
3.5 TAS6424MS EVM Start Up
This section describes the TAS6424MS start-up procedure. Have the equipment and accessories listed on the
first page of this document available.
3.5.1 TAS6424MS EVM Setup
Hardware and software connections:
• Desk top or laptop PC running Windows 7. Open PPC3 GUI.
• Connect 14.4 VDC PSU to TAS6424MS EVM
• Connect speakers or resistive loads to TAS6424MS EVM
• Connect USB micro cable from PC to the EVM
• Set the switches (SPDIF, STANDBY, MUTE) to up positions
• Turn on the PSU
• Audio source: This can be a DVD player with optical SPDIF cable or Windows Media Player from PC
• At this point, 3.3 V LED, USB-LOCK LED and SPDIF-LOCK LED (if optical SPDIF is used) are on.
• If the SPDIF LED is not on, the default I2S input is the USB audio source.
• On the PPC3 window, launch TAS6424 EVM application
• The audio can be streamed now to the speakers. Go to the GUI and click on “Device Monitor & Control” box.
Click on play button located on the top right of the window.
• The following sections describe in detail the register settings of TAS6424MS.
Figure 3-8. TAS6424MS EVM Connection
Software Overview
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