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My PC motherboard has header pins for a SPDIF output and I want to an optical SPDIF transmitter.

When I search any of the main electronic stores for optical SPDIF transmitter I dont get any good hits, I can find some if I search Toslink transmitter, but these are very expensive and all Toshiba branded. I assume there must be some generic optical SPDIF transmitters, but I dont know what to search for. Does anyone know?

Jay
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  • the question is about the correct name for a part, nothing to do with shopping. – Jay Apr 01 '21 at 21:15
  • I don't have any trouble finding SPDIF "cards" for PCs. Maybe play with your search terms. – Spehro Pefhany Apr 01 '21 at 21:20
  • FWIW Broadcom (aka Avago) also makes TOSLINK components. I don't know whether you'd consider them "very expensive" or not. – The Photon Apr 01 '21 at 22:22
  • @thephoton are they also labelled as TOSLINK? – Jay Apr 01 '21 at 22:54
  • @Jay, yes, they are. – The Photon Apr 01 '21 at 22:57
  • @SpehroPefhany The 'card' is already there, it's built into the motherboard, but the SPDIF output is just a pin header, its needs a transmitter to get optical output. – Jay Apr 01 '21 at 22:57
  • Yes, what I'm talking about has three wires that go to a pin header. – Spehro Pefhany Apr 01 '21 at 23:00
  • @thePhoton ok, I didn't notice any Broadcom ones when searching for TOSLINK but thanks for the suggestion – Jay Apr 01 '21 at 23:03
  • @SpehroPefhany Ok , I see what you mean, just the coax and optical output connectors in pci bracket, they are pretty inexpensive too. They are even cheaper than just the TOSLINK transmitters, I still wonder if this card is also using Toshiba parts or if there is some other manufacturers who is making a cheaper copy – Jay Apr 01 '21 at 23:10

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The Wikipedia entry for TOSLINK says that the ADAT Lightpipe and TOSLINK formats, though incompatible with each other, both use the JIS F05 connector.

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