hi, i've tried to build the reference dac as described in the articel on this site. what I did was

# ordered the DAC 42192 and the xmos2 to i2s
# made an i2s cable with matching output to input wiring – most wires must be crossed to match pins
# made a check of the cabling using an ohm meter messuring on the solder points on the backside of the pcb – making sure every connection did match and that there was not short circuits
# made some rca connections and hooked them to my stereo
# hooked the xmos2 to my raspberry
# powered the dac using a 12v battery i'm usually using for my class d-amp
# powered up the raspberry and started a song

….. and nothing happend utterly silence … ok ….

# with the xmos2 i ordered another dac es9023 and a flat cable with matching connector – all bought from diyinhk
# hooked it up

…. again silence

# tried to install the xmos2 on the win 7 pc to see if the pc will recognize the device
# got an device could not be detected message
# received advice from diyinhk to allow unsigned drivers
# … did that but the device could not be detected

now i like to know if the xmos2 is actually working or not.

can anyone tell me

# how to test if the xmos2 is working?
# how to test if the dacs are woking even if the xmos2 is not working?
# any other advice to help me with this one?

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