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Date:      Sat, 7 Mar 2015 19:58:05 +0100
From:      Milan Obuch <freebsd-arm@dino.sk>
To:        Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com>
Cc:        freebsd-arm@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Raspberry Pi audio output
Message-ID:  <20150307195805.6650d408@zeta.dino.sk>
In-Reply-To: <323C3582-8E9A-4112-8024-9D2B429EA55E@bluezbox.com>
References:  <20150306094919.29056f20@zeta.dino.sk> <323C3582-8E9A-4112-8024-9D2B429EA55E@bluezbox.com>

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On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:18:29 -0800
Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com> wrote:

>=20
> > On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:49 AM, Milan Obuch <freebsd-arm@dino.sk>
> > wrote:
> >=20
> > Hello,
> >=20
> > there is pcm0 device on Raspberry Pi, sysctl dev.pcm shows
> >=20
> > dev.pcm.%parent:=20
> > dev.pcm.0.%desc: VCHQI audio
> > dev.pcm.0.%driver: pcm
> > dev.pcm.0.%location:=20
> > dev.pcm.0.%pnpinfo:=20
> > dev.pcm.0.%parent: vchiq0
> > dev.pcm.0.play.vchans: 1
> > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanmode: fixed
> > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanrate: 48000
> > dev.pcm.0.play.vchanformat: s16le:2.0
> > dev.pcm.0.buffersize: 0
> > dev.pcm.0.bitperfect: 0
> > dev.pcm.0.dest: 0
> >=20
> > In /dev directory, there are just midistat and sndstat devices,
> > cat /dev/sndstat shows
> >=20
> > Installed devices:
> > pcm0: <VCHQI audio> (play) default
> >=20
> > How can I use this device? I would like to check it and possibly
> > use... Also, is it connected to 3.5 mm jack or do we have sound
> > through HDMI?
>=20
> It=E2=80=99s standard OSS interface, you can either access /dev/dsp0 dire=
ctly
> or use one of audio library (e.g. libao). To test it just install
> mpg321 and try to play some mp3s.
>=20
> Audio output is connected to both HDMI and 3.5mm jack and controlled
> by  dev.pcm.0.dest sysctl. Available values are:
>=20
> 0 - auto. VideoCore decides where to direct audio output based on
>     current HDMI mode.
> 1 - headphones, audio goes to 3.5mm jack
> 2 - HDMI. Audio goes to HDMI display. Please note that not every HDMI
>     mode supports audio.=20

Thank you, yes, it works. I build audio/mp3blaster port, and tested it
a bit. Also switching from HDMI to headphones works.

Regards,
Milan



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