USB sound card for GBZ?

[lellek]

Hey guys,
don't know if i'm blind or not, but i can't find an existing guide/topic for this one.
So here's my n00b problem:
I bought this USB sound card: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B008KG ... UTF8&psc=1
its similar to the card thats mentioned in the wiki under 'working'.
i already soldered the GameBoy's headphone jack to the speaker,
but what exactly do i do now with the sound card? where should i connect it with the headphone jack?
the amplifier in wermy's guide is something completely different...
thats the sound card opened:


I'm thankful for every response!

[Fleder]

Hi,

this only works if your USB DAC has 5 pins, not 3.
Otherwise you will not be able to shut off the speaker when headphones are plugged in.

Here is a complete wiring diagram I created a while ago:
[spoiler="wiring"][/spoiler]
This might help you to find a place for the USB DAC.
The DAC is the top left part with those pads for the audio jacks.
Which pin is which, you would have to measure with a DMM to be sure.

[lellek]

Thanks!

Your diagram helps me a lot. I'll try it with the USB DAC,
if everything goes wrong I'll buy something else.

[Fleder]

Thanks!

Your diagram helps me a lot. I'll try it with the USB DAC,
if everything goes wrong I'll buy something else.

I guess you are from germany, so here are the two USB DACs I bought and that did work for me.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B016CU ... UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0167P ... UTF8&psc=1

I prefer the first one (with a small cable), since you do not have to desolder the USB Port from the DAC Board, which can be pretty annoying.

[Frandsen]

Hi
You can use this kind of sound card.
I have used it in my build and worked ok.
I say worked as I had to put a new card into my build today as the old one died.
I do not know why it died but the new one I have put in is the same as the old.
Hope it will work for a long time

[deductivemonkee]

Thanks!

Your diagram helps me a lot. I'll try it with the USB DAC,
if everything goes wrong I'll buy something else.

I guess you are from germany, so here are the two USB DACs I bought and that did work for me.
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B016CU ... UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0167P ... UTF8&psc=1

I prefer the first one (with a small cable), since you do not have to desolder the USB Port from the DAC Board, which can be pretty annoying.

Can you show the pinout for the first link? I have purchased the same usb dac.

[Fleder]

Can you show the pinout for the first link? I have purchased the same usb dac.

What pinout are you looking for exactly?

[deductivemonkee]

Can you show the pinout for the first link? I have purchased the same usb dac.

What pinout are you looking for exactly?

The pinout for the audio jack, like which ones should go to l and r on my amp. Does this dac do stereo or just mono?

[Fleder]

The pinout for the audio jack, like which ones should go to l and r on my amp. Does this dac do stereo or just mono?

This is a stereo DAC. You would struggle to find a mono one.
Here is one guide for audio in general:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=701

And this one is for audio wiring with amplifier and audio jack:
http://s20.postimg.org/m4mkgyqsd/audio_wirings.png (Use version B)

[deductivemonkee]

The pinout for the audio jack, like which ones should go to l and r on my amp. Does this dac do stereo or just mono?

This is a stereo DAC. You would struggle to find a mono one.
Here is one guide for audio in general:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=701

And this one is for audio wiring with amplifier and audio jack:
http://s20.postimg.org/m4mkgyqsd/audio_wirings.png (Use version B)

On this dac there are 3 pins, on that diagram which ones are those?