@picovolt I will be focusing my efforts on modules that can easily accept and select an external master clock. I probably won't look at the Wave.
Thanks Miero....
This is a real help, clearing it all up.
I am a bit out of digital stuff at the moment, but i guess that a reclocking of BBB is only needed, if one have to play/use DSD ?
Regards Jesper.
Actually it's needed at all times to remove phase noise and change from the time domain of the BBB to the time domain of the DAC. 🙂
Cheers!
Russ
Thanks Russ.
Do you by chance have a block diagram/schmatic of howto setup all this ?
Jesper.
Do you by chance have a block diagram/schmatic of howto setup all this ?
Jesper.
For the truly inspired - yes. 🙂 But this is not a core design goal. This will be possible because of a couple of free data lines to the DAC when the BBB is in control. It won't work without special control via i2c. 🙂 The spdif must be LVTTL(3.3V level).
One can also use OTTO-II etc...
Cheers!
Russ
Yes, but also each audio digital data line of BBB can be switched to S/PDIF mode. So many DACs with S/PDIF only input can benefit from BBB+Hermes+Cronus too... 🙂
That is an excellent point. 🙂 I hadn't thought about that possibility. This limits you to stereo use in most DACs though. Still its a nice thing to know is possible.
From memory (which is generally crappy) when this thread started you where talking about using wireless to get the signal to the BBB and thought it was the best way to go whatever happened to that?
DQ828: assuming that you have wifi dongle in bbb installed, then this is just software thing... you can install any SW that will enable this... e.g. pulse audio, shairport, mopidy, etc. ... there is also my script bbbplay that allows to play upsampled audio file from another linux machine
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This seems pretty exciting, I think. I'm wondering if this has morphed into, or has remained?, a project for sophisticated DIY types?
Once the boards and "plans" are available, I would love it if someone could drop a note to inform interested builders whether this project is suited for "less sophisticated" builders or is the domain of the sophisticated builder.
I'm hoping that Leon van Bommel will write an integration guide for this/these projects, too! 😕 Leon did a terrific job of describing the Buffalo III.
However this shakes out, it's been exciting to track. Thanks Russ and Brian! (and Miero and . . . .!)
This seems pretty exciting, I think. I'm wondering if this has morphed into, or has remained?, a project for sophisticated DIY types?
Once the boards and "plans" are available, I would love it if someone could drop a note to inform interested builders whether this project is suited for "less sophisticated" builders or is the domain of the sophisticated builder.
I'm hoping that Leon van Bommel will write an integration guide for this/these projects, too! 😕 Leon did a terrific job of describing the Buffalo III.
However this shakes out, it's been exciting to track. Thanks Russ and Brian! (and Miero and . . . .!)
Thanks Russ, looks to be an exciting set of products.
Unfortunately the outcome is not going to work for me - in its original Cape form would have been perfect but....
However I have learned a lot from this thread and miero's thread. I will still be working on options for the BBB, possibly using the S03 or a simple, single, low jitter external clock using SOX software to resample to 48k or 96k to feed my miniSHARC.
Will continue to watch developments with interest - never say never!
Unfortunately the outcome is not going to work for me - in its original Cape form would have been perfect but....
However I have learned a lot from this thread and miero's thread. I will still be working on options for the BBB, possibly using the S03 or a simple, single, low jitter external clock using SOX software to resample to 48k or 96k to feed my miniSHARC.
Will continue to watch developments with interest - never say never!
Thanks,
I'm still clinging on to the hope I can somehow have a stand alone device (DAC/Preamp) with internal storage (SATA SSD attached) and a touch screen that can be used to display and control the music, then have a remote control via a smart phone.
David
You could use a USB/SATA adapter to do just that. The BBB is running Linux, so you can write any user interface you want, or just use off the shelf software for control.
DQ828: There are already available commercial software that does that job. For example, try to search for HQPlayer from Signalyst.
Yes, that is an example of "off the shelf" commercial software, which has many features that free software does not have (yet).
But there is also free alternative of course... 🙂)
I'll integrate UPnP MediaRenderer (gmediarender) into the next Botic release. Then you will be able to "render" sound remotely to the BBB via network.
For example, there is UPnPlay android application than can do that (and many others too).
But there is also free alternative of course... 🙂)
I'll integrate UPnP MediaRenderer (gmediarender) into the next Botic release. Then you will be able to "render" sound remotely to the BBB via network.
For example, there is UPnPlay android application than can do that (and many others too).