Hardware

• Raspberry PI W
• HiFiBerry - DAC Plus

Setup

OS Setup, Instructions

HiFiBerry Setup (Information source)

• Remove/comment from /boot/config.txt if it exists, for disabling onboard sound.

  dtparam=audio=on
  

• Add this lines to /boot/config.txt

  force_eeprom_read=0
  dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus
  

• Copy file etc/asound.conf

• Reboot

SqueezeLite

• Requires Logitech Media Server check instructions for setup

• Check latest version SqueezeLite

• Download latest version

  cd /tmp
  wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/squeezelite-1.9.9.1392-armhf.tar.gz  
  

• Untar downloaded files

  tar -xvzf squeezelite-1.9.9.1392-armhf.tar.gz
  

• Move untar file file to /usr/bin/

  sudo mv squeezelite /usr/bin      
  

• Check if is executable

  ls -la /usr/bin/squeezelite
  

• If not make executable

  sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/squeezelite
  

• Start on boot

• Download/copy file etc/systemd/system/squeezelite.service to /etc/systemd/system/
  check file for squeezelite configurations
  squeezelite --help for arguments

• Start service
  if used with bluealsa only one can be running

  sudo systemctl start squeezelite
  

• Enable service on boot
  if used with bluealsa only one can be used on boot

  sudo systemctl enable squeezelite
  

Bluealsa

Using pi as bluetooth speaker

• Install

  sudo apt update && sudo apt install bluealsa -y
  

• Start on boot

  sudo service bluealsa enable && sudo service bluealsa start
  

• Setup bluealsa-aplay
  Download/copy file etc/systemd/system/bluealsaaplay.service to /etc/systemd/system/

  • Enable service on boot
    if used with squeezelite only one can be used on boot

        sudo systemctl enable bluealsaaplay
    

  • Start service if used with squeezelite only one can be running

        sudo systemctl start bluealsaaplay
    

bluealsa-aplay and Squeezelite

• squeelite on boot

  sudo systemctl enable squeezelite
  

• change to bluealsa-aplay

  sudo sh -c 'systemctl stop squeezelite; systemctl start bluealsaaplay'
  

• change to squeezelite

  sudo sh -c 'systemctl stop bluealsaaplay; systemctl start squeezelite'