Pimoroni DAC SHIM

[Tim Curtis]

Very odd.

What the output from amixer command?

Code:

amixer -c0

[DRONE7]

I see the O/P is using a Pi Zero so should the dtoverlay be #37 HiFiBerry DAC or #38 HiFiBerry DAC/DAC+ Zero ?

[Tim Curtis]

Those are both assigned dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac.

Maybe the board has a weird volume range and MPD volume needs to be like 80 or something like that. The amixer output might show something.

[timbo22]

amixer and and amixer -c0 return nothing,
speaker-test responds as does alsamixer but there is no response with amixer -c0

[DRONE7]

amixer and and amixer -c0 return nothing,
speaker-test responds as does alsamixer but there is no response with amixer -c0

what about the output from...

Code:

aplay -L

and

Code:

aplay -l

Can you also post a screenshot of the alsamixer view ?

[petfr]

pi@moode:/tims $ dmesg | grep i2s
[   16.516910] snd-rpi-simple socound: pcm5102a-hifi <-> 20203000.i2s mapping ok

I have verified that the volume control wheel on the web interface is at 50.

I hear nothing...

I use a zero w + audio dac shim in my kitchen without any problems (LS2 = hifiberry dac). I think the problem is the connection between raspberry and dac without soldering. That's why i soldered the audio dac shim . I recommend a test without any housing. This is the only way to make this audio dac shim from pimoroni functional without soldering.

[timbo22]

one of four

pi@moode:~ $ aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
btaplay_dmix
plug_btaplay_dmix
_audioout
_audioout__
alsaequal
plug_alsaequal
btstream
camilladsp
crossfeed
plug_bs2b
eqfa12p
plug_eqfa12p
invpolarity
default:CARD=sndrpihifiberry
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=sndrpihifiberry
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Default Audio Device
dmix:CARD=sndrpihifiberry,DEV=0
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Direct sample mixing device
dsnoop:CARD=sndrpihifiberry,DEV=0
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Direct sample snooping device
hw:CARD=sndrpihifiberry,DEV=0
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=sndrpihifiberry,DEV=0
snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac, HifiBerry DAC HiFi pcm5102a-hifi-0
Hardware device with all software conversions

[timbo22]

two of four

pi@moode:~ $ 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

[timbo22]

three of four

   

[timbo22]

pi@moode:/tims $ dmesg | grep i2s
[   16.516910] snd-rpi-simple socound: pcm5102a-hifi <-> 20203000.i2s mapping ok

I have verified that the volume control wheel on the web interface is at 50.

I hear nothing...

I use a zero w + audio dac shim in my kitchen without any problems (LS2 = hifiberry dac). I think the problem is the connection between raspberry and dac without soldering. That's why i soldered the audio dac shim . I recommend a test without any housing. This is the only way to make this audio dac shim from pimoroni functional without soldering.

I have a test without a housing, I have not soldered it i admit but I did contact Piromoni and they stated it should work.  I intend to house it in an old radio and so need to make this as compact as possible. As soon as I have it working I will commit to soldering until then I didn't want to mate a potently dead board to my pi.  Your point is taken and I may yet commit.