JohnSwenson wrote: > All outputs can physically be on at the same time, whether they can in > actuality is a mater of software. Currently I don't think squeezelite > supports more than one output, BUT it can certainly be done using the > ALSA duplication technique used in the Touch. > > Which board? The csp1 board will not have dedicated control outputs. > They can easily be added using USB. . By using USB you can get exactly > what you want with drivers that already exist. There are literally > hundreds of USB to control boxes out there at very inexpensive price > points that can cover just about anything anybody may want. > > The complement of IOs on CSP2 has not been decided. My personal > preference is to not put dedicated connectors on the player for things > that can easily be done with USB. It's just that I'm having this > nightmare that the back of this thing keeps on expanding larger and > larger as I put more and more dedicated connectors on the back. The > problem with that is nobody is going to want to use all of those > different things simultaneously, I would rather have a couple extra USB > jacks that can be used for many different things. > > I'm not trying to brush you off, I'm very carefully listening to all > such requests, I'm just trying to come up with solutions that can > accommodate as many different interfaces as possible with the least > amount of back panel space and and development effort. Part of the > problem here is that If I add connector A at 3.3V, microseconds later > someone else will want 5V, Then someone else will want 12V, then someone > else wants connector B, then 18V AC, then .... By saying all such things > are covered by USB, I need one jack with one set of electronics driving > it, the user can choose amongst the hundreds of available USB to control > interfaces available to get exactly what they want. > > John S.
Thanks for the clarification John. I understand it is difficult to address everyones whishes and dreams in such projects. Ill soon have the possibility to play with the wandboard myself. Im a total Linux noob but I see this as an opportunity to get me more familiarized with it. Maybe a thought: I guess we could divide the target audience of this project into two larger groups. A first group who wants a single box with a high quality internal DAC. A second group would want a box with only digital outputs to be connected to a variety of external DACs. Maybe it is easier to just develop two different piggy back boards for the Wandboard that addresses the needs for the audience in group A and another board that addresses the needs for group B. This might be a way to reduce the number of connectors on each piggy back boards? I also like the modular approach and maybe USB is indeed another way to achieve that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881
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