Does anyone know if volumio will recognize the ApplePi DAC on the Asus Tinkerboard? Is it just a case of updating the dacs.json file, adding ApplePi to the Tinkerboard array as described here > volumio.github.io/docs/I2S_DACs … r_DAC.html ?
If it is then will volumio update the DAC JSON file in a future update to include more DACS on the tinker like the Applepi DAC. If not do you know if there is a plan for future work on compatibility to include DACs like the ApplePi on Tinkerboard with Volumio?
No, unfortunately it is not just a matter of volumio configuration, the DAC must be supported as well.
Asus is fairly open to the idea of integrating more DAC products, they do support a number of them already.
For the Apple PI it means, unless it uses existing DAC drivers, time and effort is required for kernel driver integration (we do not support out-of-tree).
We have done this with Asus kernel for tinkerboard before, so in principle we have the knowledge, but this is not the way we prefer it .
@orchardaudio: it is probably in your interest if you yourself could convince Asus to integrate the driver.
If you need contact names, please send me an email at volumio(at)bluewin.ch
I will introduce you. Once Asus is convinced, we will help with adding it to Volumio and the testing (DAC required as I don’t have one)
I just saw this. Please send me the contact info to get driver integrated for Tinkerboard.
Also do you know if they have the RPI-DAC driver integrated if that driver is integrated it is fully compatible with the ApplePi DAC and the soon to be released PecanPi DAC.
Asus has finished porting the driver over to the tinkerboard system, I will work with them to test it. Looks like tinkerboard support is not far away for the PecanPi DAC.