Toshiba optical receiver & transmitter modules used for S/P-DIF TORX173, TOTX173 top view: opto +----+ 6. .5 +....+ 1234 Pin TORX173 TOTX173 1 out GND 2 GND R 3 Vcc Vcc 4 GND in 5 case(GND) case(GND) 6 case(GND) case(GND) Vcc +5V (use 0.1 uF decoupling to GND) (use 47 uH choke to connect Pin 3 to Vcc for TORX) R 8.2 kOhm to Vcc TORX and TOTX are both high active and are CMOS/TLL logic compatible check also: http://www.components.toshiba.com/components/category/Optoelectronics--TOSLINKFiberopticDevices.shtml