E1
M1 P0U4023
6 P0U406
23
C0/E0
M0 P0U4022
7P0U407
22
VD+
VA+P0U4021
8 P0U408
21
DGND
AGND P0U4020
9P0U409
20
RXP
FILT P0U4019
10P0U4010
19
RXN
MCK P0U4018
11 P0U4011
18
FXYNC
M2 P0U4017
12P0U4012
17
SCK
M3 P0U4016
13P0U4013
16
FCK
SEL P0U4015
14
15
P0U4014
U
CBL

0.01uF

P0C3101 P0C3102

P0T102

R26
75

P0T104

DV709
C31
0.01upF

1 P0U601
WSAB
2 P0U602
CLAB
3 P0U603
DAAB
4 P0U604
EFAB
5P0U605
NC
6 P0U606
SCAB
7 P0U607
SDAB
8P0U608
NC
9 P0U609
XSYS
10 P0U6010
XOUT
11P0U6011
XIN
12P0U6012
VSS

CS8412/CS8414
B

R25
1k

P0C3501 P0C3502

P0T103

P0R2502

T1
P0T101

P0C3301 P0C3302
P0R2501

P0Audio In01
P0C3201 P0C3202

P0R2602

C32

P0R2601

P0Audio In02

Audio In

C53
0.1uF

P0C5002 P0C5001

10uF

C59
0.1uF

A
C50
10uF

U6
P0U4028

P0U401

C58

P0C5301 P0C5302

10uF

C66
0.1uF

VA-5V

P0C5901 P0C5902

C60

VA+5V

P0C5802 P0C5801

10uF

C61
0.1uF

VD+5V

P0C6601 P0C6602

C64

P0C6002 P0C6001

C36
0.1uF

VD2+5V

P0C6101 P0C6102

P0C3601 P0C3602

P0C6402 P0C6401

VD1+5V

P0U6024
24
VDD P0U6023
23
MUSB P0U6022
22
ATSB P0U6021
21
NC P0U6020
20
NC P0U6019
19
NC P0U6018
18
WSBD P0U6017
17
NC P0U6016
16
CLBD P0U6015
15
DABD P0U6014
14
DOBE P0U6013
13
TEST

SAA7220
C35
3.3nF

R18 4.7k
P0R1801

P0R1802

U5

0.1uF P0101
1
0.1uF P0201
1
0.1uF P0301
1
0.1uF P0401
1
0.1uF P0501
1
0.1uF P0*01
1
0.1uF P0801
1

P0U5028
1 P0U501
28
LE/WS
VDDP0U5027
2 P0U502
27
BCK
OB/TWC P0U5026
3 P0U503
26
DATA
VDD1 P0U5025
4 P0U504
25
SCK
AOLP0U5024
5 P0U505
24
AGND DECOUP0U5023
6 P0U506
23
AOR
DECOUP0U5022
7 P0U507
22
DECOU DECOUP0U5021
8 P0U508
21
DECOU DECOUP0U5020
9 P0U509
20
DECOU DECOUP0U5019
10 P0U5010
19
DECOU DECOUP0U5018
11 P0U5011
18
DECOU DECOU P0U5017
12 P0U5012
17
DECOU
NC P0U5016
13 P0U5013
16
DECOU
NC P0U5015
14 P0U5014
15
DGND
VDD2

2P0102
2P0202
2P0302
2P0402
2P0502
2P0*02
2P0802

C33
0.047uF

2
2
P0902
2
P01402
2
P01302
2
P01202
P01102
2
P01002
2

1P01501
0.1uF
P0901
1 0.1uF
1P01401
0.1uF
P01301
1 0.1uF
1P01201
0.1uF
P01101
1 0.1uF
1P01001
0.1uF

P01502

C19

P0C1902 P0C1901

470pF

TDA1541A

C47
0.1uF

P0C1102 P0C1101

P0C4701 P0C4702

VA-15V

C11
10uF

U1
X1

U12
P0U1208
8
AD797AN
P0U1206
6

P0U1203

P0U202

R19
P0R1902
2k

R20
P0R2002
2k

P0R1901

P0C7501 P0C7502

P0R2001

P0U201

P0U205

220uF

U9
AD797AN

P0U908

P0U902

P0U906

P0U903

C44
2.2uF

U3
AD797AN

R-OUT

C74

P0R2101

R22
P0R2202
2k

P0C7401 P0C7402

P0U303

P0R2201

P0U301

P0U904

P0U305

10uF
C72
P0C7201 P0C7202

VOP-18V

220uF

P0R0OUT02

R16
10k

RCA

Alternative

VOP-18V

C55
0.1uF

P0U306

R21
P0R2102
2k

R15
10k

P0U308

P0U302

P0U901
P0U905

P0C5502 P0C5501

VOP+18V
7

P0U907

VOP+18V

C49
0.1uF

P0U307

2.2uF
C20
P0C2002 P0C2001

P0C3402 P0C3401

0.22uF

VOP+18V

P0U304

C34

VOP+18V

P0R2401

P0C4402 P0C4401

P0R2402

P0C4902 P0C4901

1.8k R24

P0L0OUT02

Alternative

VOP-18V

P0R1701

10uF
C73
P0C7301 P0C7302

VOP-18V
R17
P0R1702
2.2k

L-OUT

C75

P0U203

P0U1204

U2
AD797AN

P0U206

P0U1201
P0U1205

P0U208

P0R0OUT01

P0U1202

C41
2.2uF

P0R1601

74HC4040

VOP+18V

C45
0.1uF

P0L0OUT01

VOP+18V

C48
0.1uF

P0R1501

2.2uF
C39
P0C3902 P0C3901

P0R1602

crystal_11.2896MHz

P0R1502

P0X103

VOP+18V
P0C4502 P0C4501

VOP+18V

P0R2301

R23
1.8k
P0R2302

P0U207

2 P0X102
OSC

P0X104

GND

P0U204

1 P0X101
VDD

P0C4102 P0C4101

16
15
P0U1014
14
P0U1013
13
P0U1012
12
P0U1011
11
P0U1010
10
P0U109
9

P0U1015

P0C4802 P0C4801

For CS8412, R25 = 1k ohm

and C33 = 0.047uF. Leave
C35 empty.
For CS8414, R25 = 1k ohm
and C33 = 68nF. Leave C35
empty.

P0U1016

P0U1207

1P0U101
Q11 VCC
2P0U102
Q5 Q10
3P0U103
Q4
Q9
4P0U104
Q6
Q7
5P0U105
Q3
Q8
6P0U106
Q2 MR
7P0U107
Q1 /CP
8 P0U108
GND Q0

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Q2

P0C1102 P0C1101

C5
10uF

R4
2.2k

P0R403

GND

R3
200

P0R502

P0R301

P0L401

VA+5V_
P0L402

47uH

VD2+5V_

R7
200

P0R801

P0R701

C23
100uF

R8
620

P0R803

C16
10uF

P0R702

C27
0.1upF

P0C2202 P0C2201

P0L602

P0C2701 P0C2702

P0R1002

10uF

C28
0.1upF

C22
100uF

B
C11
0.1upF

P0C901 P0C902

R10
620

P0C2302 P0C2301

P0R902

OUT
ADJ

47uH
P0C2801 P0C2802

P0R1001

C21
100uF

P0L601

L4

P0Q402

P0Q401

R9
P0R901
200
P0R1003

C17

3 P0Q403
IN

P0L502

LM317T

C9
100uF

P0R302

L3
P0L301

P0L302

47uH

LM317T

L2
P0L201

Inductor
47uH

Q6
LM337T

P0L202

VA-15V_

VOP+18V_
2

P0Q202

P0R1402

10uF

C20
10uF

P0C3002 P0C3001

P0R1202

C18

R14
2.2k

P0R1403

C13
0.1uF

R13
200

P0R1301

C29
0.1uF

C30
0.1uF

P0C2501 P0C2502

R12
2.7k

P0C2402 P0C2401

P0R1102

P0C2901 P0C2902

P0R1201

R11
P0R1101
200
P0R1203

P0R1401

P0C1802 P0C1801

C14
0.1uF

P0C2001 P0C2002

P0C1401 P0C1402

P0Q201

OUT
ADJ

VA-5V_

ADJ
P0Q603
2 P0Q602
3
IN
OUT

C24
100uF

C25
100uF

GND

P0R1302

P0Q101

C2
4700uF

P0C1301 P0C1302

P0C102 P0C101

C1
4700uF

C52
0.1uF

P0C201 P0C202

P0C5201 P0C5202

C51
0.1uF

C71
0.1uF

P0D303

P0D304

20VAC

P0C5101 P0C5102

P0D301

P0C7101 P0C7102

P0D302

P0C5701 P0C5702

3 P0Q203
IN

D3

P0C1702 P0C1701
P0C501 P0C502

P0C1002 P0C1001

100uF

Q4

47uH
L6

P0R401

R5
P0R501
200

C26
0.1upF

C10

C69
0.1uF

P0L501

VD1+5V_

P0Q601

C8
0.1uF

R6
760
P0R603

C12
0.1upF

P0C2101 P0C2102

P0C1201 P0C1202

R1
620

P0C2602 P0C2601

C15
10uF

OUT
ADJ
P0Q301

1
P0R101
P0R102

C6
10uF

L5

P0Q302

P0R202

P0R103

P0R601

P0C1501 P0C1502

P0C602 P0C601

C7
0.1uF

R2
P0R201
200

Q5
LM337T

C57 MR756x4
0.1uF

3 P0Q303
IN

P0Q701

47uH

ADJ
P0Q5033
2 P0Q502
IN
OUT

20VAC

P0L102

LM317T

P0R802

P0L101

Q3

P0C1602 P0C1601

OUT
ADJ

VD+5V_

L1

P0Q702

P0Q501

C4
4700uF

P0C801 P0C802

P0C6902 P0C6901

4700uF

P0C701 P0C702

P0C302 P0C301

C70
0.1upF

P0D201

P0D202

C68
0.1uF

C3

C54
0.1upF

P0C401 P0C402

P0C5401 P0C5402

MR756x4 D2

P0C7002 P0C7001

C56
0.1uF

P0C6201 P0C6202

P0D102
P0D104

C67
0.1uF

C62
0.1uF

P0D103

P0D203
P0C6802 P0C6801

15VAC

MR756x4 D1

P0D204

P0C5602 P0C5601

C63
0.1uF
P0D101

P0C6701 P0C6702

12VAC

P0C6301 P0C6302

3 P0Q703
IN

LM317T

P0R402

Q7

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P0R602

2 P0Q102
IN

ADJ
P0Q1033
OUT

Q1
LM337T

VOP-18V_

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TDA1541A DAC
Components
C1, C2, C3, C4
C5, C6, C15, C16, C17, C18, C20, C37, C50, C58

Values
4700uF/50V
10uF/50V

Quantity
4
11

Remarks
Electrolytic Capacitor
Electrolytic Capacitor

C7, C8, C11, C12, C13, C14, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C36,
C38, C45, C47, C48, C49, C51, C52, C53, C54, C55, C56,
100nF/100V
C57, C59, C61, C62, C63, C66, C67, C68, C69, C71

33

Thin Film Capacitor

C9, C10, C21, C22,C23

C24, C25
C19
C31, C32
C33
C34
C35
C37
C39, C40, C41, C44
C42, C43
C73, C74
C
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6
Q1, Q5, Q6
Q2, Q3, Q4, Q7
R1, R6, R8, R10
R4, R12, R14
R2, R3, R4, R5, R7, R9, R11, R13
R15, R16
R17
R18
R25
R26
R19, R20, R21, R22
R23, R24
U1
U2, U3, U9, U12
U4
U5
U6
DV709
Crystal
Small Heat Sink
Medium Heat Sink
screw 3mm
2 PIN connector
3 PIN connector

5
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
14
12
6
3
4
4
3
7
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
7
5
1

Electrolytic Capacitor
Electrolytic Capacitor
Thin Film Capacitor
Thin Film Capacitor
Changed to 10nF
Electrolytic Capacitor
Optional
Electrolytic Capacitor
Thin Film Capacitor
Thin Film Capacitor
Thin Film Capacitor
Decoupling cap surrounding TDA1541A IC

100uF/16V
100uF/50V
470pF/50V
10nF/100V
10nF/50V
220nF/50V
3300pF/50V
10uF/50V
2200pF/50V
1000pF/50V
10uF/250V
100nF/100V
Diode 6A10
47uH
LM337
LM317
VR Trimmer 1K (102)
VR Trimmer 5K (502)
200R (2000) 1/4W
10K (1002) 1/4W
2.2R 1/4W
4.7K (4701) 1/4W
1K (1001) 1/4W
75R 1/4W
2K (2001) 1/4W
1.8K (1801) 1/4W
74HC4040
AD797/NE5534
CS8412/CS8414 & PCB adaptor
TDA1541A
SAA7220P/B
11.2896MHz

Blue
Blue