piCorePlayer 7 on Audiophonics EVO-SABRE Balanced DAC 2xES9038Q2M

[psketch]

Hi psketch,

I have bought recently the EVO-SABRE from Audiophonics. Coming from piCorePlayer (on a RPi 4 + Allo Digione), I was disapointed that a modified version was not proposed by Audiophonics.
And miraculously, I saw your post .

But I have a slight problem, I don't know how to use the files you put on Github. I tried to install the image you provided some posts ago. The second screen was detected but there was a message on it saying that the LMS server couldn't be reached. LMS was not installed so I thought it was normal. But with LMS installed, no more messages were visible on the screen. It was as if I had installed a conventional version of piCorePlayer.

Coukd you guide me how using your files ? I would really like come back to piCorePlayer, I really don't like Volumio,it's not so easy to work with DietPi and I never succeeded installing Moode Audio Player.

Thanks a lot and thank you for your work.

If you're using a local LMS (i.e. it's installed on the same Pi in the evosabre), then there's a bug in the current image - the script crashes when it tries to discover the server. I've posted the updated script a couple of days ago, but haven't updated the images yet. I'll post new ones, shortly, but in the meantime, if you specify the IP address manually, then it will skip trying to discover the LMS, so won't crash.

Change the line User command #1 at the bottom of the Tweaks page from

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

to

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py 127.0.0.1

So, you're telling the script your LMS is at 127.0.0.1, which is the local IP. When I update the images, you won't need this (and I actually changed the parameters, so that won't work anymore), but for now, that should fix it.

[Zabizabo]

If you're using a local LMS (i.e. it's installed on the same Pi in the evosabre), then there's a bug in the current image - the script crashes when it tries to discover the server. I've posted the updated script a couple of days ago, but haven't updated the images yet. I'll post new ones, shortly, but in the meantime, if you specify the IP address manually, then it will skip trying to discover the LMS, so won't crash.

Change the line User command #1 at the bottom of the Tweaks page from

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

to

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py 127.0.0.1

So, you're telling the script your LMS is at 127.0.0.1, which is the local IP. When I update the images, you won't need this (and I actually changed the parameters, so that won't work anymore), but for now, that should fix it.

Thank you very much psketch . I will try your solution tonight after work.

My best

[Zabizabo]

If you're using a local LMS (i.e. it's installed on the same Pi in the evosabre), then there's a bug in the current image - the script crashes when it tries to discover the server. I've posted the updated script a couple of days ago, but haven't updated the images yet. I'll post new ones, shortly, but in the meantime, if you specify the IP address manually, then it will skip trying to discover the LMS, so won't crash.

Change the line User command #1 at the bottom of the Tweaks page from

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

to

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py 127.0.0.1

So, you're telling the script your LMS is at 127.0.0.1, which is the local IP. When I update the images, you won't need this (and I actually changed the parameters, so that won't work anymore), but for now, that should fix it.

Your solution works very well with this tweak modification. Thanks a lot. You made my day psketch

[psketch]

Your solution works very well with this tweak modification. Thanks a lot. You made my day psketch

Very good news. I'll post updated images soon.

The script is updated already if you wanted to download it from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pe...ed_3.12_py3.py

Remove the 127.0.0.1 from your UI first. Then, ssh onto the pi, you could do a

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pe...ed_3.12_py3.py -O ~/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

That will get the updated script. Then do a backup

pcp bu

then reboot

pcp rb

That should do it. If you need to specify the lmsip with this new version (you shouldn't have to), then it would be

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py LMSIP=127.0.0.1

i.e. I named the parameters so I could add some other things.

Of course, if the one you have does what you want, just stay with that one :-)

pete S

[Zabizabo]

Very good news. I'll post updated images soon.

The script is updated already if you wanted to download it from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pe...ed_3.12_py3.py

Remove the 127.0.0.1 from your UI first. Then, ssh onto the pi, you could do a

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pe...ed_3.12_py3.py -O ~/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

That will get the updated script. Then do a backup

pcp bu

then reboot

pcp rb

That should do it. If you need to specify the lmsip with this new version (you shouldn't have to), then it would be

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py LMSIP=127.0.0.1

i.e. I named the parameters so I could add some other things.

Of course, if the one you have does what you want, just stay with that one :-)

pete S

I will try it. When you said "Remove the 127.0.0.1 from your UI first", are you meaning I remove it from the User Commands on the Tweaks page ? Sorry but I'm really a newbie

[psketch]

I will try it. When you said "Remove the 127.0.0.1 from your UI first", are you meaning I remove it from the User Commands on the Tweaks page ? Sorry but I'm really a newbie

No problem with being a newbie - we're all learning .....

Yes, just remove the 127.0.0.1 from the tweaks page. Basically, those user commands only run when you boot the pi. So, when you boot, it's run

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py 127.0.0.1

when you start and that's now running. So, if you take the 127.0.0.1 off the user command it won't affect anything until you reboot. Once you've downloaded the new script, backed it up and then rebooted, you want the 127.0.0.1 not there when the new script is started. It won't do any harm if you leave it there and remove it after and then reboot again.

If you struggle, just wait until I post a new image.

pete S

[Zabizabo]

No problem with being a newbie - we're all learning .....

Yes, just remove the 127.0.0.1 from the tweaks page. Basically, those user commands only run when you boot the pi. So, when you boot, it's run

python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py 127.0.0.1

when you start and that's now running. So, if you take the 127.0.0.1 off the user command it won't affect anything you reboot. Once you've downloaded the new script, backed it up and then rebooted, you want the 127.0.0.1 not there when the new script is started. It won't do any harm if you leave it there and remove it after and then reboot again.

If you struggle, just wait until I post a new image.

pete S

I can't wait to try it this evening . Thanks Pete

[psketch]

OK - I've posted new 32bit and 64bit images to https://www.mediafire.com/folder/qctwyvjv0ys7e/Images with the fix for local LMS, new version of the script and updated codes for the remote.

[Zabizabo]

OK - I've posted new 32bit and 64bit images to https://www.mediafire.com/folder/qctwyvjv0ys7e/Images with the fix for local LMS, new version of the script and updated codes for the remote.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the images.

I tried to install the 64 bit image yesterday and although the Audiophonics logo appears on the second screen, the LMS server is not automatically detected. I added the "python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py LMSIP=127.0.0.1" (I changed the IP adress with my IP adress) on the Tweaks page but the second screen stayed black (even if the Audiophonics logo appears at the beginning).

I will try a new fresh install this evening. Yesterday I was tired and I may be done some mistakes

Christophe

[psketch]

Hi @Zabizabo

No, it was me doing things when I was short of time and tired, not you.

If you ssh onto the pi and do

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/peteS-UK/EvoSabre-DAC-PCP/main/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py -O ~/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py

then

pcp bu

it'll fix it when you manually specify the LMSIP=....

Interesting that discovery doesn't work though. If you ssh on, make sure the process isn't running (ps -a) kill it if it is (sudo kill <process id>) and then run the py manually python3 /home/tc/lms_oled_3.12_py3.py, i'd be interested to see the output. Anyway, pull down the fix and LMSIP= should work now.

(Sorry, added a bit of output to display the LMS name in places and forgot one to check LMSIP= option.)

I'll post updated images again later.

pete S

[psketch]

I've posted new images with the fix for missing lms name, and changed the way I do logging. You can download new images from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/qctwyvjv0ys7e/Images or if you have the image from a couple of days ago, you can just pull down the updated .py and do a backup as per the previous post.

[Zabizabo]

I've posted new images with the fix for missing lms name, and changed the way I do logging. You can download new images from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/qctwyvjv0ys7e/Images or if you have the image from a couple of days ago, you can just pull down the updated .py and do a backup as per the previous post.

Hi Pete,

Once again thanks for the images. I never succeeded in using the updated .py. So I made a fresh install with the 64bit image and it works like a charm

A big thank you Pete for the time you spent on this pCp modification .

Christophe

[Zabizabo]

@psketch

I just noticed there is a slight problem with the play button on the remote control. When I press it, instead to pause the song it makes it start at the beginning.

Just in case, if you want me to test some of changes you are doing, I can do that. It's the least I can do.

Christophe

[psketch]

@psketch

I just noticed there is a slight problem with the play button on the remote control. When I press it, instead to pause the song it makes it start at the beginning.

Just in case, if you want me to test some of changes you are doing, I can do that. It's the least I can do.

Christophe

Hi Christophe

There's actually 3 separate buttons under the "play" button in the Evo remote. The left part of play is the "pause" button, the centre is mapped to "play", which if you're already playing, restarts the track.

begin
    remote = ApEvo
    button = playleft
    repeat = 0
    prog = squeezelite
    config = pause
end 

begin
    remote = ApEvo
    button = play
    repeat = 0
    prog = squeezelite
    config = play
end

So, you're seeing the different pause and play behaviours from squeezelite. Try the left side of the button for pause. I couldn't think what do to with the right side ...

pete S

[Zabizabo]

Hi Christophe

There's actually 3 separate buttons under the "play" button in the Evo remote. The left part of play is the "pause" button, the centre is mapped to "play", which if you're already playing, restarts the track.

begin
    remote = ApEvo
    button = playleft
    repeat = 0
    prog = squeezelite
    config = pause
end 

begin
    remote = ApEvo
    button = play
    repeat = 0
    prog = squeezelite
    config = play
end

So, you're seeing the different pause and play behaviours from squeezelite. Try the left side of the button for pause. I couldn't think what do to with the right side ...

pete S

Hi Pete,

I didn't even know there were 3 buttons in 1 . And effectively, the song is paused when I push the left side.
Thanks.

Christophe