Stable release 2.450 (2020/02/25)

Audio Gear Talk RoPieee
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Hi all,

Time for an update! Stuff all over the place, both in the ‘polish’ era and on a functional level. Thinks that stand out is screen configuration from the webpage and support for HQPlayer NAA with RoPieeeXL.

Here’s the changelog:

  • NEW: change touchscreen parameters from web interface
  • NEW: set touchscreen screen saver timeout
  • NEW: set customized color for touchscreen
  • NEW: support Pi 2 Design PI2AES HAT
  • NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support HQPlayer NAA
  • IMPROV: when LED’s are set to ‘off’ also disable the red power led
  • IMPROV: firmware update for Pi 4 USB Controller
  • IMPROV: bump Linux kernel for Pi 4
  • IMPROV: skip critical updates during boot

Web site update is not there yet, but that will follow shortly.

Enjoy!

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Just updated and it works fine. Thanks Harry!

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After upgrading I lost my display.
It just shows “Connection Failure” on the display. The RPi still plays music, just no longer has a working display. I checked the settings and everything is the same as before the update. I rebooted several times - no luck.

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Is the extension running?

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You 'da man :wink:

That was it.

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after the update no signal is coming from my Raspi 3B through USB only Airplay works rebooted a lot, change all setting to USB but nothing telling me a connection failure in Roon app display
No sound nothing just silence … please any ideas?

thank you!

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Allo DigiOne Signature to Benchmark DAC3 - I’m getting very cut outs about once every other song.

Allo DigiOne Signature to Berkeley DAC1 (1st gen, I think) - I get pops every 3, 4 songs.?. I think it triggered my am Moon W-6 to turn off.

The Berkeley setup is new with allo (was Sonos). The Benchmark has been up and running for a month with no issues until update, I’m thinking.

Just to let you know. I’ve rebooted and am going to monitor some more.

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There hasn’t been that much changed. This is just RoPieee? not an XL?

Because for regular RoPieee there hasn’t been any change that can explain possible issues like yours…

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Not XL.

It’s my Berkeley Alpha DAC. It pops during high resolution files.

Nothing to do with Ropieee. Something I’ll have to look into.

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Ok. Clear. I’ve switched to the same setup (except the DAC) and will check as well.

Thanks

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I’m wondering are there any plans in the future with regards to displaying info on the screen during Spotify Connect playing?

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‘Plans’ is a strong word. It’s on the list.

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Great to know! :slight_smile:

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And display information (bitrate, format) during Roon streaming ? :slight_smile:

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Well, I tried multiple times to get Ropiee working on my pi with a touch screen, but couldn’t get the screen functions to work at all like they should: couldn’t get the display to display in the right orientation, and didn’t see the Roon interface at all. Just saw text.

I did have the Roon extension installed and was on the latest version of Ropieee XL. I also had the zone named correctly. Funny thing is, the audio aspects worked perfectly. But for me, using the Touchscreen was vital.
I reverted to piCorePlayer and have no issues - audio or with the Touchscreen.
When a new version of Ropieee comes out, I’ll rewrite my SD card and try again, as I’d like to use Ropieee if I can get it to work like it should.

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Did you reach out? Because this is standard functionality for a loooooong time and should work.
So there is no need to wait for a new version: if you flash a card I’ll help you get it to work.

Thanks

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Hi-
Thanks for the offer. I spent a lot of time trying to get it to work today; so give me 2 or three days and I’ll reflash the card and try again. If I can’t get it to work, I’ll let you know.

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Hi-
So I flashed the card again and it is working - display and all. Apparently my previous flashing of the card was somehow faulty.

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Question: I have a Pi4 with latest Ropieee and a Benchmark DAC3 connected USB. When I attempt to play a stream, it appears that the data is sent in a moment with a display of the track appearing in the track progression area on remote. But alas - no sound and no sound. Ideas? Also - tried usb to Peachtree Audio DAC-X same problem - both it and the Benchmark are recognized and named by the software. What am I missing?

Additional info:
NUC i5 16 GIG ram running Rock
Pi3 with HiFiBerry works great
Streaming files from network storage, Qobuz and Tidal.
DAC3 is the headphone model
Reflashed the Pi4 several times - it is a 38 gig card.
Shows up instantly in ropieee.local and Roon