Re: [LAU] Cutting the USB cord :-)

On 05/03/15 00:29, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote:
> 2015-03-04 14:11 GMT+01:00 Simon Wise<simonzwise@email-addr-hidden>:
>
>> 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.

there are a wide range, the specs you listed are not the C1, so it probably
isn't $35 either ... they look good on paper, but I haven't tested them.

Simon
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