SPDIF questions

[Deev Eedeez]

I have investigated further upon the above and found that Asus as a MoBo manufacturer usually provides a spdif called header on their MoBo's that indeed is NOT a straight spdif-signal, but needs to be connected to a small connector break out board that uses this header signal to make both an optical and coaxial true spdif signal and provides both connectors. Such a break-out board that is then slotted into a slot-hole at the back of a regular PC, is connected with three wires: the signal that is available from the spdif header (simply called spdif...) on the MoBo, +5V and gnd (=ground/earth/minus). I can only imagine that the Asus engineers, not hindered by any market knowledge, have done the same with the Tinker Board, thus provided an spdif header (but without actual header connector, just a copper island on the MoBo, totallly weird indeed) and the other two wires can be obtained from the large connector on the Tinker Board (black and red colored on the S version). I have ordered such a break out board from below link to test it on the tinker board, even though the physical format of the connectors does not fit straight away and a wire must be soldered to the Tinker Board in between the eth and usb ports (which I find completely ridiculous!). Asus should remarket on their website and box the fact that there is in fact NOT an spdif connector or output, but merely a header and especially explain what is exactly needed to make it work for normal Joe's that just need this to connect to their DAC (either inside an AV amp or otherwise).
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