kidstypike wrote: > YMMV = your mileage may vary. > > In car gear is a Pi3B with a HifiBerry (HAT) DAC running pCP/LMS in AP > mode. > > Power is from a battery pack, I use this one, but there may be better > one's on the market that can be charged as you use them - > https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0183K0GZC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > USB Drive is this one - > https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06W55K9N6/ref=twister_B01ET8N2PI?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 > > This all fits in the centre console between the seats where there's a > aux in to my car's stereo. > > AP mode sets up it's own wifi network, so you could connect your phone > to this network and use iPeng to control LMS. > > My phone is on a dash mount. > > I only use it on long journey's and leave it powered up all day, as it's > a bit of a faff waiting for it to boot up, connect phone, etc.. It's > good to have all your music as FLAC's though. I can even add new music > from the comfort of my study without having to disconnect the USB drive > and bring it indoors. > > Ideal for taking to our holiday cottage, here's a picture of the setup > in the cottage with a Boom. > > 24880
Let me check if I understood you correctly, and let me know if this set-up would work So for me I would use a Pi Zero W as the 'brain'. Perhaps the Pi Zero isn't powerfully enough to act as the server/brain through? I would hook this up to 'this HAT DAC' (https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/phat-dac). To get power I would us a 'cigarette lighter to USB charger adapter' (https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xaoAAOSwTuJYn0FL/s-l1600.jpg) and then connect this to a power bank/battery pack. *Can I ask ....* what function does the power bank server? Is it do you don't lose power to the device as soon as you switch the car off, then you can take the time to shut the system down properly rather than it 'crashing' when the car powers off? Or is it acting as some kind of buffer because it's bad to connect directly in to the car's electrical USB socket? *Another question for you ....* you mention you take this to your holiday cottage (great idea) I was planning on taking mine on holiday too, but I was just planning on unplugging the server part of my system. Does using your car pi for your holiday cottage serve any additional purpose? I can see how it might be useful in AP mode in case you get to a location and don't have access to a network or WiFi. But other than not needing a separate network / WiFi would there be any other benefits over taking your home server/client system with you? Hope that questions makes sense? Looking forward to hearing back from you. Thank you :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1uke_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66412 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108912 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
