Volumio2 with Fe-Pi Audio Z v2

Overview

• volumio-2.246-2017-07-31-pi.img, kernel version is 4.9.36 which supports Fe-Pi Audio
• Modify dacs.json (in /volumio/app/plugins/system_controller/i2s_dacs/) for Fe-Pi Audio Z
• It seems Only 16bit sampling is supported on Fe-Pi Audio, Turn Reampling and force to use 16bit.

Environment

• FE-PI AUDIO Z V2 +
  • Raspberry Pi Zero W ,
  • Raspberry Pi Zero + USB Wifi(8192cu),
  • Raspberry Pi 2 + USB Wifi(8192cu) , or
  • Raspberry Pi 3

How to:

1. Download Image file

   • Volumio - Audiophile Music Player
     => DOWNLOAD => RASPBERRY PI

      Volumio Audiophile Music Player for Raspberry Pi
      VERSION: 2.246
      RELEASE DATE: 31-07-2017
     

     • Filename: volumio-2.246-2017-07-31-pi.img.zip
     • Kernel version: Linux volumio 4.9.36+ #1015 Thu Jul 6 16:07:57 BST 2017 armv6l GNU/Linux

2. Burn to microSD

   • Burn tool: Etcher

3. Boot

4. Connect to Raspberry Pi directly via Wifi

   • You see SSID: Volumio
     
   • Connect with the default password 'volumio2'
   • Open WebBrowser and access to http://192.168.211.1/
     

5. Modification for Fe-Pi Audio

   1. Enable SSH

      • http://192.168.211.1/dev
      • Press [Enable] in SSH

   2. ssh login

      • IP: 192.168.211.1
      • user: volumio / password: volumio
      • $ ssh volumio@192.168.211.1
      • ssh client: putty

   3. Modify dacs.json and restart volumio.service

      cd /volumio/app/plugins/system_controller/i2s_dacs/
      grep -i 'fe-pi' ./dacs.json >/dev/null || sed -i -e '2a\ \ \ \ {"id":"fe-pi-audio","name":"Fe-Pi Audio","overlay":"fe-pi-audio","alsanum":"1","mixer":"","modules":"","script":"","needsreboot":"yes"},' ./dacs.json
      systemctl restart volumio
      

6. Settings for Fe-Pi Audio

   1. http://192.168.211.1/

   2. Click the gear icon at the right-top, and choose 'PLAYBACK OPTIONS'

   3. Change the settings as:

      • Audio Output
        • I2S DAC: ON
        • DAC Model Fe-Pi Audio
          
      • Audio Resampling
        • Audio Resampling: ON
        • Target Bit Depth: 16 !!!

      and then press [SAVE] and restart system.

7. Play Music

   1. Copy Music file (*.mp3) to \\192.168.211.1\Internal Storage\
   2. Browse => My Library => INTERNAL => ... and click the favorite music ♪♪