07-29-2022, 08:42 PM
(07-29-2022, 06:04 PM)Lukesan Wrote:(07-02-2022, 03:13 PM)Sniglar Wrote: Spookily similar issue reported by @Lukesan when Zero 2 W was new...
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=4418
...and into moode 8
https://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread....77&page=10
My Zero 2 W on moode 8.0.2 and 8.1.1 (64 bit) still has these constant regular interrupts when connected to a speaker using bluetooth.
Weird that all of a sudden it gets a lot more attention. I thought it was me only looking at the replies I got back then.
So for me the issue is still there. Tried, hang on, 4 different brands and about 9 BT speaker models (yes, it is that bad). All have a simular issue with BT on my 2 x pi zero 2 W's. Constant drop-outs, cutting audio every half a second etc.
It is definitely not a matter of cpu power as the regular pi zero w (which is no fun pairing BT due to the slowness) has been playing live streams here on a solar panel for about 6 hours non stop outside today. I have 3 of those now and all perform equally good.
The way I got it to work 'normally' on a pi zero 2 w was to use a separate Wifi usb dongle. But that is no solution as I intended to keep it as compact and using it as less power as it can. So for me it is a driver issue or the wifi/bt chipset itself.
Also when it connects you can hardly move the speaker a couple of ft away (from what I remember that is) untill it fully drops connection. The first gen Zero W I can actually place the speaker and wifi 30 to 40ft away with no issue at all.
The zero 2 w has been a serious letdown for me so far.
Right, the issue appears to be unique to the Zero 2 W.
Try posting on the Raspberry Pi support Forum.
