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PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:51 am
by qiqiji
I made a PCM2704 Sound Card for AirPlay Server with VoCore
Good thing: it works, AirPlay works too..
Bad thing: when i enjoy music, i hear noise too..
It seems noise begins by the time WiFi is on
i try wget some files ( heavy WiFi transition) noise get worse, When i turn off WiFi, noise gone too..
Need to be fixed..
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Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 12:15 pm
by qiqiji
Case size missed 0.5mm each side, can't fit
but this is nothing, easy to fix~
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Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 1:07 am
by netomx
A cap could work?
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 2:38 am
by Endat
Hey, that's pretty awesome
Sounds like just some interference.. I think some shielding or an antenna replacement would help. Analog sound is prone to interference.. a good example is, my desktop speakers.. they pick up radio stations.. so I leave them off.
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 7:59 pm
by deshipu
This really looks like some very slick and useful device! Great work! I'm sure you will figure out the noise thing, can't really suggest anything apart from trying to shield random parts, or trying thicker traces on the pcb and/or having them greater distance apart. Perhaps a ground fill would help too...
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Fri May 22, 2015 1:15 am
by Vonger
It is easy to fix, just make the memory buffer bigger, make it to 1MB or 2MB, it might delay 2~3 seconds to play, but will avoid noise from unstable wwan.
VoCore is not optimized for mass data transfer due to its small size, so software part buffer is necessary.
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 3:08 am
by qiqiji
Vonger wrote:It is easy to fix, just make the memory buffer bigger, make it to 1MB or 2MB, it might delay 2~3 seconds to play, but will avoid noise from unstable wwan.
VoCore is not optimized for mass data transfer due to its small size, so software part buffer is necessary.
Sadly, it's a hardware issue, i think this kind of ground noise is current noise because of electromagnet interference or something like that.
1, I used a well-made USB PCM2704 Sound Card with no this kind noise at all. (i try wired my card long-distance from vocore no luck )
2, Noise began at snd drivers recognition, getting worse when WiFi being initiation, before any music(or sound) played yet.
3, Try madplay some mp3 file with noise too( not worth to try because point 2)
So it's clearly not a soft issue by driver( See point 1) or Shairplay software ( See Point 2 and 3)
Still working on it.
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:58 am
by qiqiji
update:
noise is due to wifi has been confirmed
when PCM2704 is near RT5350 about 40-50mm , noise began..
moving away , noise gone, moving closer, noise getting worse..
turn off WiFi, noise gone, turn on WiFi, noise back..
i have no idea how to fix this
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 6:39 pm
by Endat
Endat wrote:I think some shielding or an antenna replacement would help.
^ maybe remove blue onboard antenna, and use external antenna like on VoCore 0.5
Re: PCM2704 Sound Card for VoCore
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 8:27 pm
by Endat
...Or you could redesign it so it could be mounted with the antenna/cpu facing OUT