Lauschkiste: the guide
Lauschkiste is a music box for children. Put a card on it and the music, audiobook, podcast or radio station that belongs to the card starts. Grown-ups set it up in a web page; the children only need the cards.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- What you need: the parts, which Raspberry Pi to take, or none at all.
- Install: from an empty SD card to a running box. On a PC or laptop instead: On a PC, laptop or mini PC.
- The box is running: what now?: music, radio and podcasts, and how to start them.
- Your first card: if you want RFID cards.
- What next?: the things you can add, sorted by what you want.
Using the box
Section titled “Using the box”- Music and the library: folders, cover pictures, playlists, copying files.
- Cards: which cards can do what, and how the reader behaves.
- Audiobooks, podcasts and radio.
- Time limits: quiet hours and a daily listening time.
- Sound and Bluetooth.
- Using the box away from home: the box opens its own WiFi.
Hardware
Section titled “Hardware”- RFID readers and cards
- Sound cards and amplifiers
- Buttons and knobs
- Power button and battery
- A screen on the box
Looking after the box
Section titled “Looking after the box”- Updating and removing
- When something does not work
- Settings and files
- The commands
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For developers
Section titled “For developers”Architecture, plugins, tests and releases are in the developer documentation (English).