Skjold on a plain Raspberry Pi
Core is Skjold with no case, buttons or display. Flash an SD card with Skjold Flasher, connect the Pi to speakers or an amplifier, and control everything from the app, the browser, Home Assistant or Homey. It plays in sync with S1, Node and Touch via Lyrion.
Just a Pi
Raspberry Pi 4 or 3B/3B+, nothing to build.
Ready in fifteen minutes
Skjold Flasher prepares the SD card.
Synchronised playback
Group Core with S1, Node and Touch in Lyrion.
Home Assistant · Homey
Core appears as a Skjold device.
Get started with Core
Skjold on a plain Raspberry Pi 4 or 3B/3B+, with no case, buttons or display.
Flash the card
Open Skjold Flasher, choose Core and enter your Wi-Fi.
Connect
Put the card in the Pi and connect speakers or an amplifier.
Wait for the first boot
The first boot takes 15–30 minutes while Skjold installs.
Open Skjold
Go to http://<navn>.local:8765 or use the app.
Sources
AirPlay 2
From iPhone, iPad and Mac. With AirPlay 2, several rooms can play at once.
Bluetooth
From any phone. Start pairing from the app or the browser.
Spotify Connect
Pick Skjold in the Spotify app. The music streams directly, and you can put your phone away.
Internet radio
Up to 50 favourites via Lyrion, with search across Norwegian stations and the whole world right on the screen.
Integrations with Lyrion, Home Assistant, Homey and Spotify
Lyrion
Skjold shows up as a player in Lyrion, with radio, favourites, local files and synchronised groups across rooms. Skjold connects to an existing Lyrion server, or can run the server itself.
Home Assistant
Skjold is discovered automatically as a media player with source, volume and on/off. It can be used in automations, for example radio when you get home.
Homey
Skjold appears as its own device with its own icon, and can be controlled in Flows: start a favourite, switch source or turn the volume down.
Spotify
Skjold is a Spotify Connect speaker. It requires Spotify Premium.
Technical specifications
- Computer
- Raspberry Pi 4 / 3B / 3B+
- Enclosure
- None (any Pi case)
- Display and buttons
- None. App, browser, Home Assistant and Homey
- Audio output
- 3.5 mm, HDMI, USB DAC or I²S board
- Power
- The Pi's power supply
- Sources
- AirPlay 2, Bluetooth, Spotify Connect, Lyrion radio
- Integrations
- Lyrion, Spotify Connect, Home Assistant, Homey
- Price
- Just the Pi. The software is free