Installing Video/Audio device

Installing Video/Audio device

The chosen device is a Nanopi M4 from FriendlyElec.

Estimated hardware costs:

Per device: $ 80.97, including:

• Board;
• Power adapter and cable;
• Heat sink;
• EMMC module (16GB);
• American/European adapter.

Plus, shipping costs ($ 11.00).

In the case of fast and secure shipping with DHL (recommended), an average of $ 5.00, plus the VAT on the entire costs will be added.

Total cost: € 85 (plus VAT) per piece.

Installation

Download the 'Official-ROMs-eMMC-20190718.7z' file from the FriendlyArm Google repository (about 16GB).

Then, extract the 'rk3399-eflasher-friendlydesktop-bionic-4.4-arm64-20190718.img' file and flash it through balenaEtcher to a (minimum 16GB) SD card.

Software

Connect via SSH, and install the required modules.

apt-get update
apt-get install x11vnc
apt-get install vlc
apt-get install clementine
apt-get install shotwell
apt-get install libreoffice
apt-get install smbclient

Then configure the board:

npi-config

Set:

• timezone;
• language;
• name of the device;
• audio device.

From the GUI, configure the audio via the left-top corner icon. Both the devices listed should be set to 'analog audio' and set to active.

Insert both the eMMC module and the SD card on the NanoPI M4 device, and power on it. Connect a monitor and a keyboard/mouse to the device, and flash the eMMC module. Then remove the SD card and restart it.