Who is currently testing?

**mitchjs** · 11-16-2009, 06:47 PM

So...Who is the current memebers who got a Mp3Car BBHD for testing?

I will be able to answer any questions here

Support for this tuner in RideRunner and Centrafuse 3 is avail
I will post some more info shortly

RideRunner:
current release of RideRunner(11/2009)
you can use right now, just set in RR.ini Radio=HDRadio (or use rrconfig)
and optionally(really speeds up startup)
HDRadioType=Mp3Car

Current Firmware attached as of 11-17-09 (added by fiberoptic)

**malcom2073** · 11-16-2009, 09:19 PM

Will there be documentation released on the protocol for interfacing with this radio? :-) I may not be able to get my hands on one yet, but I can certainly try to provide a Linux solution as quickly as possible once it's released.

**Bugbyte** · 11-16-2009, 09:50 PM

I just received one Saturday. I've loaded the drivers but hadn't yet loaded RideRunner. Malcom, I was checking out RevFE to see if it supported it as I wanted to feature it in my video!

**malcom2073** · 11-16-2009, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

I just received one Saturday. I've loaded the drivers but hadn't yet loaded RideRunner. Malcom, I was checking out RevFE to see if it supported it as I wanted to feature it in my video!

Yeah besides what we saw at AFK fest, this is the first time I've actually heard much about these units, so I haven't really had a chance to implement anything at all. If it's not an entire dissimilar protocol from the Visteon HD radio it should be fairly easy to put support in for it.... When I say Linux, I mean Linux and Mac of course btw

**GizmoQ** · 11-16-2009, 11:42 PM

I'd love to test it as soon as Mitch builds the modular boomsbox/xmd interface with audio over USB.

HINT, HINT

**Sonicxtacy02** · 11-17-2009, 11:50 AM

the boomzbox IS audio over usb

. And it works succesfully in RR and CF. I'm finishing my review today.

**Bugbyte** · 11-18-2009, 02:37 PM

Mitch, having trouble with getting the hardware SC-C1 recognized. It recognizes the audio device but can't locate the drivers for SC-C1. What am I doing wrong?

**justchat_1** · 11-18-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by malcom2073

Yeah besides what we saw at AFK fest, this is the first time I've actually heard much about these units, so I haven't really had a chance to implement anything at all. If it's not an entire dissimilar protocol from the Visteon HD radio it should be fairly easy to put support in for it.... When I say Linux, I mean Linux and Mac of course btw

If its truly audio over USB its probably not going to be as easy as just a com protocol

**malcom2073** · 11-18-2009, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by justchat_1

If its truly audio over USB its probably not going to be as easy as just a com protocol

Not really (Unless you're using c# of course :P), USB itself is fairly easy, and if it's a known USB DAC chip there might already be a Linux audio driver for it. I'm curious if it uses a separate virtual COM, usb control messages, or what for the actual HD radio control and RDS/HD-Text returns. I didn't get a chance to look at the actual hardware, but once they go on sale and I manage to afford one I'll open it up and find out :-D

**tripzero** · 11-18-2009, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by malcom2073

Not really (Unless you're using c# of course :P), USB itself is fairly easy, and if it's a known USB DAC chip there might already be a Linux audio driver for it. I'm curious if it uses a separate virtual COM, usb control messages, or what for the actual HD radio control and RDS/HD-Text returns. I didn't get a chance to look at the actual hardware, but once they go on sale and I manage to afford one I'll open it up and find out :-D

We should somehow try to get malcom2073 some hardware to aid in his driver writing...