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Digi+ no sound

Kelvin White

January 08, 2024 12:15

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I have just got a Digi+ to use the optical out into my hifi.

Currently I am not getting any sound. I can see the red light on the optical out and see the red light at the other end of the cable.

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B plus rev 1.3 with hifiberry os.

Output of aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: sndrpihifiberry [snd_rpi_hifiberry_digi], device 0: HifiBerry Digi HiFi wm8804-spdif-0 [HifiBerry Digi HiFi wm8804-spdif-0]
  Subdevices: 0/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

I have tried adding dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi to config.txt however that didn't help and don't think that is required with hifiberry os?

In the web ui i noticed it has this listed

aplay 1

card 0 sndriphifiberry [snd_rpi_hifiberry_digi]

aplay 2

device 0 Hifiberry Digi HiFi wm8804-spdif-0 [HifiBerry Digi HiFi wm8804-spdif-0]

 

I did try using sox to do test sounds. It would show as playing with no sound coming out the hifi.

After I added dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi to config.txt sox now states there is no default sound card. Even after removing it from config.txt.

If anyone has any pointers that would be great, thanks :)

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  HiFiBerry team January 08, 2024 12:41

  The system is configured correctly if the card is listed in the aplay -l output. There might be a problem with either your Pi (defective GPIOs are not uncommon) or the connection to your DAC. If you connected an external DAC/receiver, check that it is configured to accept audio from SPDIF. Especially newer receivers expect digital audio form HDMI and often needs some configuration to enable TOSLink input.

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  Kelvin White January 08, 2024 12:46

  It's connecting into a Ruark R3 and its set on optical input. I've used it previously with a squeezebox touch.

  The only way for me to know what the issue is to get another pi?

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  HiFiBerry team January 08, 2024 12:51

  Unplug/replug the board. Make sure nothing else is connected to the GPIOs. If this doesn't work, tryiong another Pi would be the recommendation. You can also send it in for a test if you can't find another Pi.

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  Kelvin White January 08, 2024 12:54

  I have an old raspberry pi 1 with raspian, would that work to test it?
  
  

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  HiFiBerry team January 08, 2024 12:59

  If it still has the 26pin header: No.

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  Kelvin White January 08, 2024 13:13

  Ok thanks, I'll try and get another pi to try it out.

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  Kelvin White January 11, 2024 17:30

  I have tried with another 3B+ and am still getting no sound.

  Tried lots of different sources and nothing worked.

  I guess I should look to get the digi+ replaced where I bought it from?

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  Kelvin White January 11, 2024 19:38

  I have found another source for optical and it also is't now working. Unfortunately it must be my hifi that isn't working. Thanks for the help!

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  Kelvin White January 11, 2024 21:33

  Final update. Thanks for all the help. I finally have it working!

  It was the optical cable, even though a red light was coming out it must have degraded. I tried a different cable and it definitely was brighter. Lesson learnt 😂 I didn't know they could degrade, thought it would be light or no light.

  Well I now have an extra pi 3B+ that I'll use for something else 😂