How do I design a PCM5102A DAC?

Hello guys, I’m currently working on my ESP32-MP3-Player, and need to design the DAC correctly for Headphones.

heres a pic of the placement:

Hope anyone can help me! (and don’t think I’m a bot!)

And we know what you’re hoping for, but we don’t know what you’re asking.

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It looks like you already have a GND plane, possibly even on two layers. This was not visible in the screenshots in your other thread. I guess that the PCB outline on the Edge.Cuts layer is still missing.

For the circuit design around the PCM5102A DAC, have a look at application notes, and/or schematics others have posted on the internet. I am missing an decoupling capacitor, but as this is partly analog, I assume more parts should be added too. You could consider rotating the IC. This probably improves the routing a bit.

But overall, this forum is for questions about KiCad, and not about circuit design. There are better sites for that, such as eevblog.com, or DIYaudio.com.

I don’t know what you mean by

or did I misunderstand you?

Layout in the context of KiCad . . .

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I find it hard to believe your question is about routing those two tracks.
If I look at the datasheet of that IC:

… then I see:

Note that this is a Simplified Schematic, and thus it’s not complete. You are missing quite a lot of stuff here.

I was that far too! but whats the GND for the Speakers/Headphones? And how do i create a low-pass filter for that?

That isn’t a KiCad question . . .

but a question for the Layout category! no joke, it comes across as if you are just complaining! and that really annoys me!

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You are clearly a novice in electronics design. We (unpaid volunteers) can’t spend our time and resources teaching non-KiCad related basics to people. As was said, the forum is for discussion, questions and answers about KiCad. Occasional off-topic posts and digressions are allowed to some degree, but only to “some” degree. You have to find another place to learn electronics design.

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