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USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:54 am
by print (sudo)
Hello, I'm having trouble with getting USB audio to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great.
I'm a newbie at electronics...
Thanks.
~print
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:00 am
by fcib
print (sudo) wrote:Hello, I'm having trouble with getting USB audio to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great.
I'm a newbie at electronics...
Thanks.
~print
Hello, I'm having trouble flying my rocket ship to mars. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great. I'm a newbie at space travel...
Now you understand why details of the problem are important so please give us some.
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:04 am
by print (sudo)
fcib wrote:print (sudo) wrote:Hello, I'm having trouble with getting USB audio to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great.
I'm a newbie at electronics...
Thanks.
~print
Hello, I'm having trouble flying my rocket ship to mars. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great. I'm a newbie at space travel...
Now you understand why details of the problem are important so please give us some.
Yeah sorry, there is no audio
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:17 am
by fcib
print (sudo) wrote:fcib wrote:print (sudo) wrote:Hello, I'm having trouble with getting USB audio to work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great.
I'm a newbie at electronics...
Thanks.
~print
Hello, I'm having trouble flying my rocket ship to mars. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great. I'm a newbie at space travel...
Now you understand why details of the problem are important so please give us some.
Yeah sorry, there is no audio
Well, I would check first:
-does the USB sound card show up in a PC or on the pi when plugged in?
-Try connecting the L+R to one side of the speaker and ground to the other side, without the amp, potentiometer, headphonejack to test if it works before adding the other wiring
-Is your potentiometer wired correctly (may not be same type/model as diagram)
Then we can continue troubleshooting. Good luck

Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:44 am
by print (sudo)
fcib wrote:print (sudo) wrote:fcib wrote:
Hello, I'm having trouble flying my rocket ship to mars. I don't know what I'm doing wrong so if anyone could help me that would be great. I'm a newbie at space travel...
Now you understand why details of the problem are important so please give us some.
Yeah sorry, there is no audio
Well, I would check first:
-does the USB sound card show up in a PC or on the pi when plugged in?
-Try connecting the L+R to one side of the speaker and ground to the other side, without the amp, potentiometer, headphonejack to test if it works before adding the other wiring
-Is your potentiometer wired correctly (may not be same type/model as diagram)
Then we can continue troubleshooting. Good luck

Thanks, the sound card is being picked up by the PC, the speaker works with the L±R wired up
I don't know how to wire up the potentiometer though...
It's a B103.
Thanks again
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 6:37 am
by TimBer
Looking at your wiring, you wired + and - of the left channel into both inputs of the pot.
You only need to wire the + into the pot (and of course the ground as well). (Your audio will be mono). Or add the + of the right channel to the pot as well.
From your picture I would say, from left to right:
1. ground
2. first output
3. second output
4. second input
5. first input
Not sure about the output / input ordering......I'll check my wiring when I'm at home
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 7:24 am
by print (sudo)
TimBer wrote:Looking at your wiring, you wired + and - of the left channel into both inputs of the pot.
You only need to wire the + into the pot (and of course the ground as well). (Your audio will be mono). Or add the + of the right channel to the pot as well.
From your picture I would say, from left to right:
1. ground
2. first output
3. second output
4. second input
5. first input
Not sure about the output / input ordering......I'll check my wiring when I'm at home
I'm confused... Diagram?
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 7:51 am
by TimBer
Something like this. I do not know your audio jack wiring.
But again....I will check my exact wiring this evening (4 to 5 hours from now for me

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Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 7:59 am
by print (sudo)
TimBer wrote:Something like this. I do not know your audio jack wiring.
But again....I will check my exact wiring this evening (4 to 5 hours from now for me

schema.png
Thanks.
Full thread is here :
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=701
Thanks to Fleder for the IMG
Re: USB audio problem
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:37 pm
by TimBer
Just found out I'm using a B503....not a B103......not sure if they are compatible....but for the schema:

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Note that you can combine the output to the speaker for both channels (you need an additional schema with additional resistors for that) ....for simplicity....I just connected one channel.
see:
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 261#p12261 for wiring stereo to the speaker