The CoolAudio V1401 is an exact replacement for the Wavefront (Alesis) AL1401 ADAT Optical encoder (CoolAudio is the only current manufacturer of this device; Wavefront discontinued it as of Nov 2013).

The V1401 encodes 8 channels of digital audio (4 stereo streams) into a single industry-standard ADAT Optical 'Lightpipe' protocol stream. The V1401 supports many ADAT protocol options including right/left justification, data formats from 16 to 24 bits per sample, and four auxiliary data bits. A high quality internal PLL generates all required high frequency clocks with a single word clock input, eliminating the need for high frequency clock traces on PCB boards (and associated RF noise).

Package: SOP20