RPI 3 currently with HiFiBerry digi+ , change to Allo DigiOne

[sweiss42]

Dear Community,
I have two RPI 3 B systems with a HiFiBerry Digi+ Pro, one with a SSD and LMS and Samba serving the SSD so I can rip FLAC Files to it from my Windows PC, the other in my living room playing music from the RPI with LMS with the attached SSD.

Question: I bought an Allo DigiOne. Can I simply take off the Digi+ Pro HAT and attach the Allo DigiOne HAT and then just change the Squeezelite Audio Output Device setting to use the DigiOne?

Also, what do I change the Output setting setting to? I currently have it set to: hw:CARD=sndrpihifiberry and finally do the ALSA settings change from: 8 4 1

Thanks!

Regards
Steve

[paul-]

There is a chance that you could just swap them out and nothing else change, but they do use different drivers. The Allo Digione uses a reset signal on GPIO 17 in it's drivers, where as the hifiberry does not. The correct way is to change the driver and squeezelite output.

What OS and kernel are you using?

You need to change the boot config of your pi to: (config.txt on your boot drive)

Remove the line
dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi-pro

Add this line
dtoverlay=allo-digione

Then for the squeezelite output
set it to: hw:CARD=sndallodigione

And we recommend alsa settings of 80:4::1

[sweiss42]

There is a chance that you could just swap them out and nothing else change, but they do use different drivers. The Allo Digione uses a reset signal on GPIO 17 in it's drivers, where as the hifiberry does not. The correct way is to change the driver and squeezelite output.

What OS and kernel are you using?

You need to change the boot config of your pi to: (config.txt on your boot drive)

Remove the line
dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi-pro

Add this line
dtoverlay=allo-digione

Then for the squeezelite output
set it to: hw:CARD=sndallodigione

And we recommend alsa settings of 80:4::1

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ! Will give this a try! Very much appreciated!

Regards

[sweiss42]

There is a chance that you could just swap them out and nothing else change, but they do use different drivers. The Allo Digione uses a reset signal on GPIO 17 in it's drivers, where as the hifiberry does not. The correct way is to change the driver and squeezelite output.

What OS and kernel are you using?

You need to change the boot config of your pi to: (config.txt on your boot drive)

Remove the line
dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi-pro

Add this line
dtoverlay=allo-digione

Then for the squeezelite output
set it to: hw:CARD=sndallodigione

And we recommend alsa settings of 80:4::1

Hi - had been swamped with work, finally got around to do the upgrade. I swapped out the HiFiBerry Digi+ Board for the Allo Digione, changed the setting in Squeezbox from Digi+ to Digione and the software did the rest!

The new Allo Digione sounds so amazing, night and day difference! I'm very very happy with the upgrade! Thanks for your help!!! Regards

[tobal]

I just change from hifiberry digi pro to allo digione, really is a good improvement (RPI 3B / Picoreplayer 8.1). Everithyng work almost perfect except for two thing:
The first one is that at the begining of the first track the first 1 or 2 seconds is lost, next song o problem, same thing whe file played change resolution (for example 16/44 to 24/96).
The second problem is that I cannont play nothing trough shairport, wich is running witc same output than squeezelite (hw:CARD=sndallodigione,DEV=0) and the more anoying is after stop the airplay I cannot back to normal play in squeezelite, system says it is playing...but no sound, I had to restart squeezelite an everithyng back to normal.
Any idea to fix this?

Thanks

[Man in a van]

I just change from hifiberry digi pro to allo digione, really is a good improvement (RPI 3B / Picoreplayer 8.1). Everithyng work almost perfect except for two thing:
The first one is that at the begining of the first track the first 1 or 2 seconds is lost, next song o problem, same thing whe file played change resolution (for example 16/44 to 24/96).
The second problem is that I cannont play nothing trough shairport, wich is running witc same output than squeezelite (hw:CARD=sndallodigione,DEV=0) and the more anoying is after stop the airplay I cannot back to normal play in squeezelite, system says it is playing...but no sound, I had to restart squeezelite an everithyng back to normal.
Any idea to fix this?

Thanks

use this output setting in both Shairport and squeezelite



this will allow volume control from the i device.

There is a thread somewhere here in which th Op gives info on setting the default audio output to 100 % in the shairport-sync config.

I posted in the thread but can not now find it

ronnie


Also in squeezelite add the -C 5 command

[Man in a van]

@tobal

here you are, for the volume; thanks to @my1704

https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?116011-squeezelite-big-volume-difference-LMS-vs-shairport-sync&p=1049003&viewfull=1#post1049003

remember to back up your changes

ronnie

[tobal2]

Thanks a lot!
I will try it later and report asap.

Thanks!!!!


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[tobal2]

Hi!
The Shairport problem is totally solved!
But unfortunately the silence at the beginning of first song or when the file resolution change is still present. I am using the rca digital output of the Allo card.
Google shows me similar problems in others RPI softwares, RPIs outputs and DACs, but nothing clear in how to solved in my specific case.
With the Hifi berry digi these thing does not happen.

Any clue??

Thanks


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[Man in a van]

Hi!
The Shairport problem is totally solved!
But unfortunately the silence at the beginning of first song or when the file resolution change is still present. I am using the rca digital output of the Allo card.
Google shows me similar problems in others RPI softwares, RPIs outputs and DACs, but nothing clear in how to solved in my specific case.
With the Hifi berry digi these thing does not happen.

Any clue??

Thanks


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Well good news about Shairport

I tried the volume control thing yesterday but I could not get the command line addition to stick.

so I have removed the pcp-shairport and installed philippe's plugin

With regard to the silence at the beginning of the track .....I have no clue, sorry

Things to try might include increasing the buffer

And we recommend alsa settings of 80:4::1

to 160, or checking what it was with the hifiberry.

Perhaps remove pcp-shairport and see if that makes a difference

It could also be something to do with the manner in which the files were ripped.

I would have to spend time looking on the internet too, perhaps you can provide links to similar problems (with regard to LMS and pCP)

You don't say if it is files played from a local LMS (where it installed) or a streaming service.

More info on your set up might help.

Or maybe start a new thread.

ronnie

[tobal]

Well good news about Shairport

I tried the volume control thing yesterday but I could not get the command line addition to stick.

so I have removed the pcp-shairport and installed philippe's plugin

With regard to the silence at the beginning of the track .....I have no clue, sorry

Things to try might include increasing the buffer




to 160, or checking what it was with the hifiberry.

Perhaps remove pcp-shairport and see if that makes a difference

It could also be something to do with the manner in which the files were ripped.

I would have to spend time looking on the internet too, perhaps you can provide links to similar problems (with regard to LMS and pCP)

You don't say if it is files played from a local LMS (where it installed) or a streaming service.

More info on your set up might help.

Or maybe start a new thread.

ronnie

Hi,

I had the same trouble wih the command line addition, but I am happy with it is working with idevice change the volume, because is a feature that I rarely use.
I am lot more uncomfurtable with the 1 or 2 seconds of silence problem. I had try some of the things you say, (buffer and alsa seetings) with no success. All the chain is the same where formerly the hifiberry digi did the job with no problem.
My DAC shows the corect sample rate input in booth cases, but with allo the songs starts at second number two of the songs (first track or where the sample change).
I could not find any similar use case with picoreplayer. The majority of solutions proposal were add a silence at the beggining of the reproduction...and the theory was the dac need a couple of second to change his internal sample rate....wich in my case make little sense due to my hifiberry experience.
All the files are local, stored in NAS...no changes neather network or LMS configuraction except the the allo instead of hifiberry.
Tonigh I will try again others ways (try and error).

Thanks!!!!
CSL

[Man in a van]

Hi,

I had the same trouble wih the command line addition, but I am happy with it is working with idevice change the volume, because is a feature that I rarely use.
I am lot more uncomfurtable with the 1 or 2 seconds of silence problem. I had try some of the things you say, (buffer and alsa seetings) with no success. All the chain is the same where formerly the hifiberry digi did the job with no problem.
My DAC shows the corect sample rate input in booth cases, but with allo the songs starts at second number two of the songs (first track or where the sample change).
I could not find any similar use case with picoreplayer. The majority of solutions proposal were add a silence at the beggining of the reproduction...and the theory was the dac need a couple of second to change his internal sample rate....wich in my case make little sense due to my hifiberry experience.
All the files are local, stored in NAS...no changes neather network or LMS configuraction except the the allo instead of hifiberry.
Tonigh I will try again others ways (try and error).

Thanks!!!!
CSL

Well if the Digione is new, it may be faulty

Why not try making an image of the Raspberry Pi Bullseye-Lite OS ? (this is headless OS, so you need to SSH to carry out tasks)

Update and upgrade the OS, then run

sudo apt install squeezelite

add the overlay and comment out the onboard audio in /boot/config.txt.

Reboot

run

squeezelite -l

Note the output you want to use

then run

sudo /etc/default/squeezelite

configure the settings

save and exit

do

sudo /etc/init.d/squeezelite restart

Then run it as a player and see if you get the same result.

I can knock up an image for you and let you have a download link if you don't want to do it yourself, but not until tomorrow.

ronnie

[tobal2]

Well if the Digione is new, it may be faulty

Why not try making an image of the Raspberry Pi Bullseye-Lite OS ? (this is headless OS, so you need to SSH to carry out tasks)

Update and upgrade the OS, then run

sudo apt install squeezelite

add the overlay and comment out the onboard audio in /boot/config.txt.

Reboot

run

squeezelite -l

Note the output you want to use

then run

sudo /etc/default/squeezelite

configure the settings

save and exit

do

sudo /etc/init.d/squeezelite restart

Then run it as a player and see if you get the same result.

I can knock up an image for you and let you have a download link if you don't want to do it yourself, but not until tomorrow.

ronnie

Thanks.
Could be a good idea try the BNC digital output first?
The Allo is new, buy it trough eBay …but I am in Chile!!!

I have to buy the Bnc cable.


Cheers!


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[Man in a van]

Thanks.
Could be a good idea try the BNC digital output first?
The Allo is new, buy it trough eBay …but I am in Chile!!!

I have to buy the Bnc cable.


Cheers!


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you can buy a BNC to female rca connector and use an ordinary phono cable, cheaper to try

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260549720945?hash=item3ca9f93b71:g:3C0AAOSw6p5gxk3F

[Man in a van]

Cheers!


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Check your PM

ronnie