Is there any change in behavior if you plug in the Allo DigiOne directly to the router? What kind of OS do you have installed on your DigiOne, is it using DietPi?
If i remember correctly based on my raspberry setup with a digione there are several ways of calling the soundcard - digione from within the raspberry os . I think if you setup the digione directly you could not use the volume (which is what you normally want of you can control the volume after the spdif transport) there are other options of calling the digione through the alsa layer, and then volume control should be possible.
I should hook up my old raspberry to check what the difference was… But if i remember correctly it was in specifying a different soundcard (still digione, but through alsa and not direct) in the raspi settings
Thanks for the replies. After reading them all, it seemed that the solution was to install Riopieee XL. I downloaded 20190922-ropieeexl-ose_rpi234-stable.bin. I also downloaded Etcher. I used that to flash the download onto the microSD card (using my Surface Pro 4). I then put the microSD card into the DigiOne Signature and booted it. The lights are green, but the network is not seeing the DigiOne.
Are you able to see the RopieeeXL in your router DHCP list? If you navigate to the RopieeeXL WebUI (http://ropieeexl.local/), does anything appear? Also, the RopieeeXL Getting Started Guide may provide some additional info.
Getting there. I was able to see the RopieeeXL. I set it up, etc. I now have what seems to be volume control with the RopieeeXL but still no sound. No change to the DigiOne setup. Still fixed at zero.
I restarted everything.
I confirmed the dac is set to coax.
I confirmed the coax is plugged in.
I reversed the coax cable.
I tried a different coax cable.
I uninstalled and reinstalled Roon control and server.
Nothing. No sound. Nadda. I’m almost ready to give up. Does anybody have any more ideas on what I’m doing wrong?
Is the behavior the same if you select both the “Allo” and the “Main” zone prior to starting playback? Under your config screen for Airplay, do you see any other options under “Audio Output” other than “HAT”?
According to page 27 of the Ropieee Guide for Beginners, it looks like the Zone name in Roon must match the Ropieee Web Settings name, can you check this? Also tagging @spockfish in case he has other thoughts.
Have you tried setting the volume to digital volume control? This means Roon will take care of it.
I’m also slightly confused with the screen shots… so to be clear: you only want to play audio via the Digione yes? And it does actually play (as in: the progress bar moves along) but you don’t hear anything?
I was trying to follow advice from mdelrossi by using RopieeXL. What I want to do is use Roon to control volume. The DigiOne shouldn’t be involved in changing volume. I can’t seem to figure out how to do that.
You want to play audio, via Roon/RAAT, on the Allo Digione and control the volume, right?
In that case don’t use XL, there is no need for that. Forget about the airplay stuff, it only complicates matters. So only focus on the Allo zone. So please set it to digital volume control (which it ain’t in the screenshots above), play some audio over it (which is not happening in the screenshots above) and tell us what’s happening.
Yes, I’ve tried fixed volume. I haven’t ever heard any output from the DigiOne. I have previously used my DAC/amp combination with Roon using USB into the DAC. That works fine. I’m trying to improve sound and performance with the DigiOne, but getting nothing at all out.
