WiFi Issues with RBP3b and HiFIBerry DAC+ Pro
Hello All,
First time poster.
I've been running a Pi3b/HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro for a couple of months via the Pi3b's integrated WiFi and it has mostly worked just fine. It is in a C4 Labs Zebra Tall Acrylic Case. Left it playing for a week while on vacation and it was still playing Radio Paradise when I got home. Decided to try USB Output to my external DAC and had to do a reset of the OS due to the configuration changes. Since that time I've been unable to get the integrated WiFi to work. It will work if I sit it immediately next to my wireless router, but won't work in my man cave where it has resided for the last 2 months.
In order to test it, I ordered a new Pi3b and did not install the HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro on it. I'm connecting it to my DAC via USB. Everything seems to be working just fine on the new Pi3b.
Looks like the Integrated WiFi on my original Pi3b has degraded. I've seen some mention of wifi problems with the Pi3b. Is this common? Can I get an external USB wifi dongle and configure it instead of the integrated wifi? If so, which ones are recommended? I see these on Amazon Prime:
Raspberry Pi WIFI Adapter / Dongle - The Pi Hut
https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi...009FA2UYK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8
Official Raspberry Pi WiFi dongle
https://www.amazon.com/Official-Raspberry-Pi-WiFi-dongle/dp/B014HTNO52
Anyone ever used these? How do they perform? Any preference between the two?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
ReallyBigAir
Hello All,
First time poster.
I've been running a Pi3b/HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro for a couple of months via the Pi3b's integrated WiFi and it has mostly worked just fine. It is in a C4 Labs Zebra Tall Acrylic Case. Left it playing for a week while on vacation and it was still playing Radio Paradise when I got home. Decided to try USB Output to my external DAC and had to do a reset of the OS due to the configuration changes. Since that time I've been unable to get the integrated WiFi to work. It will work if I sit it immediately next to my wireless router, but won't work in my man cave where it has resided for the last 2 months.
In order to test it, I ordered a new Pi3b and did not install the HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro on it. I'm connecting it to my DAC via USB. Everything seems to be working just fine on the new Pi3b.
Looks like the Integrated WiFi on my original Pi3b has degraded. I've seen some mention of wifi problems with the Pi3b. Is this common? Can I get an external USB wifi dongle and configure it instead of the integrated wifi? If so, which ones are recommended? I see these on Amazon Prime:
Raspberry Pi WIFI Adapter / Dongle - The Pi Hut
https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Pi...009FA2UYK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_pdt_img_top?ie=UTF8
Official Raspberry Pi WiFi dongle
https://www.amazon.com/Official-Raspberry-Pi-WiFi-dongle/dp/B014HTNO52
Anyone ever used these? How do they perform? Any preference between the two?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
ReallyBigAir
Hi,
It's a hardware issue with Hifiberry DAC+ Pro. The oscillators emit RF that interferes with Wifi signal.
Reference Git issue #1588.
https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1588
Contact Hifiberry for support.
-Tim
I use my phone as a remote and the album art gets triggered occasionally. A bigger phone would be a work around - but a software setting would be a plus.
Can you please tell me the volume setting recommendation for the IQaudio Pi-DAC Pro, to get the best SQ?
I am using hardware volume control under MPD Configuration.
Thanks,
Rob
Last edited:
Hi Rob,
The figure before wasn't the volume, it was the alsa gain setting. For IQ Audio, use 100%.
For best sq, you can turn volume off entirely and control the volume with your amp, but you lose one of the great features of Moode in being able to control volume wirelessly.
I'm not a purist, I like Moode for its player abilities, the fact that coupled with an IQ Audio DAC you get a fine sound is a bonus
The figure before wasn't the volume, it was the alsa gain setting. For IQ Audio, use 100%.
For best sq, you can turn volume off entirely and control the volume with your amp, but you lose one of the great features of Moode in being able to control volume wirelessly.
I'm not a purist, I like Moode for its player abilities, the fact that coupled with an IQ Audio DAC you get a fine sound is a bonus
Last edited:
Hi Rob,
The figure before wasn't the volume, it was the alsa gain setting. For IQ Audio, use 100%.
For best sq, you can turn volume off entirely and control the volume with your amp, but you lose one of the great features of Moode in being able to control volume wirelessly.
I'm not a purist, I like Moode for its player abilities, the fact that coupled with an IQ Audio DAC you get a fine sound is a bonus
Is that set under "Audio Configuration, Alsa Volume (%)"?
Or do I set it via the SSH? If so, what command?
Thanks for the encouragement,
Sadly I cant get there using the Pi /MoOde It was suggested by the forum that by connecting the PC directly to the HDMI monitor, it would let me see the MoOde UI on the PC and hear the audio from the MoOde / Pi at the same time. This did in fact work perfectly and with fantastic results. The problems came when I needed to use the PC for other jobs, like playing movies and TV as I had to change the HDMI lead back to the AVR to get HQ audio. HDMI sockets are not made well enough to withstand regular swapping! Seems I must set up another pair of speakers and output to a second Zone on the AVR through these two speakers for the MoOde audio, and watch the PC UI on the Main Zone. All not what I was hoping for. May as well just have the PC alone. (sad face)
Hi,
Its not necessary to set ALSA volume. The Hifiberry clipping issue referred to in the link is old and was fixed long time ago.
For audio devices that have hardware volume controllers the following configurations are automatically set by Moode when setting MPD volume control.
Software
- MPD volume is set to 0 initially
- ALSA volume is set to 0dB (100) and should be left at that value
- MPD uses its software volume algorithm to set volume level
Hardware
- MPD volume is set to 0 initially
- ALSA volume set to 0
- MPD volume controls ALSA volume directly using logarithmic curve
Disabled
- MPD volume is set to 0dB (100) internally
- ALSA volume is set to 0dB (100) and should be left at that value
- Moode volume knob set to 0 and disabled
-Tim
So as I understand it, I don't need to do anything more, given that under MPD Configuration, I have set Volume Control to "Hardware" for the IQaudio Pi-Dac Pro.
Whilst I want the best sound, I don't want to give up the convenience of the volume control in Moode.
Many thanks Tim for this great software - great sound and a good interface. I look forward to the next version being released.
Regards,
Rob
Some questions
Hello,
First of all, thanks Tim for Moode. I did have some initial trouble indexing the collection, but since then it has worked well enough for me to consider upgrading my hardware.
I'm new here and have been lurking on the forums for the past few months. I'm not an audiophile from any perspective.
My setup:
Moode 3.1 on a PiZero fetching music from a WD NAS over samba.
It is connected over HDMI to a Denon AVR-1913 which is then connected to some decent speakers and a TV
No DAC yet
Music is mix of 128 - 320kbps MP3s
Moode is controlled using the built-in chrome webapp on android
Questions:
What is the recommended (and affordable) DAC for a PiZero? I've read good things about the Pi-DACZero from IQAudio.
Does anyone use this from piZeroAudio https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MDW602K and how does it possibly compare with the IQAudio Pi-DACZero.
While the chrome webapp works well enough, I do miss having lock-screen controls (basic pause/start, next, previous). Any chance this can be added in a future release?
While I clearly understand that Moode is meant to be headless, I would love to see AlbumArt on my TV (which is already connected via the AVR on HDMI). Is this possible without significant efforts?
Thanks again,
Dhawal
Hello,
First of all, thanks Tim for Moode. I did have some initial trouble indexing the collection, but since then it has worked well enough for me to consider upgrading my hardware.
I'm new here and have been lurking on the forums for the past few months. I'm not an audiophile from any perspective.
My setup:
Moode 3.1 on a PiZero fetching music from a WD NAS over samba.
It is connected over HDMI to a Denon AVR-1913 which is then connected to some decent speakers and a TV
No DAC yet
Music is mix of 128 - 320kbps MP3s
Moode is controlled using the built-in chrome webapp on android
Questions:
What is the recommended (and affordable) DAC for a PiZero? I've read good things about the Pi-DACZero from IQAudio.
Does anyone use this from piZeroAudio https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MDW602K and how does it possibly compare with the IQAudio Pi-DACZero.
While the chrome webapp works well enough, I do miss having lock-screen controls (basic pause/start, next, previous). Any chance this can be added in a future release?
While I clearly understand that Moode is meant to be headless, I would love to see AlbumArt on my TV (which is already connected via the AVR on HDMI). Is this possible without significant efforts?
Thanks again,
Dhawal
restricted guest access
Hi there!
First of all, thank you for this great peace of software. I am using moodeaudio now for two years at home.
Now I want to do something, more special and I need some help:
I have a private workshop here which is also used by some of my friends.
I installed moodeaudio here, too - giving access bay the acces point feature and have a ethernet connection to my private lan.
Works quite nice so far: music can be streamed from my private NAS and access to moode by AP is limited to that.
But one problem exists:
Everybody who can access the AP can edit all moode settings or edit/delete my shares or radio stations.
Is it possible to restrict these settings? Or can I edit some config files so that these settings aren't shown anymore?
And a second wish:
The access is not very easy:
Everybode who wants to use my music system must connect to the AP and then enter the moode.local URL.
would it be possible to add this address similar to the landing pages which are common in hotel WLANs?
Thank you,
Vogi
Hi there!
First of all, thank you for this great peace of software. I am using moodeaudio now for two years at home.
Now I want to do something, more special and I need some help:
I have a private workshop here which is also used by some of my friends.
I installed moodeaudio here, too - giving access bay the acces point feature and have a ethernet connection to my private lan.
Works quite nice so far: music can be streamed from my private NAS and access to moode by AP is limited to that.
But one problem exists:
Everybody who can access the AP can edit all moode settings or edit/delete my shares or radio stations.
Is it possible to restrict these settings? Or can I edit some config files so that these settings aren't shown anymore?
And a second wish:
The access is not very easy:
Everybode who wants to use my music system must connect to the AP and then enter the moode.local URL.
would it be possible to add this address similar to the landing pages which are common in hotel WLANs?
Thank you,
Vogi
Hi Dhawal,
What are "lock-screen controls"?
I think some users have managed to install a local Browser and some x11 video libraries which would allow running Moode UI locally and have it display over HDMI port, but this is not something I plan to integrate.
-Tim
Hi Vogi,
Moode is not really designed to be used in shared Kiosk type scenarios where there is a need for access control and login or landing pages. Its too narrow a usage scenario for me to devote time to code and support it.
-Tim
One thing that is possible is to set an entry in dns so any address entered in the browser takes you to the host page. This would only be in effect when AP mode is enabled.
It's a simple change that a user could make themselves - I will dig it up
Edit:
Then restart dnsmasq:
/etc/init.d/dnsmasq restart
Last edited:
Not actually tried this is AP mode but this sounds like you need to use UPNP, if you enable UPNP and MINIDNLA on Moode you can get you colleagues to use Linn Kazoo, Bubble UPNP (or better Bubble DS) or Lumin on IOS. The upnp in Moode supports the open home extensions which include Renderer playlists so multiple control point applications can see the same play list. Due UPNP's use of broadcast mechanisms your colleagues will not need to know the IP address or use moode.local in a web browser (but you still can).
The users control application will browse the MiniDNLA server to select your music and then play or enqueue songs.
You will need to install some discipline in the use of play now and enqueue though.