With the delivery of my second RaspberryPi I finally got the chance to start this long-planned project:
I wanted to replace my old bathroom radio with a more contemporary device by building a network-enabled speaker. Because I'm a user of several iDevices, the idea of making the speaker AirPlay-compatible became the basis of my further work.
After some googling I discovered James Laird's amazing shairport client for Linux. The initial installation on the RasPi worked like a charm, so I decided to take the project one step further by making it wireless. With a little help from Google again and some twiddling I finally got it to work and started writing this Instructable.
Have fun reading how it all went down and maybe build your own version of the raspbAIRy.
I wanted to replace my old bathroom radio with a more contemporary device by building a network-enabled speaker. Because I'm a user of several iDevices, the idea of making the speaker AirPlay-compatible became the basis of my further work.
After some googling I discovered James Laird's amazing shairport client for Linux. The initial installation on the RasPi worked like a charm, so I decided to take the project one step further by making it wireless. With a little help from Google again and some twiddling I finally got it to work and started writing this Instructable.
Have fun reading how it all went down and maybe build your own version of the raspbAIRy.
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Signing UpStep 1: Parts & Tools
This Instructable is based on the metric system and originates from Germany, thus dimensions are in millimeters and line voltage is 220V. I got most of the parts at my local electronics retailer or already had them laying around. The RasPi was ordered online at Farnell, the speaker cloth was found on eBay and the MDF was bought and already cut in width at a local hardware store.
- RaspberryPi
RaspberryPi Model B with SD Card
- Sound
3,5W Mono Amplifier, in my case a Kemo M031N
Broadband speaker
White LED, 5mm
White LED, 5mm
5x 475Ω resistors
2x 20kΩ resistors
10kΩ rotary potentiometer with knob
Power switch
Dip switch
3,5 mm audio socket and cable
3,5 mm audio socket and cable
220V AC to 12V DC power supply
Cable with power plug
Cable with power plug
- Case
250 x 250 mm speaker cloth
1500 x 200 x 5 mm Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)
600 x 200 mm artificial leather
Wood glue
600 x 200 mm artificial leather
Wood glue
- Tools
Saw
Screwdriver and screws
Soldering iron and solder
Stapler
Other typical workshop equipment
Screwdriver and screws
Soldering iron and solder
Stapler
Other typical workshop equipment
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Thanks for the instructable; it's been very helpful!
It's very easy to install a remote-desktop server.
By doing this you no longer need to plug in a screen and keyboard but you can configure your speaker remotely from your lap- or desktop.
code #sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
just install a remote desktop client on your desktop to log in on your RaspbAIRy
Windows comes standard with a client.
I use remmina on Ubuntu. works like a charm
Since the speaker is only configured via command line I chose SSH from my remote Mac. SSH-support comes naturally with Raspbian and even works when you don't know your RaspPi's IP address, simply by connecting to "raspberrypi.local".