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Adafruit Audio IC Development Tools Adafruit Mono 2.5W Class D Audio Amplifier - PAM8302

Product Description

This super small mono amplifier is surprisingly powerful - able to deliver up to 2.5 Watts into 4-8 ohm impedance speakers. Inside the miniature chip is a class D controller, able to run from 2.0V-5.5VDC. Since the amp is a class D, its very efficient (over 90% efficient when driving an 8Ω speaker at over half a Watt) - making it perfect for portable and battery-powered projects. It has built in thermal and over-current protection but we could barely tell it got hot. There's even a volume trim pot so you can adjust the volume on the board down from the default 24dB gain. 


The A+ and A- inputs of the amplifier go through 1.0uF capacitors, so they are fully 'differential' - if you don't have differential outputs, simply tie the Audio- pin  to ground. The output is "Bridge Tied" - that means the output pins connect directly to the speaker pins, no connection to ground. The output is a high frequency 250KHz square wave PWM that is then 'averaged out' by the speaker coil - the high frequencies are not heard. All the above means that you can't connect the output into another amplifier, it should drive the speakers directly.

SKU: K185
$3.90 $3.95
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  • Fully assembled and tested breakout board.
  • Header to plug it into a breadboard
  • 3.5mm screw-terminal blocks 
  • Output Power: 2.5W at 4Ω, 10% THD, 1.5W at 8Ω, 10% THD, with 5.5V Supply
  • 50dB PSRR at 1KHz
  • Low current draw: 4mA quiescent and 1uA in shutdown mode

Dimensions (without 0.1" header):

  • 15mm x 24mm x 2mm / 0.6" x 0.9" x 0.08"
  • Weight: 1.4g