[LAU] Cutting the USB cord :-)

[Carlos sanchiavedraz]

2015-03-04 14:11 GMT+01:00 Simon Wise <simonzwise at gmail.com>:

> On 04/03/15 02:13, Jonathan E. Brickman wrote:
>
>> I have been trying to strategize cutting the USB cord (right now, one
>> USB, one Firewire...) for my portable synth on and off for a long time; I
>> really don't like wearing out USB ports and cables !!!! Was just perusing
>> some of the AoIP conversation and thinking...and then a thought was given,
>> did a search, and found:
>>
>> https://www.hifiberry.com/
>>
>> So, at least in theory, for about $160 or so, I could get one of those
>> and an
>> RPi 2.0 starter kit, run netjack and qmidinet, and have a 96kHz wifi audio
>> interface with MIDI...? Anyone see an obvious catch?
>>
>
> Raspberries and networking and usb and wifi are not a good idea together.
>
> They are great for what they do, but the USB and LAN on them is very poor.
>
> Maybe an Odroid-C1 model with a reasonable USB audio interface and wifi
> module would do it better and cheaper (at $35 list price for quad core, GB
> ethernet, separate USB2 from the USB-OTG etc etc and similar gpio to the Pi
> it looks interesting but I haven't tested it yet) there are now quite a few
> options around at the under $200 price level, with different configurations
> and processing power.
>
> WIFI isn't what I'd want to be using without a very controlled environment.
>
> If your issue is wear and tear on the cables, can't you arrange some short
> extensions, and leave them fixed at each end till they wear out?
>
> Or probably the ethernet sockets are more durable, and GB ethernet would
> be a great deal better than WIFI in almost every respect.
>
> the Odroid ...
>
> http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php?g_
> code=G141578608433&tab_idx=2
>
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Although (it seems) it has no audio onboard (anyway I prefer better audio
using an external IF), Odroid + Audio IF seems a good option to RPi +Audio
IF, and its connectivity is great:IR, WiFi, USB3.0 to Gigabit Ethe,
Bluetooth, Ethernet Cable CAT6, USB GPS Module, USB3.0 to SATA3 HDD/SS.

An even better if it has a non-Atom chip so you just can use just any
distro, at least Debian or Musix, without worrying about that specific
architecture and the availability of certain software for it.

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C. sanchiavedraZ:
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