
ADA6421 · AdafruitActive


Adafruit product #6421 — built on PCM5122. Interfaces: I2C, I2S, SPI.
| Part number | ADA6421 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Adafruit |
| Category | Audio › Amplifiers & Audio Modules |
| Pins | 20 |
Adafruit PCM5122 I2S DAC with Line Level Output - HW, I2C or SPI pinout
| Pin | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADDR1/MISO/FMT | bidirectional | |
| 2 | ADDR2/SDOUT | bidirectional | |
| 3 | AGAIN | bidirectional | |
| 4 | MODE1 | bidirectional | |
| 5 | MODE2/CS | bidirectional | |
| 6 | SDA/MOSI | bidirectional | |
| 7 | SCL/SCK | bidirectional | |
| 8 | ATT0 | bidirectional | |
| 9 | FILTER | bidirectional | |
| 10 | DEMPH | bidirectional | |
| 11 | VIN | power | |
| 12 | AGND | ground | |
| 13 | WORDSEL_IN | bidirectional | |
| 14 | DATA_IN | bidirectional | |
| 15 | BITCLK_IN | bidirectional | |
| 16 | MCLK | bidirectional | |
| 17 | MUTE | bidirectional | |
| 18 | OUTL | bidirectional | |
| 19 | AGND | ground | |
| 20 | OUTR | bidirectional |
Schematic symbol and footprint
Footprint: Adafruit PCM5122 I2S DAC with Line Level Output (header pads) — to scale, pad 1 in yellow (mm). Check against the datasheet before ordering PCBs.
Where to buy
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