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Hello everyone,

I seem to be having a problem using the DS1881. After trying to get it to work for hours, I am turning to everyone here. I am trying to use the DS1881 as a volume control and I can't seem to figure out how to get it working properly. I was setting the VOL variable and it would turn on the speakers at -1 but that was the only volume change that would happen otherwise it was always muted. I have read the datasheet and it seems that it is me that is not working correct. There is code that is commented out as I was trying different ideas to see if it would work.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

Code:

#include <Wire.h>

int CEVolume = 6;
int volButton = 8;
int val = 0;     // variable for reading the pin status
int vol = 0;
int stringOne;

void setup()
{
  Wire.begin();

  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(CEVolume, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(CEVolume, HIGH);
 
  pinMode(volButton, INPUT);
  vol = 34;

}

void loop()
{

  val = digitalRead(volButton);
  if (vol == 63)
  {
    vol = 34;
  }
  if (val == HIGH)
  {
    vol--;
    changeVolume();
  }
  Serial.println(vol);
  delay(1000);
}



void changeVolume()
{
  digitalWrite(CEVolume, LOW);
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x28);
    Wire.write(B01010000);
    //stringOne = String(vol, HEX);
    Wire.write(B00001111); //Command Byte - Pot 0
    //Wire.write(B01111111);
    Wire.write(B01001111); //Command Byte - Pot 1
    //Wire.write(B10000111);
    Wire.write(0x87); //Command Byte - Config Reg
  //int x = Wire.endTransmission();
  //Serial.println(vol, DEC);
  Wire.endTransmission();
  digitalWrite(CEVolume, HIGH);
}

[Reply #1 on:]

do you have a link to the datasheet of the DS1881?

Wire.beginTransmission(0x28); has a return value that you do not check ...

Code:

void loop()
{

  if (digitalRead(volButton) == HIGH) vol--;
  if (vol >= 63) vol = 34;
  if vol <= 0) vol = 34;

  changeVolume();

  Serial.println(vol);
  delay(1000);
}

Can you explain how changeVolume() works as it nowhere uses the vol parameter?

[Reply #2 on:]

Whoops, meant to include the link to the datasheet.
http://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/DS1881.pdf

I had the changeVolume looking like this

Code:

void changeVolume()
{
  digitalWrite(CEVolume, LOW);
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x28);
    Wire.write(B01010000); //slave address byte
    Wire.write(vol); //Command Byte - Pot 0
    Wire.write(vol); //Command Byte - Pot 1
    Wire.write(0x87); //Command Byte - Config Reg
  Wire.endTransmission();
  digitalWrite(CEVolume, HIGH);
}

I was letting the vol variable go from 34 to negative numbers and it wasn't until vol reached -1 that any sound would come out of the speaker and it was loud. I couldn't get different levels out of it and once I reset vol back to 34, would it be silent again.

So with that not working, I was manually adjusting the volume. From what I understand from the datasheet, there were 4 commands to adjust the pots.

The first one is the slave address, then pot0, pot1, and then the command bytes. I left the command byte to the default setting which should be Configuration Option 2 table so the steps are from 0-33 and 34 is mute. The first two bytes are for the pot address (00 for pot0, 01 for pot1).

That is where I am at right now.

I was manually adjusting the pot0 to see if it was the code that was the issue, I was trying B00100001, which should be mute (34). Hardly any sound came out of the speaker at this point, so I tried B00001111 (15) and still hardly any sound came out of the speaker.

[Reply #3 on:]

I attached the schematic that I am using. I am using a OPA134UA.

This is my first time using fritzing, sorry if it is hard to read.   The purple wire comes from an input from the computer speaker output and the speaker is driven by a TDA7297. A analog pot does work on the stereo amp but I am trying to get it digitally controlled so I know it is not the amplifier that is the problem.