Diasy Patch valid (and "frying free") in/out voltages

Hi,
I’m going to connect my new Daisy patch to my modular rack system.
I would like to avoid to damage it, and I’m also writing a cheatsheet with specific information about the hardware/software.

I would like to complete the following table (I’m not an electronic expert and I didn’t find the information on the documentation):

  • What are the valid Audio Input , Audio Output and CV Output voltages?
  • What are valid voltages for the gate inputs and what voltage is written when switching on the output gates?
  • Furthermore the CV outputs write function is called using an uint_16; what is the formula to convert it to the effective output voltage?

Thank you in advance!

Hi @algoritmarte

Here’s a bit of detail to fill in your table:

CTRL 1-4: These are read into the AudioControl class and will output a value 0 to 1 corresponding to the knob position.

The CV input adds to the knob position. So with the knob fully fully counter-clockwise a positive 0-5V CV signal will move the control from 0 to 1, and with the knob fully clockwise, a negative 0 to -5V signal will move the control from 1 to 0.

Audio Input/Output will clip at 20Vpp (+/- 10V), but the intended signal range that corresponds to a normalized +/- 1.0 in software is 10Vpp (+/- 5V)

Gate Input circuits are BJT transistor driven, and will toggle at a very low threshold (~300mV or so if I’m remembering correctly), and can accept signals within the Eurorack power rails (+/- 12V) without issue.

The Gate Output circuit is identical to the DAC output circuits and outputs 0-5V

The conversion from uint16_t to output voltage is roughly:
output_voltage = (dac_code / 4095.0) * 5.0

Hope that answers all your questions! :smiley:

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Great, it’s very useful, now I have a clearer idea of the whole system and I’ll publish the cheatsheet on github!!! (and yesterday I managed to create my first “algorithm” on Daisy)

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Glad to hear it! Can’t wait to see what you do with the Daisy!