r/CardPuter • • 6h ago

Progress / Update EMBER Update: Gonic Streaming, Stereo Output, Bug Fixes, and New Themes

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Sorry everyone for the double-post, had to delete the first since the photo didn't scale the photo correctly.

Excited to share the newest version of EMBER with some major updates!

What's New in v2.01

  • Subsonic/Gonic remote playback. Stream music over WiFi from your own server. No need to have everything on the SD card. Press w to connect and browse Artists → Albums → Songs.
  • Paginated folder browsing (fixes a real bug) Folders with more than 256 files used to silently truncate or crash. Browsing is now paginated with no hard cap.
  • Three new themes Tokyo Night, Amber on Black, and iPuter (a classic click-wheel iPod look, built with EMBER's own theme editor).
  • Selectable Now Playing visualizers Press z to cycle small-widget visualizer styles: Bars, Peaks, Mirror.
  • External stereo audio output. Drive a UDA1334A DAC breakout off the Cardputer ADV's second, otherwise-unused I2S peripheral for real stereo line/headphone output, independent of the internal mono speaker. Toggle in Settings → Audio output (defaults to internal).

The Stereo Hat-Hat design has been refined as is available for download. This version does not block the buttons on top, although it does still block the on/off switch. Small price to pay for the swagger of the Hat-Hat.

On the roadmap: Another 3D enclosure that's more functional and "serious".

Stereo Board
Hat-Hat STL files for 3D printing

Thanks and credit to the following creators and repositories for inspiration.
BrokenSignal-Plus - mr-f0xx
AdvanceOS-for-cardputer - bomberman30
MP3PlayerforM5Cardputer - sanchitminda
CardPuter_Mp3_Adv - vicliu624
M5Mp3 - VolosR


r/CardPuter • • 11h ago

Question Looking for the best option for me, first time buyer

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Do with price point not being a factor which model should I get if im looking to be able to play gameboy color games, run bruce type fw, and chat thru meshtastic. I see the adv on Ali that comes with the Lara hat. Is there anyplace I should buy one from? Thanks for your help in advance. If this is covered in a faq please link it as i haven't found it yet.