WM8960 Hi-Fi HAT

As the official repo does not work anymore (drivers are not developed anymore for the new kernel) we recommend to use the following drivers: https://github.com/respeaker/seeed-voicecard.

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see original thread in the forum

Hardware Pinout:

• User Manual: https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/WM8960_Audio_HAT
• Install Driver / Test Sound (working) with this Manual: https://www.waveshare.com/w/upload/5/54/WM8960_Audio_HAT_User_Manual_EN.pdf
• On the installation of RPi-Jukebox-RFID, use AUDIOiFace="Master".
• To use GPIO buttons you may use a flexible pinout. However you must not apply the classic pinout. Thus adapt ./settings/gpio_settings.ini so that you don't interfere with the pins of the WM8960-Audio-HAT GPIO 2,3,18-21.

Install:

Clone the driver and install it with commands:

git clone https://github.com/waveshare/WM8960-Audio-HAT

cd WM8960-Audio-HAT

sudo ./install.sh

sudo reboot

Test Sound:

speaker-test -c2

GPIO	Pin	WM8960 Hi-Fi Sound Card
2	3	I2C_SDA P_SDA
3	5	I2C_SCL P_SCL
8	24
9	23
10	19
11	21
16	36
18	12	I2S_CLK P18
19	35	I2S_LRCLK P19
20	38	I2S_ADC
21	40	I2S_DAC
24	18
25	22
26	37

Test Button:

GPIO	Pin	WM8960 Hi-Fi Sound Card
P17	11	Configurable

set gpio17

echo "17" > /sys/class/gpio/export

echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio17/direction

read gpio status

cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio17/value

"1" when not pressed "0" when pressed

release gpio17 (to avoid error: Device or resource busy) echo 17 > /sys/class/gpio/unexport

Example mpd.conf ALSA output

audio_output {
  type "alsa"
  name "Alsa Device"
  mixer_type "Software"
  mixer_device "bcm2835-i2s-wm8960-hifi"
  mixer_control "Master"
}