JackOfAll wrote: > [image: http://www.communitysqueeze.org/files/beagle_384k_upsample.png] > > Give that man a medal? You've got to be kidding, right? A screenshot > showing squeezelite chewing up 80% CPU and he wants a medal? He's > completely lost it! Or maybe he's been at the whiskey again..... > > What that screenshot shows is squeezelite running on the single core > BeagleBoneBlack, upsampling all day long to 384k, and squirting data out > of the USB port, completely glitch free! No smoke and mirrors. No > trickery. No overclocking the CPU. No RT patch set. (Standard "upstream" > Fedora voluntary PREEMPT.) Just a minor USB driver optimisation, (which > isn't really an optimisation considering one has to do without DMA > transfers on the BBB to have working USB at all), and that soxr patch to > enable SIMD. Sure the 80% looks bad, but there is still enough resource > left for the USB port overhead and ethernet. > > Bottom line, for £35 quid, it's a miracle and something you'll never get > close to with the Pi. > > NB. Precision == 'h' == 20 bit == 120db dynamic range, which you're > rather unlikely to have anything that exceeds that in your music > collection. ;) Top work sir!
But.... I have to admit to being pretty confused as to the current state of the Community Squeeze Project and I know I'm not alone.... :confused: Is it possible for someone to provide a quick recap without things getting too complicated? >From my point of view, the F20 CSOS image was just around the corner, which would have meant that the eagerly awaited CSP1 DAC project could kick off as well as providing I2S output capability to those of us who are are prepared to get 'hacky' and DIY a solution via some precise surface mount soldering. Just before this F20 release, I learn that scope of the project is also to include support for a load of other hardware and therefore a lot of extra work, the lead developer has quit, yet seemingly still continues to work on updates. :confused: I've invested in a few Wandboards as my hardware of choice on the strength of this project, the potential of I2S output and the CSP1 addon and I'm sure others have too, but currently I don't understand whether the F20 image is a couple of days off or not likely to ever surface... I apologise if this comes across a bit ranty, and Clive, I'm certainly not having a go at you. I just can't work out if the core of this project solely rested on your shoulders and is unlikely to get picked up, or if it's all in hand with others working on stuff in the background and maybe it's just not being communicated here? Certainly having this single thread in someone else's forum makes it very difficult to package this much information, make it accessible to newcomers and run a project. Compared to for example, Volumio and Rune Audio which have a similar kind of offering, CSOS is currently not comparing well.. For example, who's responsible for the http://www.communitysqueeze.org/ website and what's the reason you can't currently download the CSOS images from there? Again, I'm sorry if this seems a bit aggressive, and I fully appreciate that this info might be within this thread somewhere and I've missed it... but I just feel like something's missing here and it'd be a real shame if a project this good didn't flourish... If there's a lack of expertise for working on the project, where's the request for help? If the project needs a new project leader (does it?), where's the request for someone to take the reigns? If people are tired of putting in hours and hours for free, where's the request for donations? If the aim is to provide a great solution for as many people as possible to enjoy, where's the website updates/blog/support&development forum and links where people can actually download images from? cheers, James ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JRatron's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62101 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99395
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