Windows surface dial controls Roon core

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#1

Is it the case that one must have rp4 for and control Roon core with Windows surface dial.

#2

Well, it won’t work directly. Something’s needed.

#3

I didn’t think you needed to have rp4 and an SD flash card with a roodial on the latest version of core, but maybe I misunderstood…

#4

If there’s been a change with the latest version, I cannot say because I have not tried it lately. However, unless someone else jumps in with that info, I can try it on Tuesday when I get back.

#5

I believe you’re asking about a product called rooExtend. rooExtend is a collection of licensable Roon extensions - you install rooExtend on a Pi and purchase licenses for the capabilities you want to enable (and some capabilities, though not dial control) are free. Surface Dial support is one of the extensions. There’s also a turnkey hardware option available.

The relevant threads are:

If you want to go the turnkey hardware route, instead of a Pi, that information is here:

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#6

Thank you all for jumping in :grinning: :grinning:
I had a PM with @Richard_Dalemark and hope that helped.

Best DrCWO