Awfully quiet about this.

Voted ... for Omega

Thanks @Lazar-Demin , I just upgraded.

So when will a newer firmware be released?

@Maximilian-Gerhardt

It says on the Kickstarter page that the DAC chip is Burr Brown PCM1794A flagship DACs in monaural mode.
It also says on the Kickstarter page that the ApplePi has a driver built in that Raspbian automatically detects. Maybe that's what I2C is for.

@Maximilian-Gerhardt

Yes I know that I2S is supported since some time now. Didn't know about that kernel issue though. What I wanted to know is if it's possible to use a Raspberry Pi hat with the Omega2+. One would think so. Just connect the correct pins? Or is a driver needed too?

I bought this DAC Hat on Kickstarter https://orchardaudio.com/applepi

So I will make a music player. I never wanted a Raspberry Pi, but I have Omega2+. So it hit me - could it be possible to drive
this Raspberry Pi Hat with the Omega2+? Is it possible to make an interface from Omega2+ to the DAC?

So when will a newer firmware be released?

@Douglas-Kryder - I don't have connection problem. I have an Omega2+ that doesn't stop blinking after boot is complete. It's a known flaw in the first Omega2+'s.

When I saw the recent de-bricking guides in the 2-bullet Tuesday e-mails I was inspired to return to my bricked Omega2+.
This time I managed to de-brick it. Updated to latest firmware, but the amber led still blinks all the time after boot. So there's still no solution to that?

Yes I saw about the max 2m range, but for some things I don't need more than that.

They posted some instructables as example of what can be made:

https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-This-TinyLiDAR-Arduino-Radar

https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-This-TinyLiDAR-Follow-Me-Demo/

A cool IGG project : https://igg.me/at/tinylidar/x/4042493

I think I'll back it and try one with Omega 2+ and Arduino Dock 2.

@luz

Thanks for the howto!

Very cool! So I'm planning to order some SK6812 for a small project. But it would be first time for me building and installing a kernel driver on Omega2. Could you make a small howto guide?