Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Feeback25
Good morning all, I'm talking to Paul or Greg: I just did a brand new installation of PCP 5.0.1. I am using a power button on my system. I can no longer find "Audiophonics-powerscript.tcz" in the repositories. How can I install it or use an alternative? Thank you Philippe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread firedog
firedog wrote: > I don't see anything like that in my setup. How did you get to that? https://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29201 Since my unit accepts DSD Native, no settings for DoP appeared in my LMS under the DSDPlay settings. It just said there that DSD Native is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I2S is the buss that audio crosses, Dac chips also used i2c for control of the device. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread M-H
I have to learn more on SPI too but looking at 'this' (https://pinout.xyz/pinout/spi) the BMC 7/8 are for SPI0 and there is a full second set. It looks like a chipselect, where 2 slaves can co-exist on the same serial bus, and the SC directs which one is addressed. The 1 you have set might be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
M-H wrote: > Nice optimisation Chill, > For use in your camper your could do with a few buttons or rotary+push > controllers. > > And just thinking out loud, There are 2 SPI controllers in the Pi, Would > the driver be able to drive 2 screens in parallel ? > And if technically possible, what

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Jeff07971
huxmut wrote: > So the trick $64 question is; > does the rPi send data out as IIS or IIC ? To most HAT DACs and Amps I2S. Jeff *Players:* SliMP3,Squeezebox3 x3,Receiver,SqueezeLite-X,PiCorePlayer x3 *Server:* LMS Version: Latest Nightly on Centos 8.0 VM on ESXi 6.5.0U3 on Dell T320

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
So the trick $64 question is; does the rPi send data out as IIS or IIC ? rPi 3 + rasPi 7" LCD + HiFiBerry DiGi+ | rPi 2 + IQaudio DAC+ |rPi 2 + HiFiBerry DAC+ | Squeeze Box Touch | LMS + XPenology on HP Gen 8 | huxmut's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Jeff07971
paul- wrote: > I'm far from an audio transport expert. So hopefully I explained it > correctly. But I know that I2S data stream is subject to the clock > rate of the RPI, which is why quite a few HAT products try to "re-clock" > the incoming data. > > All I know is that I can't hear the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread M-H
I had the pi-zero-w running all day ploughing through a big playlist Code: tc@pi-rate:~$ uptime 22:44:08 up 19:41, 2 users, load average: 1.82, 1.83, 1.81 Quite high I think, Code: Mem: 214856K used, 277352K free,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread M-H
chill wrote: > If you use BCM 24 for RST and BCM 25 for BL, it all fits into a neat 2x4 > block of pins. T Nice optimisation Chill, For use in your camper your could do with a few buttons or rotary+push controllers. And just thinking out loud, There are 2 SPI controllers in the Pi, Would the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I'm far from an audio transport expert. So hopefully I explained it correctly. But I know that I2S data stream is subject to the clock rate of the RPI, which is why quite a few HAT products try to "re-clock" the incoming data. All I know is that I can't hear the difference. lol.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
paul- wrote: > I2S is not going to produce bitperfect data ... I'm surprised to hear that bit. Im guessing it must be close as my old cloth ears arnt offended by my current setup. I'll try it out this weekend and see if i can hear a difference or not Thanks for the education Paul :) rPi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
I'll play with it Thank you Paul. pepiho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69789 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111574

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
You will probably need to talk to HifiBerry. The only other thing to rule out is Alsa equal. Disable that and check. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
Now I'm trying picoreplayer beta6, set DAC + (and pro) = same result. Sometimes he plays, sometimes not. pepiho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69789 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
Why do you have the DAC+ADC driver loaded? Please use the regular DAC+/DAC Pro The logs show the card is taking a very long time to get detected. Could be due to wrong driver. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
and setting +---+ |Filename: pi.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29208|

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
my log: +---+ |Filename: pi.txt | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29207| +---+

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
Squeezelite is what's generating the data for the VU meters, so it thinks it is playing audio. Post a screenshot of your Squeezelite setup page. Then also post your boot log (From the Diagnostics->Log) and dmesg section of Diagnostics. Only post the logs from after the player does not

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
Power supply is 5A, switched. There is never a flash on the LCD. I checked the contact between PI and DAC. pepiho's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69789 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
huxmut wrote: > is that also the case for I2C ? > as in a dac hat. I2S is not going to produce bitperfect data. HDMI is not a DAC, it feeds a data stream to a DAC. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I've been working on 6.0.0 so long, the screen changed a little bit from 5.0.0. Try the 6.0.0-b7 piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I've not seen this before, but then I only use the RPI BT. I've not played much with other dongles. Perhaps try to start an ssh session and watch the logging directly piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
Sounds like a bad connection between the board and the rpi, or a bad power supply. Do you ever see a lightning bolt shown on the display? Perhaps take everything apart, clean the contacts and re-assemble. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

[SlimDevices: Unix] Picoreplayer does not output sound

2020-01-29 Thread pepiho
I'm using the latest version of Picoreplayer + Hifiberry DAC + (china blue version) + original LCD. Everything works perfectly, but sometimes when you turn on the power and start Jivelite there is no sound. Hands of VU meters show movement, but sound is not. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread gian
Hello All, I am trying to investigate what's wrong with this Raspberry 3: PiCorePlayer v6.0.0-b5 | linux 4.19.75-pcpCore_v7 | piCore v10.2pCP | Squeezelite v1.9.6-1198-pCP The system has one USB BT dongle (BT on board disconnected), with two identical BT speakers connected. One acts as alarm

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite breaks playlist - Squeezeplay gives a choice - need help

2020-01-29 Thread lj502
So... does that mean it is what it is? I appreciate you looking at this for me, I will stick with Squeezeplay for now, with this project I need to have the add to list option as default. The simplicity of Jive is great for this and everyone just gets it. Love the new Material skin but need to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
chill wrote: > > RST: BCM27 (This one is not present on the Pirate Audio boards, but is > needed in the fbtft_device setup. I suspect other pins can be used.) > BL: BCM13 (A different pin can be used here, provided the backlight > brightness script is adjusted accordingly) > If you use BCM

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite breaks playlist - Squeezeplay gives a choice - need help

2020-01-29 Thread ralphy
lj502 wrote: > I am curious, do you get the same results if you open Jivelite and > select something? > > John Yes, I can reproduce the same results with Jivelite. It's not specific to Windows. The Defeat destructive Touch-To-Play feature is not supported in Jivelite. You'll find there are

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > I simplified, and put some comments in the code for you.. > Marvellous - thanks Paul. I removed an unnecessary output, added some 'new lines', and tidied up the comments so that it better reflects how it works. Code: #!/bin/sh # start

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I simplified, and put some comments in the code for you.. As for the log output, the user command is launched in the background. It's done that way, to let the pcp_startup.sh script exit normally, as alot of folks just put commands that never exit in those areas. I would just leave it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Using Harman Kardon Soundsticks I together with piCorePlayer?

2020-01-29 Thread d6jg
carsten_h wrote: > Hello! > > I have here the old Harman Kardon Soundsticks I with USB input that are > working fine on my Mac as sound output. > Is it possible to use such USB Speakers attached to a Raspberry Pi 4 > with installes piCorePlayer and use them as sound output? > How do I have to

[SlimDevices: Unix] Using Harman Kardon Soundsticks I together with piCorePlayer?

2020-01-29 Thread carsten_h
Hello! I have here the old Harman Kardon Soundsticks I with USB input that are working fine on my Mac as sound output. Is it possible to use such USB Speakers attached to a Raspberry Pi 4 with installes piCorePlayer and use them as sound output? How do I have to configure them? Is this a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > Hello! > > Today I found an interesting case for a Pi zero W with a display and > buttons included (German): > https://www.berrybase.de/raspberry-pi-co/raspberry-pi-zero/gehaeuse/gpi-case-handheld-gaming-geh-228-use-f-252-r-raspberry-pi-zero > Here is the link to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread carsten_h
paul- wrote: > Why press the button to update squeezelite Oh, that part updates only Squeezelite? Ok, than it is clear. I thought "Update all" updates the whole piCorePlayer. carsten_h's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
Paul Webster wrote: > Any chance of getting libcec (and I think some related videocore pieces) > into pCP 6? > Then could have another go at getting the TV Remote to control a local > JiveLite via HDMI CEC ... via regular uinput mechanism by using > https://github.com/bramp/libcec-daemon That

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
carsten_h wrote: > Hello! > > I am using an installation on a Pi 4 of piCorePlayer only for the LMS > part. So I disabled Squeezelite for it which is working at normal system > start without any problems. But when I am starting an Update/Full Update > on the main page Squeezelite will be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2020-01-29 Thread Paul Webster
Any chance of getting libcec (and I think some related videocore pieces) into pCP 6? Then could have another go at getting the TV Remote to control a local JiveLite via HDMI CEC ... via regular uinput mechanism by using https://github.com/bramp/libcec-daemon Paul Webster

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
chill wrote: > ... so the display setup and the 240 skin should all work out of the box > I hope. Well it wasn't quite 'out of the box', and it involved more reading of spec sheets and manuals that I was expecting, but finally I have 'this display'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
Paul Webster wrote: > I assume it is because the script that is calling your script is > spawning off the various steps in parallel (to make it faster and > tolerant/ignorant of issues in lower level scripts). > > Might not be much that you can do about it in your script - expect > perhaps put

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread Paul Webster
I assume it is because the script that is calling your script is spawning off the various steps in parallel (to make it faster and tolerant/ignorant of issues in lower level scripts). Might not be much that you can do about it in your script - expect perhaps put in some delays at the start.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread firedog
paul- wrote: > Should be able to set the DSD option to > > :dop > > 29201 I don't see anything like that in my setup. How did you get to that? GIK Acoustics Room Treatments. Isol Line conditioner/protection. iFi AC iPurifiers>CAPS4 Pipeline w/Sonore PS >Kii Control>Kii Three speakers.iFi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-01-29 Thread chill
chill wrote: > > * Aargh - I've just noticed that the modified sbpd script is creating a > file called '0' in the root folder - evidently something to do with that > 'while ! [ $(pigs t) > '0' ] ' line, but my scripting isn't up to fixing > that right now! Ugh - I'm struggling with this. The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
is that also the case for I2C ? as in a dac hat. rPi 3 + rasPi 7" LCD + HiFiBerry DiGi+ | rPi 2 + IQaudio DAC+ |rPi 2 + HiFiBerry DAC+ | Squeeze Box Touch | LMS + XPenology on HP Gen 8 | huxmut's Profile: