https://github.com/robcranfill/piradio
Internet radio on a RPiZeroW?
https://github.com/robcranfill/piradio
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Internet radio on a RPiZeroW?
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/robcranfill/piradio
- Owner: RobCranfill
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2024-03-13T00:26:26.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-07T01:04:29.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-15T06:51:08.917Z (4 months ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 43 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# piradio
Internet radio on a RPiZeroW!
# New Minimum Viable Product - May '24
* Configurable
* Via Adafruit IoT?
* Workaround for missing metadata
* Just show canned station name; more if available
* Using speaker and amp - NOT PCM5102 ???
* So we need to reconfigure Linux ????
# Open Questions
* (Also see 'problems' below)
# Testbed
* PiZero1W - PiZero W v1.1 - sufficient?
* Raspian 'Bullseye'
* Update to Bookworm?
* Generic PCM5102 PCM module
* Mini OLED display
* How to coexist with I2C bus?
* Soldered I2C pigtail to top of OLED
* APDS-9960 gesture contoller
# RPi prep
* As per https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/76188/how-to-make-pcm5102-dac-work-on-raspberry-pi-zerow
* and https://www.hifiberry.com/docs/software/configuring-linux-3-18-x/
Note that `dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac` is correct.
## Install
* install mpd, mpc
* Install Adafruit CircuitPython libraries ("Blinka")
* pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ssd1306
## Prep
* config.txt
...
# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
# cran: removed: dtparam=audio=on
...
# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver
# cran: modified
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d,noaudio
...
# cran: added
dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac
## Check
rob@pizero2dub:~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: sndrpihifiberry [snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac], device 0: HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0 [HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
## Test
rob@pizerow1:/boot $ mpc
volume: n/a repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off
rob@pizerow1:/boot $ history | grep mpc
rob@pizerow1:/boot $ mpc add http://uk1.internet-radio.com:8355/stream
rob@pizerow1:/boot $ mpc play
The Zone - Dublin: Clairo - Hello? (feat. Rejjie Snow)
[playing] #1/2 0:00/0:00 (0%)
volume: n/a repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off
rob@pizerow1:/boot $
## Problems
* Network latency
* Slow to start play
- Intrinsic to mpc/mpd - happens from command line too
* Some streams time out
- Again, intrinsic to protocol/situation.
* Upshot is that we can't expect station switching to happen instantaneously.
### Problems RESOLVED
* Audio out is noisy - sensitive to touch
* A result of breaboarding? Yes! Fixed.
* Volume won't change
rob@pizerow1:/boot $ mpc volume 50
The Zone - Dublin: Claire Rosinkranz - Screw Time
[playing] #1/2 4:35/0:00 (0%)
volume:100% repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off
** Fixed as per https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=150505
* Add an ALSA mixer to /etc/mpd.conf:
# add software mixer - NOT "bit perfect", fine
#
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "My ALSA mixer"
# device "hw:0,0" # optional
mixer_type "software" # optional
# mixer_device "default" # optional
# mixer_control "PCM" # optional
# mixer_index "0" # optional
}
rob@pizerow1:/etc $ mpc volume 75
The Zone - Dublin: The Vanns - Harder To Find
[playing] #2/2 0:41/0:00 (0%)
volume: 75% repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off
# Resources
* https://funprojects.blog/tag/internet-radio/
# Software to install
* mpd, mpc
# Stations
* from https://www.internet-radio.com/
[playlist]
NumberOfEntries=1
File1=http://uk1.internet-radio.com:8355/stream
Title1=The Zone - Dublin
Length1=-1
Version=2
## Notes re mpc & mpd
* Maybe need to set timeout for some (like 'STAR FM MAXIMUM ROCK Berlin')
MPD error: Failed to decode http://relay2.slayradio.org:8000; CURL failed: Connection timed out after 10010 milliseconds