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Non-Portable Audiophile Rockbox based DAP
mcmurray:
Hi guys.
I am in the near future beginning design of a high quality desktop DAP that plays everything up to and including 24bit/192khz PCM and FLAC. Storage will most likely be SATA with capacity exceeding 1Tb.
I am wondering if there would be any interest from you guys in a non portable player? Do I have the ok to port Rockbox to my player once the hardware is up and running?
I am also considering making the hardware completely open. i.e. publishing everything as it is designed such as schematics and pcb layouts. Once I have a working product I will then consider minimising the size for a portable unit.
Tell me what are your thoughts or what features you would require to make an item such as this interesting to you?
krazykit:
--- Quote ---I am wondering if there would be any interest from you guys in a non portable player? Do I have the ok to port Rockbox to my player once the hardware is up and running?
--- End quote ---
Rockbox is licensed under the GPL, so you're more than welcome to port it to any platform you like, so long as the code is also GPL. Good luck on your project :)
mcmurray:
Sweet. Programming was never my strongest attribute but I was looking through the source code last night and it reads quite easily. I think that resource will be a huge help. At one point I was contemplating writing the OS from scratch.
LambdaCalculus:
Sounds like a great project! A small desktop-sized jukebox running Rockbox, and storage of upwards of 1 TB... oh so sweet! :)
So what hardware are you looking to design around? Have you got an idea for a CPU, display, and control scheme? Or are you looking for suggestions?
mcmurray:
At this stage I have some ideas. High-resolution 24bit playback with a quality DAC/output stage is my main requirement because I have a use for it and right now there is nothing on the market that suits my needs. I would like the DAC to be on-board but maybe SP-DIF and external DACwill be an option. I'm considering the Coldfire line of processors. As for the display and control scheme I envision something simple for the prototype such as a monochrome or greyscale display and standard push buttons for play/pause/navigation etc.
A fully featured remote might be on the cards once the basic system is working.
I'm not familiar with the rockbox interface but I will have a play with it soon when I get a portable player. I am looking for suggestions especially on features and things like control and displays so keep them coming.
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