Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] poCorePlayer - DAB+ discussion

2021-07-27 Thread bpa
stevemartins wrote: > Switching on mobile hotspot every time I get in the car, or buying a GSM > modem and separate sim card account don't seem like great options to me > (or maybe I just like a challenge...). I was thinking more about remote SIMs where the car "borrows" the phone SIM (i.e. no

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] poCorePlayer - DAB+ discussion

2021-07-27 Thread stevemartins
bpa wrote: > While I can see the logic of in-car - just I find it hard to believe > there are roads with a DAB+ signal and not a mobile one. It's just a > word of caution as I think DAB+ may be hard work on a Raspberry Pi. > > Rather than the undocumented USB adaptor you've got you may have

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] poCorePlayer - DAB+ discussion

2021-07-26 Thread bpa
stevemartins wrote: > I'm building a piCorePlayer based in car entertainment platform, DAB > radio would seem to be the right choice for in car, but happy to be > corrected. I don't want to rely purely on a mobile wifi hotspot/on board > music for my radio while driving. > > I can see the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] poCorePlayer - DAB+ discussion

2021-07-26 Thread stevemartins
I'm building a piCorePlayer based in car entertainment platform, DAB radio would seem to be the right choice for in car, but happy to be corrected. I don't want to rely purely on a mobile wifi hotspot/on board music for my radio while driving. I can see the device under /sys/bus/usb... and it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] poCorePlayer - DAB+ discussion

2021-07-26 Thread bpa
A few years ago, I did a plugin for RadioShark (an AM/FM dongle) and it had no metadata. A USB device may enumerate but does it provides access to the device controls. For DAB+ support - you'll need access to an interface that provides (i) controls to tune (and maybe scan) (ii) audio and (iii)