S/PDIF
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format, Sony/Philips Digital Interface, Sony-Philips Digital Interface, IEC 61937, SPDIF
thumb|S/PDIF and TOSLINK connectors on a piece of audio equipment
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Hardware specifications
- Protocol specifications
- Data framing
- IEC 61937 encapsulation
- Limitations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|S/PDIF and TOSLINK connectors on a piece of audio equipment
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a type of digital audio interface used in consumer audio equipment to output audio over relatively short distances. The signal is transmitted over either a coaxial cable using RCA or BNC connectors, or a fibre-optic cable using TOSLINK connectors. S/PDIF interconnects components in home theaters and other digital high-fidelity systems.
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