[AudioI] read error

mark mvlambiase at gmail.com
Wed Jul 13 00:10:05 UTC 2022


Thanks. My skills are, well, uh, yeah.  Let me check those solder joints.
No scope; no joy there.  I was worried this might be a
construction issue, but I have few tools/skills to check my work.

Thank you.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 8:03 PM Matt Flax <matt at audioinjector.net> wrote:

> OK, I2C is working, the CPU can communicate with he audio codec IC. That
> means that the CPU can setup the registers.
>
> When it takes many seconds for the system to fail (on aplay or arecord)
> with something like  :
>
> arecord: pcm_read:2152: read error: Input/output error
>
> It means that the I2S bus has failed to clock. In this case you will
> want to interrogate the 40 pin header on the card, make sure it is
> cleanly soldered. Also if you have a cro handy, connect to the I2S bus
> lines and look for clocking and data. If you have any issues with this,
> look for dropped solder, dry solder joints or anything which would
> disrupt the signals.
>
> When you see errors like this :
>
> arecord: set_params:1407: Unable to install hw params:
>
> It means that ALSA couldn't run the *_hwparam_* functions in the driver.
> In this case the card can't do 44100 Hz sample rates, try to use plughw:
> instread of hw:
>
>
> Matt
>
>
> On 13/7/22 05:01, mark wrote:
> > I noticed some weirdness and decided to start with a fresh Bullseye
> > image.
> > After a full-upgrade I made the changes mentioned on the git page. The
> > devices show up when listed, but I cannot get the speakers or
> > microphones (on-board) to work. It seems like the device is seen but
> > not really set up.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
> >
> > aplay and arecord see the device:
> >
> > pi at soundpi:~ $ arecord -l
> >
> > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> > card 0: audioinjectorul [audioinjector-ultra], device 0:
> > bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1 cs4265-dai1-0 [bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1
> > cs4265-dai1-0]
> >   Subdevices: 1/1
> >   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> > pi at soundpi:~ $ aplay -l
> > **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
> >
> > card 0: audioinjectorul [audioinjector-ultra], device 0:
> > bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1 cs4265-dai1-0 [bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1
> > cs4265-dai1-0]
> >   Subdevices: 1/1
> >   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> > card 1: vc4hdmi0 [vc4-hdmi-0], device 0: MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0 [MAI PCM
> > i2s-hifi-0]
> >
> >   Subdevices: 1/1
> >   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> > card 2: vc4hdmi1 [vc4-hdmi-1], device 0: MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0 [MAI PCM
> > i2s-hifi-0]
> >
> >   Subdevices: 1/1
> >   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >
> >
> > But even though I can see them, I don't seem to know how to use them.
> > I get an error trying to play on card 0 that gives an interesting
> > error that may point to a config or software issue:
> >
> > pi at soundpi:~/Desktop/recordings $ aplay -D plughw:0,0 CantinaBand3.wav
> > Playing WAVE 'CantinaBand3.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate
> > 22050 Hz, Mono
> > aplay: set_params:1407: Unable to install hw params:
> >
> > ACCESS:  RW_INTERLEAVED
> > FORMAT:  S16_LE
> > SUBFORMAT:  STD
> > SAMPLE_BITS: 16
> > FRAME_BITS: 16
> > CHANNELS: 1
> > RATE: 22050
> > PERIOD_TIME: (125011 125012)
> > PERIOD_SIZE: (2756 2757)
> > PERIOD_BYTES: (5512 5514)
> > PERIODS: (3 5)
> > BUFFER_TIME: (500045 500046)
> > BUFFER_SIZE: 11026
> > BUFFER_BYTES: 22052
> > TICK_TIME: 0
> > pi at soundpi:~/Desktop/recordings $
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 7:08 AM mark <mvlambiase at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >     It took a while (10s?) before.
> >     Now I get this immediately:
> >
> >     evices: 1/1
> >       Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >     pi at cam-09:~ $ arecord -f cd -d 10 --device="hw:2,0"
> /tmp/test-mic.wav
> >     Recording WAVE '/tmp/test-mic.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian,
> >     Rate 44100 Hz, Stereo
> >     arecord: set_params:1407: Unable to install hw params:
> >     ACCESS:  RW_INTERLEAVED
> >     FORMAT:  S16_LE
> >     SUBFORMAT:  STD
> >     SAMPLE_BITS: 16
> >     FRAME_BITS: 32
> >     CHANNELS: 2
> >     RATE: 44100
> >     PERIOD_TIME: (125011 125012)
> >     PERIOD_SIZE: 5513
> >     PERIOD_BYTES: 22052
> >     PERIODS: 4
> >     BUFFER_TIME: (500045 500046)
> >     BUFFER_SIZE: 22052
> >     BUFFER_BYTES: 88208
> >     TICK_TIME: 0
> >
> >     This most recent one (after a reboot that changed the card $)
> >     laste the full 30 seconds and showed the mixer EQ at the bottom.
> >     That was pegged at 99% the whole time.
> >     I need to move the file to see if I can hear anything but it looks
> >     like it died the same way.
> >
> >     pi at cam-09:~ $ arecord --device="hw:2,0" -c2 -r 48000 -f S32_LE -t
> >     wav -V stereo -d 30 -v file_stereo.wav
> >     Recording WAVE 'file_stereo.wav' : Signed 32 bit Little Endian,
> >     Rate 48000 Hz, Stereo
> >     Hardware PCM card 2 'audioinjector-ultra' device 0 subdevice 0
> >     Its setup is:
> >       stream       : CAPTURE
> >       access       : RW_INTERLEAVED
> >       format       : S32_LE
> >       subformat    : STD
> >       channels     : 2
> >       rate         : 48000
> >       exact rate   : 48000 (48000/1)
> >       msbits       : 32
> >       buffer_size  : 24000
> >       period_size  : 6000
> >       period_time  : 125000
> >       tstamp_mode  : NONE
> >       tstamp_type  : MONOTONIC
> >       period_step  : 1
> >       avail_min    : 6000
> >       period_event : 0
> >       start_threshold  : 1
> >       stop_threshold   : 24000
> >       silence_threshold: 0
> >       silence_size : 0
> >       boundary     : 1572864000
> >       appl_ptr     : 0
> >       hw_ptr       : 0
> >     +#################################
> >     99%|99%##################################+ arecord: pcm_read:2152:
> >     read error: Input/output error
> >
> >
> >
> >     On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 1:56 AM Matt Flax <matt at audioinjector.net>
> >     wrote:
> >
> >         It looks like it should work.
> >
> >         The fact that ALSA/Linux finds the card and sets it up means
> >         that you
> >         have got I2C working.
> >
> >         Perhaps there is a clocking I2S bus issue ? How long does it
> >         take before
> >         it reports the error ?
> >
> >         Matt
> >
> >         On 12/7/22 15:34, mark via People wrote:
> >         > Excited to add audio to my Pi, and just finished assembling
> >         the boards.
> >         > I see the device listed with arecord -l.
> >         > But, when I go to capture there is a read error. Any
> >         suggestions on
> >         > how to troubleshoot appreciated.
> >         >
> >         > pi at cam-09:~ $ sudo arecord -l
> >         > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
> >         > card 0: audioinjectorul [audioinjector-ultra], device 0:
> >         > bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1 cs4265-dai1-0 [bcm2835-i2s-cs4265-dai1
> >         > cs4265-dai1-0]
> >         >   Subdevices: 1/1
> >         >   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
> >         > pi at cam-09:~ $ arecord --device="hw:0,0" -c2 -r 48000 -f
> >         S32_LE -t wav
> >         > -V stereo -d 30 -v file_stereo.wav
> >         > Recording WAVE 'file_stereo.wav' : Signed 32 bit Little
> >         Endian, Rate
> >         > 48000 Hz, Stereo
> >         > Hardware PCM card 0 'audioinjector-ultra' device 0 subdevice 0
> >         > Its setup is:
> >         >   stream       : CAPTURE
> >         >   access       : RW_INTERLEAVED
> >         >   format       : S32_LE
> >         >   subformat    : STD
> >         >   channels     : 2
> >         >   rate         : 48000
> >         >   exact rate   : 48000 (48000/1)
> >         >   msbits       : 32
> >         >   buffer_size  : 24000
> >         >   period_size  : 6000
> >         >   period_time  : 125000
> >         >   tstamp_mode  : NONE
> >         >   tstamp_type  : MONOTONIC
> >         >   period_step  : 1
> >         >   avail_min    : 6000
> >         >   period_event : 0
> >         >   start_threshold  : 1
> >         >   stop_threshold   : 24000
> >         >   silence_threshold: 0
> >         >   silence_size : 0
> >         >   boundary     : 1572864000
> >         >   appl_ptr     : 0
> >         >   hw_ptr       : 0
> >         > arecord: pcm_read:2152: read error: Input/output error
> >         > pi at cam-09:~ $
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
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