AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#1

Post by emson » Tue, Jan 17, 2012, 11:58 PM UTC

AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi
raspberrypi.org

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#2

Post by patrickod » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 1:06 AM UTC

It's great to see such projects being created even while so few have access to the beta boards. I'm very interested to see what the community produces once the first batch are sold and in the hands of users.

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#3

Post by anykey » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 1:09 AM UTC

I'm really disappointed there wasn't more information on what he was running, this is something I'd love to set up on my own, with or without the Rasperry Pi.

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#4

Post by snos » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 1:22 AM UTC

http://code.google.com/p/airplay-nmt/

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#5

Post by alexbell » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 1:55 AM UTC

Playing around developing for a Rasberry Pi (or 4) is going to be one of the coolest/most satisfying things I do coding wise in 2012 I think.

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

#6

Post by catch23 » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 2:13 AM UTC

anykey wrote: post #3

I'm really disappointed there wasn't more information on what he was running, this is something I'd love to set up on my own, with or without the Rasperry Pi.

It was on HN last year: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2431318

This is the related code: https://github.com/albertz/shairport/

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

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Post by pdmccormick » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:14 AM UTC

alexbell wrote: post #5

Playing around developing for a Rasberry Pi (or 4) is going to be one of the coolest/most satisfying things I do coding wise in 2012 I think.

On the theme of a very rewarding change of perspective and exciting new possibilities, I'd heartily recommend everyone try their hand at developing for a small, embedded microcontroller platform. I don't know why sequencing and flashing LEDs is so satisfying.

That being said, I am excited about the possibilities of Raspberry Pi's, and hope they can meet their ambitious price point and stay well stocked. The design is impressive, and I hope they find equal success with the logistics and supply chain management side of the equation.

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

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Post by monological » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:25 AM UTC

I don't understand why the rpi is so special. Any half-decent hardware engineer could have built this. They just optimized the BOM to get it to $25 bucks? Someone explain this to me.

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

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Post by 54mf » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:35 AM UTC

monological wrote: post #8

I don't understand why the rpi is so special. Any half-decent hardware engineer could have built this. They just optimized the BOM to get it to $25 bucks? Someone explain this to me.

If anyone could have built it, why didn't anyone build it until now?

Re: AirPlay running on Raspberry Pi

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Post by anykey » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 3:37 AM UTC

catch23 wrote: post #6

anykey wrote: post #3

I'm really disappointed there wasn't more information on what he was running, this is something I'd love to set up on my own, with or without the Rasperry Pi.

It was on HN last year: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2431318 This is the related code: https://github.com/albertz/shairport/

I must have missed that post; thank you!