Beolit 12 with built in google home

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Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 8, 2020 at 19:01 GMT
#2133472
It’s been a while, guys...

Time for a new project.

The plan is to build the motherboard from a google home mini into an old Beolit 12.

I am almost there, just sorting out the final fitting, glueing, and if it can be powered from the device itself.

Pictures to follow in the coming days.

-leosgonewild

LA
lawrencejmcook
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Posted February 10, 2020 at 08:35 GMT
#2133473
Why the flatlining, Leo? Hope you’re still fully with us 🙂
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marcocarnevali (archived2)
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Posted February 10, 2020 at 08:59 GMT
#2133474

___ wrote:
It’s been a while, guys...

 

 

Time for a new project.

 

 

The plan is to build the motherboard from a google home mini into an old Beolit 12.

 

 

I am almost there, just sorting out the final fitting, glueing, and if it can be powered from the device itself.

 

 

Pictures to follow in the coming days.

 

 

 

 

-leosgonewild

 

 

Instead of taking a board from a google home mini, why not using a Raspberry Pi? There are a lot of tutorials on how to do that, google let you implement google assistant on raspberry pi.

 

Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 10, 2020 at 09:33 GMT
#2133475
I didnt know that. Will have a look 😀

I am still with you 😁
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steve1977
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Posted February 10, 2020 at 10:41 GMT
#2133476
Unfortunately, there is no CC/CA implementation for RPi. So, going with the CCA board may indeed be the only viable option.

I tried the simplest way of what you’re doing: connecting the CCA with the beolit USB and then via line-in. Unfortunately too much static from the USB to make this stable.
Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 10, 2020 at 21:52 GMT
#2133477
It’s done. Tuomas helped me finish the project this evening. Here is a picture from assembly.

The airplay card was removed so we could fit the google home mini’s board.

Tuomas took some pictures of the final thing. It is wicked 😁

Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 11, 2020 at 06:01 GMT
#2133478

LA
lawrencejmcook
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Posted February 11, 2020 at 06:15 GMT
#2133479
Wow! I love the glow through the mesh grille 🙂

By any chance, did you source a replacement for the battery?

Lawrence
Leosgonewild
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 11, 2020 at 06:37 GMT
#2133480
No, haven’t done that yet.

There is noise on the internal usb board, so we simply powered it externally.

But with a new battery, it should be fully portable.

Now it has that nice smell of Tuomas’ soldering and my overuse of hot glue 😐

But I have today that this looks sooooo cool IRL 😁
Leosgonewild
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Posted February 11, 2020 at 14:39 GMT
#2133481
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0-qqkuDY9j4SMj6uSJ0CkvEJg#Helsinki
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