AES50
YetAnotherElectronicsChannel·AES50·Hardware Design/KiCad Files/aes50_trion.kicad_pcb
AES50 is an open source PCB design by YetAnotherElectronicsChannel: a 4-layer, 99 × 55 mm board with 201 components (38 distinct parts). It is built around the LAN8720A (C45223), SN65MLVD206DR (C2671006), T20Q100F3C4, TLV803SDBZR (C132016) and more. Filed under audio.
An IP-Core for AES50 protocol
- See further details in the TDM module implementation
This example uses a Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040), which acts as a command bridge between a computer and the UART terminal connected to the FPGA/AES50 IP core. The device identifies itself as an X32 Full-Size and the head amps can be controlled via a serial terminal using the following command examples:
- gain:ch1@20 → Sets gain on channel 1 to +20 dB - phantom:ch5@1 → Enables +48V on channel 5 - phantom:ch5@0 → Disables +48V on channel 5

Built around
Parts list
201 components, 38 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAN8720A (C45223) | VQFN-24-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.5x2.5mm_ThermalVias | U1 |
| 2 | SN65MLVD206DR (C2671006) | SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U2, U3 |
| 1 | T20Q100F3C4 | LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mm | U4 |
| 1 | TLV803SDBZR (C132016) | SOT-23 | U5 |
| 1 | CS2100CP-CZZR (C2663267) | MSOP-10_3x3mm_P0.5mm | U6 |
| 2 | SY8089AAAC (C78988) | SOT-23-5 | U7, U8 |
| 1 | MMBT5551 (C2145) | SOT-23 | Q1 |
| 1 | Neutrik NE8FAH (C368497) | Neutrik NE8FAH | X1 |
| 1 | 25MHz (C7431317) | Oscillator_SMD_ECS_2520MV-xxx-xx-4Pin_2.5x2.0mm | X2 |
| 1 | PZ254-2-20-Z-2.5-G1 (C18198015) | PinHeader_2x20_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 2 | FH2.54-09-07PZD (C7500776) | FH2.54-09-07PZD | J2, J4 |
| 1 | Standard Header 2.54mm | PinHeader_1x09_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | TS-1187A-B-A-B (C318884) | TS-1187A-B-A-B | SW1 |
| 1 | DSWB04LHGET (C99418) | DSWB04LHGET | SW2 |
| 2 | HX1188NLT (C9363) | HX1188NL | TR1, TR2 |
| 4 | LED 0805 Green (C2297) | LED_0805_2012Metric | D1, D6, D7, D10 |
| 1 | LED 0805 Yellow (C2296) | LED_0805_2012Metric | D2 |
| 4 | LED 0603 Red (C2286) | LED_0603_1608Metric | D3, D4, D5, D8 |
| 1 | SS34 40V 3A (C8678) | D_SMA | D9 |
| 2 | 600Ω/0603 (C1002) | L_0603_1608Metric | FB1, FB2 |
Show 18 more
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FHD4020S-2R2MT (C602029) | L_APV_ANR4020 | L1, L2 |
| 35 | 100N/16V/0402 100n/16V/0402 | C_0402_1005Metric | C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C8, C9, C10 +27 |
| 8 | 1U/50V/0603 1u/50V/0603 | C_0603_1608Metric | C4, C16, C17, C25, C29, C32, C36, C46 |
| 1 | 1N/2KV/1206 1n/2kV/1206 | C_1206_3216Metric | C6 |
| 1 | 10U/10V/0603 10u/10V/0603 | C_0603_1608Metric | C37 |
| 9 | 22U/25V/0805 22u/25V/0805 | C_0805_2012Metric | C40, C43, C44, C47, C50, C51, C54, C55 +1 |
| 2 | 22P/50V/0402 22p/50V/0402 | C_0402_1005Metric | C42, C49 |
| 4 | 49.9/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R2, R3, R4 |
| 16 | 33/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R5, R6, R7, R8, R24, R29, R48, R59 +8 |
| 18 | 100/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R9, R47, R52, R53, R54, R55, R56, R57 +10 |
| 4 | 75/0603 | R_0603_1608Metric | R10, R11, R22, R23 |
| 10 | 1K/0402 1k/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R12, R19, R27, R28, R46, R49, R50, R81 +2 |
| 50 | 10K/0402 10k/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R13, R14, R15, R16, R18, R20, R21, R26 +42 |
| 2 | 12K/0402 12k/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R17, R74 |
| 2 | 100/0805 | R_0805_2012Metric | R25, R30 |
| 2 | 4K7/0402 4k7/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R79, R80 |
| 2 | 22K/0402 22k/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R87, R88 |
| 2 | 100K/0402 100k/0402 | R_0402_1005Metric | R90, R107 |
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