Roonmatrix Firmware and App updates

There are new versions of the firmware and the apps, each in version 1.1.0

 

Image for the standard version with 21 matrix modules: 

Image for the mini version with 9 matrix modules and optional MiniBoss DAC: 

 

The images are packed and must first be unpacked. If you want to write the image to a micro SD card on a Windows or Linux computer, you must first change the file extension from dmg to iso.

The Version 1.1.0 is a really big update:

mobile Version

• Support for CoverPlayer device (free maker project (coming soon): a device with color lcd display to show the album cover of playing track in selected zone, select zone, and control play mode).
• Zone cover area: a zones overview with cover and play control at the bottom row below device list, animated if new zones available or removed.
• device scan extremely faster now.
• smoothly scrolling zone text ticker which displays information about playing zones (artist, album, track) now glitch-free (updates behind visible area).
• communication between app and device changed from timed pull requests to websockets for faster reaction on zone updates.
• new expandable menu button to select page (config, play control, message, monitoring, log).
• expandable start button (right from zone overview cover) to start Spotify or Apple Music app.
• Control page with new buttons for repeat and shuffle mode.
• Device list: shows cover art if cover is available (for Roon, Spotify and Apple Music zones).
• Device list: control ticker speed by slider in page title area.
• Device list: open big ticker (scrollbar) by click on ticker text of device item, and control ticker speed by slider in page title area.
• Device list: open control page by click on cover of device item.
• SettingsPage: configure what should be displayed in zone cover area (artist, album, title, size of covers dynamically or static).
• a lot of small bugs fixed.

desktop Version

• Support for CoverPlayer device (free maker project (coming soon): a device with color lcd display to show the album cover of playing track in selected zone, select zone, and control play mode).
• Zone cover area: a zones overview with cover and play control at the bottom row below device list, animated if new zones available or removed.
• device scan extremely faster now.
• smoothly scrolling zone text ticker which displays information about playing zones (artist, album, track) now glitch-free (updates behind visible area).
• communication between app and device changed from timed pull requests to websockets for faster reaction on zone updates.
• button row (in bottom area, right from export button) to start Spotify or Apple Music app.
• Control page with new buttons for repeat and shuffle mode.
• Device list: shows cover art if cover is available (for Roon, Spotify and Apple Music zones).
• Device list: control ticker speed on hoverering in right bottom corner of device item.
• Device list: open big ticker (scrollbar) by click on ticker text of device item, and control ticker speed on hoverering in right bottom corner of ticker page.
• Device list: open control page by click on cover of device item.
• SettingsPage: configure what should be displayed in zone cover area (artist, album, title, size of covers dynamically or static).
• a lot of small bugs fixed.

 

Here are the links to the apps: