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Beolit 12 with built in google home

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leosgonewild Posted: Sat, Feb 8 2020 7:01 PM
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

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lawrencejmcook replied on Mon, Feb 10 2020 8:35 AM
Why the flatlining, Leo? Hope you’re still fully with us Smile
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marcocarnevali replied on Mon, Feb 10 2020 8:59 AM

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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.

 

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leosgonewild replied on Mon, Feb 10 2020 9:33 AM
I didnt know that. Will have a look 😀

I am still with you Big Smile

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steve1977 replied on Mon, Feb 10 2020 10:41 AM
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.
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leosgonewild replied on Mon, Feb 10 2020 9:52 PM
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 Big Smile

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leosgonewild replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 6:01 AM

"You think we can slap some oak on this thing?"

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lawrencejmcook replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 6:15 AM
Wow! I love the glow through the mesh grille Smile

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

Lawrence
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leosgonewild replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 6:37 AM
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 Cool

But I have today that this looks sooooo cool IRL Big Smile

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leosgonewild replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 2:39 PM
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0-qqkuDY9j4SMj6uSJ0CkvEJg#Helsinki

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Millemissen replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 2:58 PM

Nicely done Leo (and Tuomas) ;-)

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w5bno123 replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 3:12 PM
What a great way of up-cycling an older system. I doubt a brand would easily be able to offer these sort of mods without licenses. Well done guys!
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leosgonewild replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 3:58 PM
I think this could be done to BS8 / A8 also. Sadly I don’t have a unit to tinker with.

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tph replied on Tue, Feb 11 2020 5:54 PM

Here's a quick video of us putting the thing together and testing it out (because we only realised we should film this when we were that far) Big Smile

https://youtu.be/vKqTtWvFV2k

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carlito replied on Wed, Dec 23 2020 9:50 AM

Hi all

Have bought an old Beolit 12 and will try to do the same - the pictures from the link in this thread aren't available anymore. Can someone send me pictures from the project - where / what to do.

Thanks to the forum 

Carlo

 

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