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Hermes-BBB/Botic cape for BeagleBone Black

Powering BBB, Hermes & Cronus

1) Just for now, I would give the Hermes, Cronus & BBB each their separate power supplies.
As I understand it, when I power down, the H&C should power down first, then the BBB, to avoid bricking the BBB.

2) Does it matter where the clocks go, X1 X2 ? If it does where does each go, I have the 45.1584/49.152MHz Rhea Pair.

3) Always forget this one, the long lead on the LEDs is cathode?
That gors to ground or the other way?
 
Ooooh, music is playing here!
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Just thrown together for now, but working first time and sounding great so far 🙂
nice,where did you source that battery from?
 
Received my package today 🙂

2x Cronus and 2x Hermes (1 for Amanero; 1 for BBB).

I plan to put all to the "digital source" in a separate enclosure and feed it with the teleporters to my dual mono BIIIse dac.

Now the questions start to raise:

How clean should the power be for the components?
should i use placid for the "input" side (Amanero/BBB-Hermes) and should i use placid for the "output" side (2x cronus) or is some cheap CRC voltage regulator sufficient? Or cheap for "input" and placid for "output" and teleporter?

How much power do i need? (BBB or Amanereo, Hermes, Cronus...)?

I would ike to use the two cronus via an Otto II to teleporter out --> CAT6 cable --> teleporter in --> short split cable to left and right BIIIse

Is this OK or is there a better way to connect things?

thank you in advance
 
My build with Buffalo 3:
- DAC in synchronous mode
- stereo with "smart wiring" done on the Cronus; there is 3rd resistor on the other side
- BBB as I2C controller for ES9018
- BBB powered by LCDPS with shorted R3 to increase provided current
- installed headers for connecting peripherals (these were not part of my kit)
- (temporarily) disabled clock divider and BBB configured to 45/49MHz clocks
- USB WiFi adapter for network access
 

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My build with Buffalo 3:
- DAC in synchronous mode
- stereo with "smart wiring" done on the Cronus; there is 3rd resistor on the other side
- BBB as I2C controller for ES9018
- BBB powered by LCDPS with shorted R3 to increase provided current
- installed headers for connecting peripherals (these were not part of my kit)
- (temporarily) disabled clock divider and BBB configured to 45/49MHz clocks
- USB WiFi adapter for network access

What are the 2 extra resistors you installed for?

Good picture, I love good pictures.
 
What are the 2 extra resistors you installed for?

He is doing the remapping of D1/D2 that you can already do right at the B3 - he just decided to do it at the Cronus instead. Note - if you are going to use the B3 in stereo remapped (with jumpers on the B3 joining data channels) only place resistors R5 - R7 on the cronus so that you don't short anything. Then you can play stereo PCM/DSD as normal on the B3 in remapped mode.
 
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How clean should the power be for the components?

should i use placid for the "input" side (Amanero/BBB-Hermes) and should i use placid for the "output" side (2x cronus) or is some cheap CRC voltage regulator sufficient? Or cheap for "input" and placid for "output" and teleporter?

How much power do i need? (BBB or Amanereo, Hermes, Cronus...)?

I would ike to use the two cronus via an Otto II to teleporter out --> CAT6 cable --> teleporter in --> short split cable to left and right BIIIse

Is this OK or is there a better way to connect things?

thank you in advance

I would use placid on the Cronus side - but it is not at all important to use it on the BBB side. The cronus will draw typically (with clocks we stock) < 200ma. The BBB > 1.5A especially when charging a battery.

Your plan for OTTO-II and the teleporter is fine - a slightly better wiring strategy would be to use 4 teleporters so that you can wire each receiving teleporter direct to each DAC. This would actually allow you to do "mono block" type DACs as well.
 
I would use placid on the Cronus side - but it is not at all important to use it on the BBB side. The cronus will draw typically (with clocks we stock) < 200ma. The BBB > 1.5A especially when charging a battery.

Your plan for OTTO-II and the teleporter is fine - a slightly better wiring strategy would be to use 4 teleporters so that you can wire each receiving teleporter direct to each DAC. This would actually allow you to do "mono block" type DACs as well.

HI,
thank you for answering.

Does that mean on sending side also two teleporters connected to the output of otto II with "y"-type cable? If so, what would be thefts option for connection of the teleporters a: to BIIIse and b: to Otto. (wire to booth sides or uFl on Buf/Otto and wire to teleporter or a small pcb for direkt stacking?)

Sorry for so much questions but the answer may be of interest for others to.

Branko