<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello Everyone!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Anybody has some experience with the CEM3360 VCA ?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.alfarzpp.lv/eng/sc/AS3360.pdf" class="">http://www.alfarzpp.lv/eng/sc/AS3360.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Seems almost too easy .</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The datasheet specifies a control voltage from 0 to 2.08 V maximum, however it doesn’t specify anything for negative voltages </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are few schematics in the modular realm for this one except for two digisound modules </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This one seems like a good example</div><div class=""><a href="http://www.digisound80.co.uk/digisound/modules/80-19_files/80-19.pdf" class="">http://www.digisound80.co.uk/digisound/modules/80-19_files/80-19.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There seems to be no protection against any negative voltage on the control input , except from the voltage divider bringing everything within a 2V amplitude</div><div class="">My guess is there is not enough current to damage the chip with negative voltages but I want to be sure before i start burning chips.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks !</div></body></html>