Showing posts with label si4703. Show all posts
Showing posts with label si4703. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Raspberry PI CarPC January 2015 updates


Hi,
Here are the updates I have recently worked on:
 - migration to KODI stable 14.0
 - Raspbian OS from 24 december 2013
 - linux kernel 3.18.1 with touchscreen drivers
 - updates to Radio and Navigation addons

You can install the build using the tutorial link on the right side of the blog. Please don't forget about the forum for any comments.

Enjoy the screenshots and Happy new Year!







Sunday, November 23, 2014

Raspberry PI CarPC November 2014 updates

Hi,

I have made a new release of the CarPC software for Raspberry PI.
Updates:
 - RDS radio support(new radio application)
 - new application for managing everything on GPIO which takes about 3% of cpu(gpio interrupts are now used instead of polling mechanism)
 - new FM Radio XBMC addon
 - kernel 3.17.0
 - optimised Navit and XBMC priorities to remove hang times

Minor issues:
[Radio FM addon]: I tried different ways to set the height of the height of an item in xbmcgui.ControlList but it seems that nothing is working(I have tried adding as a parameter and also using setItemHeight). If you have any other idea please let me know.

In order to have RDS working pin22(GPIO25) from RPI should be connected to Radio(SI4703) GPIO2 pin. This is the full schematic for one SI4703 radio module and two rotary encoders:

Grab the latest update from here.

Installation instructions are in the README inside the archive. Don't forget to(sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade).
For any issues please use the Forum to avoid filling this blog with comments.


Have fun and keep your eyes on the road while driving!