DaCiRO wrote:Interesting!,... I guess it is not as simple as plug and play and off you go,... Do you know if it requires any programming or flashing?
I really dont know as i have yet to try it. I ordered one just in case they stop making them anymore and dont think the demand is very high theese days. Costronic dont have support and send no drivers with it. Here is a quote from them:
"Regarding the adapters, they are sold as hardware-only. Any supporting firmware, software, or drivers would be the responsibility of the end user. Please do not order the adapters if you do not have this expertise (they are non-returnable).
The boards should be detected by the OS, but there are so many variables, we can’t predict whether or not they will work.
Costronic has two versions. The main difference is the brand of bridge chip."
Those adapters are not cheap, but if a group buy could be done i think you could get the price down to approx $100-120 per board.
Maybe this could be done as a project like all the soundcard clones being made lately? The layout seems rather simple with few chips on it where the bridge chip is the largest.