A beautiful web radio for a living room music system
Conclusions
Today's displays are increasingly coming with HDMI connections, even in small form factors, which not only simplifies configuration, but future-proofs your projects, because they do not require any manufacturer-specific special drivers. The touch feature also works without any worries thanks to the Raspberry Pi's comprehensive set of drivers.
Because of its special format, the Waveshare display presented here is suitable for more than use as web radios. It also cuts a fine figure as a control panel, oversized remote control, or system monitor. In the case of the web radio project, however, the experience is typical of the Raspberry Pi: The peripherals often cause you more work than the actual hardware. Whether the Raspberry Pi or the monitor, the building blocks are not developed with a big picture in mind. Thanks to 3D printing technology, though, it is now far easier to create a suitable case than it used to be.
The Pi Web Radio software itself is quick to install and get up and running. If you value a special appearance, a bit more work is involved – the device shown in Figure 7 kept me busy for several months. On the website run by Bob Rathbone, which I mentioned earlier, you will find a gallery of neat looking radios as inspiration for your own hardware projects.
Infos
- Sources for the original web radio project: https://github.com/bablokb/simple-radio
- Wiki for the 7.9-inch display: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/7.9inch_HDMI_LCD
- BerryBase: https://www.berrybase.de/en#
- Project repository for the new web radio: https://github.com/bablokb/pi-webradio
- Portal with public and private stations: https://www.radio.net
- Multinational radio portal: https://www.radioguide.fm/countries
- Detailed web radio construction guide: http://www.bobrathbone.com/raspberrypi/pi_internet_radio.html
- Pi web radio: https://github.com/bablokb/pi-webradio
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