Posts by B3OHACK3R
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BeoSound 5c - Open source revival of B&O's BeoSound 5
in BeoSound · Aug 25, 2026 21:35Detlef Kayser wrote: I’m repurposing a BeoSound 5 Encore Hi, BS5e is not much fun repurposing. Some goes for NL/ML BLC and BLGW as they all share the same HW/SW platform. Control input is connected to an LPC MCU which in…
Beolab 3500 with MCL to PowerLink Convertor.
in BeoLab · May 14, 2026 10:14Madskp wrote: Great info to understand it. The Almando Masterplay use the TIMER function for it to work btw. Yes, I know :-) I suspect they just re-play what they recoded from an audio master sending the timer wake messa…
Beolab 3500 with MCL to PowerLink Convertor.
in BeoLab · May 14, 2026 09:11Madskp wrote: Ah interesting that project seems to be alive again 🙂 nice work @B3OHACK3R although it still seems to require some DIY work to get it running? There is now an optional software image that just needs to be …
Beolab 3500 with MCL to PowerLink Convertor.
in BeoLab · May 13, 2026 20:22Hi, repairing the BL3500 IR is not that complicated if you know how to solder. https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolab-3500-sometimes-responds-to-remote-control-sometimes-it-doesnt/#post-52572 The ML Gateway alone…
BeoSound 5c - Open source revival of B&O's BeoSound 5
in BeoSound · Feb 10, 2026 10:40Madskp wrote: Hey great to see you here on Beoworld again 🙂 try to take a look at TK’s threads about datalink, maybe something there you can chime in on. :-) Yes, I have seen the DL thread as well. Not much to comment o…
BeoSound 5c - Open source revival of B&O's BeoSound 5
in BeoSound · Feb 9, 2026 20:33Congrats, really nice project! Well done!
ml powerbox alternative
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 13, 2024 12:02Madskp wrote: Ok so if I understand correctly the ML power box only deliver the 0.25/-0.25V for the datalines and not the higher voltages on the pink and blue wires? Yes, it provides the termination voltages for the data…
ml powerbox alternative
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 13, 2024 09:16Interesting. Roughly what I expected to be in there. The 5-pin chip is an unregulated charge pump used for inverting the + 5V from USB to -5V. The smaller ones on the other side of the board are indeed some diodes and tw…
ml powerbox alternative
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 5, 2024 19:01Tignum wrote: Hi B3OHACK3R, very nice to have you on board too! Could it be the BLC only fails to supply the POWER+? My ideal solution would be a ‘cable’ going from the USB socket to the MasterLink RJ45 socket of the BLC…
ml powerbox alternative
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 5, 2024 18:57Oh, okay. That is strange. I neither have a BLC nor a power box here currently. So can't test. Maybe there are different revisions of the BLC? From the electrical standpoint I can say for sure that it's only the terminat…
ml powerbox alternative
in General Discussion & Questions · Apr 5, 2024 18:21Hi Johan, to be able to switch on and communicate with e.g. a BL2000 via ML following conditions must be met: DATA+ must be pulled up to around +0.25 V DATA- must be pulled down to around -0.25 V POWER+ must be at least …
MasterLink USB adapter
in BeoLink · Feb 24, 2024 10:22BeoMedia wrote: Is it also possible to connect the MDT via the 1611 converter (hence via ML) and thus allowing it to be part of a larger ML system like a BS3000 could form part of? Yes, that should work but haven't teste…
MasterLink USB adapter
in BeoLink · Feb 23, 2024 07:36BeoMedia wrote: I’ve seen your videos and it is impressive to see metadata displayed on the BC2. Will metadata also show in the display of a BeoSound 3000? I don't have a BS3000 here so I can't say for sure. Nevertheless…
MasterLink USB adapter
in BeoLink · Feb 21, 2024 19:19BeoMedia wrote: This is super interesting and thank you for developing this. Cool, thanks :-) BeoMedia wrote: So far I understand that it would enable me to play music to a BeoSound/BeoMaster (ML/Datalink) via Spotify Co…
Universal Link Adapter
in BeoLink · Feb 19, 2024 20:12Hi, the Universal Link Adapter was just a proof-of-concept prototype. It is not for sale. Instead a simplified version was developed. Have a look here: https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/masterlink-usb-adapter/ Havi…
Core Mk2 with IR eye - assign Beo4 buttons to sources
in BeoSound · Feb 16, 2024 22:50Hi Johan, I just wanted to chime in to says that the BR1 isn't capable of receiving IR signals from a hardware perspective. Not sure about the source naming topic as I'm missing some experience with the BR1. I guess if y…
Core Mk2 with IR eye - assign Beo4 buttons to sources
in BeoSound · Feb 16, 2024 22:03Tignum wrote: I am assuming they get there through 2 way IR then. There is no IR receiver in any BR1 model. Only IR diodes for sending.
Your latest addi(c)tion?
in BeoPeople · Feb 15, 2024 18:48MrMMMichail wrote: I’d like to add to my previous post that before buying the set the seller showed me his PS3 connected through DVI (he selected MyMusic = Camera source). He turned PS3 on and in 5 seconds or so image ap…
MasterLink USB adapter
in BeoLink · Feb 15, 2024 10:16djerik wrote: Wow – great work. Let me know if you want to sell one or help programming? Thanks :-) Here you will find some extensive documentation about it and also how to buy one. https://mdt.polyvection.com/
BeoLab 3500 remote (IR) not working
in BeoLab · Feb 12, 2024 21:56Nice how-to repair guide with pictures by another forum member available from here: https://forum.beoworld.org/forums/topic/beolab-3500-sometimes-responds-to-remote-control-sometimes-it-doesnt/#post-29738