jimmyfergus <jimmyfergus.7rv9en (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com> writes:
> Hi All,
>
> Is there an easy way to set up an I2C LCD display with piCorePlayer?
> Sorry if this is buried in one of the massive threads - they're a
> challenge to digest in my limited spare time.
Bravo! But don't complain any more as everybody else seems to love these
massive knowledge dumping grounds.
>
> My Squeezebox Classics have become too unreliable so I've replaced
> them with 3 piCorePlayer units (with HifiBerry output). Everything
> seems to work well (thank you devs!).
>
> I set one up with an official rPi 7" touchscreen, plus Jivelite, which
> works pretty well, though I'm not especially taken with it. I liked
> the SB display and I could make do with a basic cheap I2C LCD display
> for the others, but I haven't found any suggestion of easy ways to do
> it? Are there any?
>
> As an aside related to the massive forum threads, I feel like
> piCorePlayer could do with a Wiki or something. e.g. I didn't know
It would be easier to convince people to use threads for what they are
supposed to be used...
Good luck and I am with you there,
Rainer
> how easy it would be to get an IR receiver going - in the end I just
> had to solder the 3 pins of a receiver on and enable lirc via the UI,
> and my old remotes just worked. Very cool, but many people
> contemplating it won't even realize how easy this is.
>
>
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> Hi All,
>
> Is there an easy way to set up an I2C LCD display with piCorePlayer?
> Sorry if this is buried in one of the massive threads - they're a
> challenge to digest in my limited spare time.
Bravo! But don't complain any more as everybody else seems to love these
massive knowledge dumping grounds.
>
> My Squeezebox Classics have become too unreliable so I've replaced
> them with 3 piCorePlayer units (with HifiBerry output). Everything
> seems to work well (thank you devs!).
>
> I set one up with an official rPi 7" touchscreen, plus Jivelite, which
> works pretty well, though I'm not especially taken with it. I liked
> the SB display and I could make do with a basic cheap I2C LCD display
> for the others, but I haven't found any suggestion of easy ways to do
> it? Are there any?
>
> As an aside related to the massive forum threads, I feel like
> piCorePlayer could do with a Wiki or something. e.g. I didn't know
It would be easier to convince people to use threads for what they are
supposed to be used...
Good luck and I am with you there,
Rainer
> how easy it would be to get an IR receiver going - in the end I just
> had to solder the 3 pins of a receiver on and enable lirc via the UI,
> and my old remotes just worked. Very cool, but many people
> contemplating it won't even realize how easy this is.
>
>
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