wraggster
January 19th, 2014, 23:52
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/mephisto.png?w=580&h=217Avid Hackaday reader [Matthias] told us he takes a lot of inspiration from our site. That’s quite a compliment, because his work is both inspiring and beautiful. [Matthias] wanted to build a UI using JavaFX, so he made a really nice-looking Raspberry Pi-based Internet radio (http://syd711.github.io/mephisto_fx/). We featured his previous radio build (http://hackaday.com/2013/06/04/raspi-internet-radio-with-google-music/) a few months ago when he modified an old Bakelite unit.
The Mephisto III is enclosed in a handsome oak cabinet built by [Matthias]‘ father. Like his previous build, this one uses the Google Music interface to play MP3s and streams radio from the web. He also added weather and a clock, which is a nice touch. In addition to the Raspi and a USB WLAN stick, [Matthias] is using two relays. One relay powers the amplifier and the other enables the display. [Matthias] is impressed with the JavaFX API, but found that the performance of the Raspberry Pi is insufficient for smooth multithreading. He considered switching to a BeagleBone Black, but it has no component out.
If you want to be able to listen to vinyl, too, check out this killer media center (http://hackaday.com/2013/10/02/a-retro-not-steampunk-media-center/). If you have lost your taste for Pi, build yourself a web radio from a tiny router (http://hackaday.com/2013/01/08/turning-a-tiny-router-into-a-webradio/).
http://hackaday.com/2014/01/17/mephisto-iii-internet-radio/
The Mephisto III is enclosed in a handsome oak cabinet built by [Matthias]‘ father. Like his previous build, this one uses the Google Music interface to play MP3s and streams radio from the web. He also added weather and a clock, which is a nice touch. In addition to the Raspi and a USB WLAN stick, [Matthias] is using two relays. One relay powers the amplifier and the other enables the display. [Matthias] is impressed with the JavaFX API, but found that the performance of the Raspberry Pi is insufficient for smooth multithreading. He considered switching to a BeagleBone Black, but it has no component out.
If you want to be able to listen to vinyl, too, check out this killer media center (http://hackaday.com/2013/10/02/a-retro-not-steampunk-media-center/). If you have lost your taste for Pi, build yourself a web radio from a tiny router (http://hackaday.com/2013/01/08/turning-a-tiny-router-into-a-webradio/).
http://hackaday.com/2014/01/17/mephisto-iii-internet-radio/