
- on Audio/Video/Photography
- Published in issue 1/2014 on page 12
ADAU1701 Universal Audio DSP Board
drag ‘n drop DSP’ing—and no SMDs to solder

It seems that to even dip your feet in the ocean of DSP (digital signal processing) you need lots of SMD soldering skills and a ton of math. Seems. Let’s end the anxiety: here is a Universal Audio DSP board for the DIYer. Based on the Analog Devices ADAU1701 DSP, this board has only through-hole components—except for the DSP itself, which Elektor PCB Service reflow-solder in place especially 4 U.
Products
- www.voti.nl/winkel/catalog.html
- www.dipmicro.com/store/PCB-LQFP48-DIP48B
- www.proto-advantage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=2200109
- www.elektor.com/130232
- www.analog.com/en/dsp-software/ss_sigst_02/sw.html
CAM/CAD data for the PCB referred to in this article is available as a Gerber file. Elektor GREEN and GOLD members can exclusively download these files for free as part of their membership. Gerber files allow a PCB to be produced on an appropriate device available locally, or through an online PCB manufacturing service.
Elektor recommends its business partner Eurocircuits as the company of choice for its own prototypes and volume production in selected cases.

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The BOM (Bill of Materials) is the technically exhaustive listing of parts and other hardware items used to produce the working and tested prototype of any Elektor Labs project. The BOM file contains deeper information than the Component List published for the same project in Elektor Magazine. If required the BOM gets updated directly by our lab engineers. As a reader, you can download the list here.
Want to learn more about our BOM list? Read the BOM list article for extra information.
COMPONENT LIST
Resistors
(all fixed Rs 5%, .25W)
R1,R18 = 100Ohm
R15 = 330Ohm
R4,R10,R11,R12,R13 = 470Ohm
R21,R22,R23,R24 = 560Ohm
R2 = 1kOhm
R3,R5,R14 = 2.2kOhm
R25,R26 = 10kOhm
R16,R19,R20 = 18kOhm
R17 = 47kOhm
R6,R7,R8,R9 = 1MOhm
P1,P2,P3,P4 = 10kOhm potentiometer, linear law
P5 = 470Ohm preset (trimmer)
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 22pF
C4 = 3.3nF
C24,C26,C28,C30 = 5.6nF
C6 = 56nF
C3,C8,C9,C10,C11,C12,C14,C15,C21,C22,C32,C34,C36 = 100nF
C5,C7,C13,C16,C33,C35 = 10µF 16V, radial, 2.5mm pitch
C23,C31 = 47µF 25V, radial, 2.5mm pitch
C17,C18,C19,C20 = 100µF 16V, 2.5mm
Semiconductors
D1,D2,D3 = 1N5817
D4,D5,D6,D7 = BZX79-C3V3 3.3V zener diode
IC1 = 24LC256-I/P, DIL8 case
IC2 = MCP604-I/P, MCP6004, DIL14 case
IC3 = ADAU1701JSTZ (LQFP48 case)
IC4 = TS2940CZ-3.3
LED1 = LED, 3mm
T1 = BC327
T2 = DO NOT FIT
Miscellaneous
K3,K4,K5,K6,K7,K8 = RCA/cinch socket, PCB mount
K1 = DC power adaptor connector
S1 = pushbutton w. tactile feedback
X1 = 12.288MHz quartz crystal
JP1 = 2-pin pinheader, 0.1’’ pitch
K10 = 4-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K9 = 5-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K11 = 14-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K12 = 7-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
Jumper
PCB, Elektor Store # 130232-1, comes with ADAU1701JSTZ presoldered
Semi-kit, Elektor Store # 130232-71, includes PCB 130232-1 and all through-hole parts
Resistors
(all fixed Rs 5%, .25W)
R1,R18 = 100Ohm
R15 = 330Ohm
R4,R10,R11,R12,R13 = 470Ohm
R21,R22,R23,R24 = 560Ohm
R2 = 1kOhm
R3,R5,R14 = 2.2kOhm
R25,R26 = 10kOhm
R16,R19,R20 = 18kOhm
R17 = 47kOhm
R6,R7,R8,R9 = 1MOhm
P1,P2,P3,P4 = 10kOhm potentiometer, linear law
P5 = 470Ohm preset (trimmer)
Capacitors
C1,C2 = 22pF
C4 = 3.3nF
C24,C26,C28,C30 = 5.6nF
C6 = 56nF
C3,C8,C9,C10,C11,C12,C14,C15,C21,C22,C32,C34,C36 = 100nF
C5,C7,C13,C16,C33,C35 = 10µF 16V, radial, 2.5mm pitch
C23,C31 = 47µF 25V, radial, 2.5mm pitch
C17,C18,C19,C20 = 100µF 16V, 2.5mm
Semiconductors
D1,D2,D3 = 1N5817
D4,D5,D6,D7 = BZX79-C3V3 3.3V zener diode
IC1 = 24LC256-I/P, DIL8 case
IC2 = MCP604-I/P, MCP6004, DIL14 case
IC3 = ADAU1701JSTZ (LQFP48 case)
IC4 = TS2940CZ-3.3
LED1 = LED, 3mm
T1 = BC327
T2 = DO NOT FIT
Miscellaneous
K3,K4,K5,K6,K7,K8 = RCA/cinch socket, PCB mount
K1 = DC power adaptor connector
S1 = pushbutton w. tactile feedback
X1 = 12.288MHz quartz crystal
JP1 = 2-pin pinheader, 0.1’’ pitch
K10 = 4-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K9 = 5-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K11 = 14-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
K12 = 7-way pin header, 0.1’’ pitch
Jumper
PCB, Elektor Store # 130232-1, comes with ADAU1701JSTZ presoldered
Semi-kit, Elektor Store # 130232-71, includes PCB 130232-1 and all through-hole parts