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Name: Serial MP3 Player A manual

Version: v1.0

Date: Jul 24, 2016

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1 Description

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The module is a kind of simple MP3 player device which is based on a high-quality MP3 audio chip.
It can support 8k Hz ~ 48k Hz sampling frequency MP3 and WAV file formats. There is a TF card
socket on board, so you can plug the micro SD card that stores audio files. MCU can control the
MP3 playback state by sending commands to the module via UART port, such as switch songs,
change the volume and play mode and so on. You can also debug the module via USB to UART
module. It is compatible with Arduino / AVR / ARM / PIC.
Features：
- Compatible with Arduino UNO / Leonardo / Mega2560 / DUE
- Support sampling frequency (kHz): 8 / 11.025 / 12 / 16 / 22.05 / 24 / 32 / 44.1 / 48
- Support file format: MP3 / WAV
- Support Micro SD card, Micro SDHC Card
- Onboard 3-watt mono amplifier
- On-board speaker interface XH2.54-2P, can connect to external speakers such as 8 ohm 3-watt, 8
ohm 2 watt, 8 ohm 1 watt
- 30 class adjustable volume
- UART TTL serial control playback mode, baud rate is 9600bps
- Serial communication format: 8N1
- Control logic interface can be 3.3V / 5V TTL
- Working voltage: 3.7 - 5.25VDC
- On-board headphone jack, it can connect headphones or external amplifier
- On-board TF card connector
- It is great for DIY

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2 Specification

Item Min Typical Max Unit

Power Supply(VCC) 3.7 5 5.25 VDC

Current（@VCC=5V） / / 200 mA

Logic interface 3.3V / 5V TTL /

Micro SD card(<=2G);
Supported Card Type /
Mirco SDHC card(<=32G)

File system format Fat16 / Fat32 /

Uart baud rate 9600 bps

Dimensions 49X24X8.5 mm

Net Weight 5 g

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3 Interface

Control interface: It is UART TTL interface. A total of four pins (GND, VCC, TX, RX), GND to
ground, VCC is the power supply, TX is the TX pin of the MP3 chip, RX is the RX pin of the MP3
chip.
TF card socket: The micro sd card can be plugged in it.
Playbck indicator: Green light. If it is playing songs, it is on. Otherwise, it is off.
Headphone jack: It can be connected with the headphone or external amplifier.
Speaker: can connect to external speakers such as 8 ohm 3-watt, 8 ohm 2 watt, 8 ohm 1 watt.
Mounting holes: 4 screw mounting holes whose diameter is 2.2mm, so that the module is easy to
install, easy to combine with other modules.

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4 Usage
4.1 About the commands
4.1.1 Asynchronous serial port control play mode:

Command bytes: $S Len CMD data $O

Mark Byte Byte description
$S 0x7E Every command should start with $(0x7E)
The number of bytes of the command without starting byte and ending
Len 0xxx
byte
CMD 0xxx Such as PLAY and PAUSE and so on
data The length of the data is not limit and usually it has one bytes
$O 0xEF Ending byte of the command

4.1.2 Commonly Command bytes Descriptions:

Command Command bytes without checksum(HEX) Remark
[Play] 7E 02 01 EF Resume playback
[Pause] 7E 02 02 EF Playback is paused
[Next Song] 7E 02 03 EF
[Previous Song] 7E 02 04 EF
[Volume up] 7E 02 05 EF Volume increased one
[Volume down] 7E 02 06 EF Volume decrease one
[Forward] 7E 02 0A EF Fast forward
[Rewind] 7E 02 0B EF Fast rewind
[Stop play] 7E 02 0E EF
[Stop inject] 7E 02 0F EF Stop injecting the song
[Select device] 7E 03 35 01 EF Select storage device to TF card
7E 03 35 02 EF Wake up
[Set IC mode] 7E 03 35 03 EF Sleep
7E 03 35 05 EF Reset
7E 04 41 00 01 EF Play the first song
[Play with index]
7E 04 41 00 0A EF Play the tenth song
Play the song with the directory:
7E 04 42 01 01 EF
/01/001xxx.mp3
[Play with folder and file name]
Play the song with the directory:
7E 04 42 01 02 EF
/01/002xxx.mp3
[Inject with index] 7E 04 43 00 01 EF Inject the fist song in the TF card
[Set volume] 7E 03 31 0F EF Set the volume to 15 (0x0F is 15)
7E 04 31 1E 01 EF Set the volume to 30 (0x1E is 30)
and play the first song
[Play with volume]
7E 04 31 0F 02 EF Set the volume to 15(0x0f is 15) and
play the second song

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7E 03 33 00 EF All songs cycle play

[Set play mode] 7E 03 33 01 EF Start up single cycle play
7E 04 33 00 01 EF Single cycle play the first song
Play combination of the fifth song in
the folder “01”, the first song in the
[Play combine] 7E 08 45 01 05 02 01 01 03 EF
folder “02” and the third in the
folder “01”

4.2 Use USB to Uart TTL module

(1) You need a USB to Uart TTL module (such as USB/Serial Adapter) to connect

Serial MP3 Player to PC. The hardware installation as show below:

(2) After the connection is completed, open the sscom32 serial tool that you can

down load from catalex net disk to send commands. About the specific commands,

please refer to 4.1.1 part.

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(3) Click the EXT button and then you can manage the commands to be sent.

(3) Baud rate should be 9600. Tick HEX and HexData so that the command can be

received by the Serial MP3 Player and you can see the feedback information in the

blank of the window. Before sending commands, you should select the [ComNum]

and click [Open Com].

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(4) Make sure your micro sd card is formatted as FAT16 or FAT32 and there is some

songs in it. May be you should creat folder “01” and “02”, and put some songs

with the name 001xxx.mp3 / 002xxx.mp3 / 003xxx.mp3 in the two folder. Some

commands need them.

(5) After power up, you should send the command [Select device] first. Serial MP3 Player

only supports micro sd card, so you should send “ 7E 03 35 01 EF ”.

Then you can send the command [Play with index] to play some song.

You can send the command [Set volume] to set the volume(0 ~ 30 class).

More operations ? Please refer to 4.1.1 part.

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4.3 Use Arduino UNO R3

4.3.1 Project1: Simple test for the player.

Step1: Material preparation

1x Arduino UNO R3
1x USB Cable
1x Serial MP3 Player A
1x IO Expansion Shield
4x Female to Female Dupont cables
1x Speaker 8ohm 1watt
Step2: Hardware install
(1)Plug the IO Expansion Shield which is just the I/O expansion board to Arduino UNO R3.
(2)Connect the modules and IO Expansion Shield with the cables, and plug the speaker:
Serial MP3 Player Wire IO Expansion Shield
GND <---> GND
VCC <---> 5V
TX <---> D8
RX <---> D7

(3)Make sure your micro sd card is formatted as FAT16 or FAT32 and there is some songs in it.
May be you should creat folder “01” and “02”, and put some songs with the name 001xxx.mp3 /
002xxx.mp3 / 003xxx.mp3 in the two folder. Some commands need them.
Plug the micro sd card into the TF card socket on the Serial MP3 Player, and then plug the
headphone.

Step3: Power on
Use the USB cable to connect the Arduino UNO R3 and PC.

Step4: Upload the demo code

Download the demo code (SerialMP3PlayerDemoforArduino-1.0.zip), and unzip it to your code
project folder such as ../Arduino-1.0/MyProject. And then upload the code SimpleTest.ino to your
arduino UNO R3.

Step5: Enjoy yourself

Push the reset button on the IO Expansion Shield to play the first song in the micro sd card.

Step6: Power off

Unplug USB cable.

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4.3.2 Project2: Use some modules to control the player. Enjoy!

Step1: Material preparation

1x Arduino UNO R3
1x USB Cable
1x Serial MP3 Player A
1x Base Shield
1x Touch Sensor
1x Rotary Angle Sensor
10x Female to Female Dupont cables
1x Speaker 8ohm 1watt
Step2: Hardware install
(1)Plug the Base Shield which is just the I/O expansion board to Arduino UNO R3.
(2)Connect the modules and Base Shield with the cables, and plug the speaker:
Serial MP3 Player A Wire IO Expansion Shield
GND <---> GND
VCC <---> 5V
TX <---> D8
RX <---> D7

Touch Sensor Wire IO Expansion Shield

GND <---> GND
VCC <---> 5V
SIG <---> D2

Rotary Angle Sensor Wire IO Expansion Shield

GND <---> GND
VCC <---> 5V
SIG <---> A0

(3)Make sure your micro sd card is formatted as FAT16 or FAT32 and there is some songs in it. May
be you should creat folder “01” and “02”, and put some songs with the name 001xxx.mp3 /
002xxx.mp3 / 003xxx.mp3 in the two folder. Some commands need them.
Plug the micro sd card into the TF card socket on the Serial MP3 Player, and then plug the
headphone.

Step3: Power on
Use the USB cable to connect the Arduino UNO R3 and PC.

Step4: Upload the demo code. If you have download in Project1, skip this step.
Download the demo code (SerialMP3PlayerDemoforArduino-1.0.zip), and unzip it to your code

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project folder such as ../Arduino-1.0/MyProject. And then upload the code ControlMP3PLayer.ino
to your arduino UNO R3.

Step5: Enjoy yourself

Push the reset button on the IO Expansion Shield. In the process that the Rotation Angle
Sensor is rotated from the 'Min' side to the 'Max' side, the volume is gradually greater. If you touch
the Touch Sensor,it will play or pause.
About more specific commands, please refer to 4.1.1 part.
Step6: Power off

Unplug USB cable.

5 Part List
1x Serial MP3 Player A Module

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