Cirrus cs8416 interface?

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It appears it's just an I2C interface waiting to be talked to.
I'm surprised nobody's done it yet,
as it seems some cool information is available such as
digital level and track (time) info (at least).
http://tewmaxdiy.blogspot.com.au/201...8416-dac1.html

First up I want a pair of linear LED level meters from levels captured digitally.

The chip also makes some status available such as lock/error conditions
that can be counted by a micro.
This laser demo will look cooler when the receiver can display lock and error status:

... Was a bit of a sidetrack
It's the chip in the receiver end that is ready to spill it's guts.