IQaudIO Pi-DAC : Raspberry Pi

by **gswg** » 05 May 2014, 15:08

I've been playing with Rotary Encoders and ALSA.

Sample code for adjusting the ALSA volume using such a rotary encoder is available on https://github.com/iqaudio/tools

More work may be needed as the process takes around 7% of the Raspberry Pi's CPU.

gordon@iqaudio.com

by **gswg** » 18 May 2014, 19:25

The Pi-DAC is back in stock - buy direct on tindie.com

Gordon@iqaudio.com

by **daveg** » 10 Jun 2014, 19:06

@rst1
Thanks for theinstructions.
As the pdf from IQaudIO for the Pi-DAC says that there is support in 0.3alpha and v0.3 isn't available yet and I sort of just gave up on trying RuneAudio.
I've been using volumio with my Pi-DAC but with these instructions I'm going to see how the Rune works for me...
I best order some more SD cards...

by **ACX** » 10 Jun 2014, 19:35

@daveg
Please don't lose your faith in us

The 0.3 for Rpi is close to be released, it's matter of days. You'll find a nice integration of IQaudIO DAC and also a specific "sound signature" (a set of kernel settings) specifically created for it, that optimize the overall SQ. Believe me that it will be worth the wait.

by **gswg** » 11 Jun 2014, 11:17

Can't wait guys.

Soo looking forward to this.

Gordon@iqaudio.com

by **daveg** » 11 Jun 2014, 21:03

@ACX
I've not lost faith, I'm just late getting into the game. Looking forward to the release. Until then I'm just flashing 0.2 to a new SD card and will see if I can get it going following these instructions.

@Gordon
Sounding good... nice work

by **skrodahl** » 13 Jun 2014, 00:39

Hi, I'm just about to pull the trigger on the Pi-DAC order. I really like that it has a HW volume control.

As I'm using a regulated PSU for the RPi, does anyone know if the Pi-DAC has the 5V and GND exposed on the board like the HifiBerry does? If not, I guess I'll just have to access the GPIO pins directly.