Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Radio sometimes not working and USB not connected
For everyone so at the end of the story seems that my DAC disconnect the USB whenever the input is switched to another source or it goes into standby. It is annoying, but knowing the problem it can be avoided. The problems of radios not avaialble is a nightmare and there is NO way to solve it or avoid it. Let me say that restarting the LMS always solve, but, there is the need to use a PC or a smartphone. On the pCP LCD there is no way to restart the LMS. The suggestion I got is to write a command to automatically restart the LMS after a while once booted. * I s t h e r e s o m e o m e t h a t c a n h e l p m e t o d o t h i s ? * steff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66870 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108447 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] has anyone tried piCorePlayer with a MAX98357A?
As an answer to my own question: Yes it works and outputs stereo at modest power levels The "phat beat" setup in PCP is simple ; 1) Verify the switch on the board is set to stereo ( icon with 2 speakers ) and connect it to you pi ( zero ) 2) Select generic /simple Ti5102 DAC on the squeezelite settings page 3) enjoy. To minimise soldering look here https://pinout.xyz/pinout/phat_beat Solder at least 1 ground pin. Remember the buttons and leds are not supported in stock PCP , but we will find a way to do so. Greetz M-H M-H's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107700 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Radio sometimes not working and USB not connected
Man in a van wrote: > Hi Steff > > This morning I set up my North Star Essensio dac running USB from a > rpi2b and an optical SPDIF from a Satellite TV/Radio receiver. > > Squeezelite set to start automatically. > > Switching between either input without any playback problems. > > Switched the dac off completely, the pi off completely. > > Switched the pi back on, Squeezelite running. > > Switched the dac on, USB connection lit up, pressed play on the LMS web > GUI, got music. > > So I think from this experiment I draw the conclusion that the pCP/dac > interface is solid. > > I would suggest your problem lies in > > a) the WiFi connection (if the Ethernet is the same, this can be > disregarded). > > b) the power supply to the pi is insufficient (I think *DJanGo* is > suggesting you need to power the screen separately from the pi). > > c) the USB connection on the dac is a bit flaky on Linux (test the dac > on Windows or Mac OS). > > The North Star requires to draw power from the pi to function (it's just > a handshake; if I isolate the USB power line, then Squeezelite does not > start). > > I can't think of anything else, sorry.:( > > Ronnie I can say that not alla the DACs are the vary same. My Teac seems to disconnect the USB whenever it goes into standby or the input is switched to another. Question: what should happen if a USB DAC is unplugged while playing? I have two USB DAC and in both cases, if I unplug the DAC, the pCP of course stops, but if I plug again the DAC, then the pCP will never restart until I reboot the pCP completely. Sometimes it is enough to restart just SqueezeLite, but not always... random behaviour. Of curse with Windows... no problems. It is not a matter of Power... believe me... I have a FLuke digital sampling multimeter and my 2.5 A power supply never drops voltage below 5 V even during boot process. I connected the Rpi3 and the LCD touch to two different power supplier and the problems is still there. Embedded WiFi, external 5 Ghz Edimax or wired Ethernet... no changes. Thanks for your feedback steff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66870 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108447 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] questions for a most basic portable squeezebox using PiCorePlayer and Pi Zero W
slimhase wrote: > I do use a DAC, but there is still noise spilling into the radio. > The noise comes and goes w/ WiFi activity. It is independent from the > volume, so it is more annoying when listening on low volume. > I guess it happens, because I use the setup with an analog > radio/amplifier. That is probably more sensitive then a digital amp.. > > I got it down by wiring the Pi power cable through a ferrite core and > keeping all wires from the pi as far as possible from the Tivolis PCB. Hi slimhase, I too had problems of noise from the pi analogue outputs ( builtin, self-built on zero, and external dac's) when connected to a small amp using the same power source as the pi. You can either use a separate power source ( 2nd set of batteries ) or avoid it by using a dac+amp board. I just got my phat beat going with PCP and I am pleased with the d-amp feeding the speakers. Enough power for small applications, and no noise from powercircuits or wifi. I use them with my hifi speakers ATM and the music is flawless, except the plops at startup of squeezelight are not suppressed. There are also other dac+damp solutions available; the speaker bonnet, a MAX98357A board, boards based on the wolfson chipset . As a solution for WIFI on the go; I emulate my home wifi SSID with my smartphone its hotspot. The the pi ( pcp ) connects without knowing it is on the road. Fixed reservations in the DHCP is an problem though, my phone hotspot does not cater for that, however the same solution from my laptop does. I have not really used a LMS implementation on the zero, but a 64 Gig SD is affordable these days, and can provide some local storage. I should try that on my next holiday. Greetz M-H M-H's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66156 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107901 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux VMs running on Win10+VMwareWorkstationPro
FYI for now I have disabled the VM and simply spun up the Windows LMS app - it's far less trouble right now. That said I will most definitely re-create an Ubuntu VM with better built-in portability, but it will require a little research. :-) Fact of the matter is that the old VM has been very temperamental in the new environment, with shared directories crapping out, mysteriously changed permissions and so on. So I'll start from scratch. ...p ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Workstation 14 Pro) running Ubuntu 16.04 + LMS 7.9 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --AnalysisPlus Black Mesh Oval->- Totem Element Fire Other Rooms: 2x SB Boom; 1x SB Radio; 1x SB Classic-> NAD D7050 -> Totem DreamCatcher + Velodyne Minivee Sub Computer audio: workstation --USB->- audioengine D1 -> Grado PS500e/Shure 1540 pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108357 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Radio sometimes not working and USB not connected
Hi Steff This morning I set up my North Star Essensio dac running USB from a rpi2b and an optical SPDIF from a Satellite TV/Radio receiver. Squeezelite set to start automatically. Switching between either input without any playback problems. Switched the dac off completely, the pi off completely. Switched the pi back on, Squeezelite running. Switched the dac on, USB connection lit up, pressed play on the LMS web GUI, got music. So I think from this experiment I draw the conclusion that the pCP/dac interface is solid. I would suggest your problem lies in a) the WiFi connection (if the Ethernet is the same, this can be disregarded). b) the power supply to the pi is insufficient (I think *DJanGo* is suggesting you need to power the screen separately from the pi). c) the USB connection on the dac is a bit flaky on Linux (test the dac on Windows or Mac OS). The North Star requires to draw power from the pi to function (it's just a handshake; if I isolate the USB power line, then Squeezelite does not start). I can't think of anything else, sorry.:( Ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108447 ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
