RSS$39 MP3 player board, OS ARM programmer and rubber buttons
Spark Fun dropped some new electronics - I really want to make a DIY MP3 player with the new board....
A ready to go VS1002 MP3 decoder board. Includes SD socket, battery holder, voltage regulation, and audio jacks. Add your choice of controllers and you've got a configurable MP3 player! - Link.
A new beefy ARM programmer is here. Based on opensource code and hardware, the ARM-USB-OCD will support many new ICs - Link.
The button pads are here! This is an opaque silicon rubber button pad with 4 buttons orignally inspired by the folks at monome.org. Now all we need is huge PCB to play the worlds largest game of life - Link.
More @ Spark Fun electronics - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 3, 2006 09:50 PM
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Or you could buy one of these players for $15 shipped:
Interesting stuff!
Personally I'd like to work on a mp3 player which can tune into internet radio streams without using a computer. (i.e. like the Squeezebox devices)
Anyone with some suggestions into that particular direction? Would it be much harder than, for example, a DIY mp4 player which uses a memory card?
I stream internet radio/network MP3s with a couple of different devices.
Hacked XBOX. I run XBOX Media Center on both of mine. Probably overkill, but you can get a modchip and xbox for around $120 total these days. And you can stream a whole lot more than just music.
Omnifi DMS1. About $45 shipped with wifi adapter (ebay prices). Not much hacking involved here, but cheaper than a squeezebox.
Russ
It says that the MP3 board is controlled by the "UEXT connector", but it sure would be great if the "UEXT connector" was better documented. I can't figure out what it is!
Until then, yeah best to purchase a cheap MP3 player and hook FETs or relays to the switches.
Here is a $5 MP3 player/USB drive from MPJA. This is currently powering my Neurotic Santa.
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