I've used several of these from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829128002 They're CM108's, not blobs, and fairly easy to modify. 73, David kb4fxc On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, David Osborn wrote:
I have used a bunch of these:
http://www.lindy-usa.com/usb-2-audio-adapter/42961.html ( http://www.lindy.co.uk/usb-2-audio-adapter/42961.html for the Brits!!)
They *are* CM108, and they are not "Blobs". They are a breeze to modify.
Also - if it's of any interest - they work v-e-r-y well indeed!!
David Osborn GD4HOZ
Message: 2 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:21:35 -0400 From: "Doug Bade" <kd8b@thebades.net> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cheap USB Fobs To: "'app_rpt mailing list'" <app_rpt-users@qrvc.com> Message-ID: <004001cb5ff2$637e7f70$2a7b7e50$@thebades.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Jim;
I am not even necessarily advocating them for this application. What I can say is ALL of the USB 7.1 devices I have bought or physically have had access to have either CM1xx or SSS1623 chipsets.. the 5.1 marked devices. all bets are off.. In all the 7.1 sound devices I bought that used to be CM1xx, current shipped product have the SSS1623 chips. ( I have bought at least 8 or 10 lots of various sellers on Ebay).
Obviously this is all subject to change at the whim of the Chinese sellers/builders. So it is a moving target. I use the ebay search of" USB sound 7.1" and then filter by those who do state the chip, but you are correct.. several that even USED to be CM1xx are shipping SSS1623 in place of CM1xx. and are still claiming to be CM1xx.
I have not seen any other chips being used in the 7.1 devices.. but others may weigh in.
As I stated.. I personally use URI's. I have no pony in the race here. I do use them for other things I own about 30 of the little buggers of one variety or another. Stay AWAY from the little green meanies for anything where high resolution is an issue.. I find their "fidelity" atrocious and would not consider them for anything besides a cheap headphone interface for a PC with no other sound..
Doug
KD8B
From: Jim Duuuude [mailto:telesistant@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 12:06 PM To: kd8b@thebades.net; app_rpt mailing list Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Cheap USB Fobs
As I have stated in the past (and got absolutely no significantly helpful response) I wil be MORE THEN HAPPY to evaluate whatever "the" popular USB chip is currently, if SOMEONE would PLEASE determine what that is, and demonstate to me that it is the case (perhaps by showing me a number of places where they are available and are clearly documented as to be the desired device. After all, we cant have people relying on complete luck and/or randomness as far as whether they are buying an appropriate device).
Personally, I took a look at various random places, such as EBAY that sell a number of USB audio devices, and for the most part NONE of them even HINT as to the maker/type of USB device contained in them.
And then of course, there are the ones that say they are the C-media chip and LIE!! Poo-ey on them!!!
JIM WB6NIL
From: kd8b@thebades.net To: app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:38:59 -0400 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cheap USB Fobs
JMTek is the vendor for the SS1623 chipset. This chipset works well in windows and other Linux applications such as pcrepeatercontroller etc.. as a high quality high scan rate device... It is unfortunate it does not work for App_rpt at this time. It does seem to be the currently available successor to the C-Media chip family being found in many sound fobs coming in to the U.S. at this time.. They do work well in many other amateur radio type projects going on.... In general they perform as well as C-Media devices... other than using another driver... the I/O pin may or may not be there that is used for the PTT, I have not investigated that as I use URI's for App-rpt systems I am building...
Doug KD8B
-----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com] On Behalf Of Ken Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 10:07 AM To: 'Yokshs'; app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cheap USB Fobs
Yes ... it took at >month for me to get mine and even though the package has CM-108 written right on it, the chip is identified by Linux as JMTek (HY559 chip I think). I sent an e-mail expressing my disappointment (which was un-acknowledged by Dealextreme).
I found if you modify the vendor codes in usb_radio.c so that the program thinks this JMTek is actually a C-Media unit, it will scan the fob and read audio. It will not turn the red light on for transmit though ... which is immaterial anyway, since you cannot get at the wire you need inside the 'blob' to use for PTT. I think it could be used for my weather radio application, but the software changes would be a bit tricky (for me) making some if/and/or logic more complicated - getting the arrangement of left and right parenthesis correct eluded on the first try.
I have one other source on the way now, which would be the preferable solution (no software mod needed). But I will not be surprised if it turns out to have the wrong chip.
Ken
Buyer beware, as usual. www.dinodirect.com/sound-card-adapter-usb-cm108-chipset.html?ddse=CM-108
-----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces@qrvc.com [mailto:app_rpt-users- bounces@qrvc.com] On Behalf Of Yokshs Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:43 AM To: app_rpt-users@qrvc.com Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cheap USB Fobs
I received my CM108 fobs yesterday. I ordered them from: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.21812
I haven't had much time to play with them yet, but the IC is a "blob" much like the cheapo Ebay fobs.
Has anybody had the same problem?
73.
Kyle K0KN
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