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ROBOT . HEAD to TOE
Product User's Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3
EasyMP3 Shield
SHIELD-EZMP3
User's Manual
V1.0
Apr 2016
1
Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved

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  • Page 1 ROBOT . HEAD to TOE Product User’s Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3 EasyMP3 Shield SHIELD-EZMP3 User's Manual V1.0 Apr 2016 Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ROBOT . HEAD to TOE Product User’s Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3 Index Introduction Packing List Board or Product Layout Dimension UART/Serial Communication Hardware Installation Getting Started Warranty Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    There are 3 push buttons onboard for users to carry out basic MP3 functions directly without using UART. EasyMP3 shield comes with microSD slot which serves as MP3 and WAV file storage for the users. For easier management of files in microSD, the shield also comes with USB-MicroB...

  • Page 4: Packing List

    Please check the parts and components according to the packing lists. If there are any parts missing, please contact us at ​ s ales@cytron.com.my​ immediately. 1. 1 x EasyMP3 Shield 2. 2 x mini jumper Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 5: Board Or Product Layout

    Arduino R3 Standard Header Arduino RESET button UART Selector ADKEY slot MicroSD Card Slot Power LED Indicator Busy Indicator LED Stereo Speaker Output Audio Jack Socket Thumb Drive Slot Push Button Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...
  • Page 6 Slot for thumbdrive card which acts as file storage, maximum support up to 32GB. 12. Push Buttons Push buttons to play basic MP3 functions such as play, pause, next, previous, volume up and down. Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 7: Dimension

    ROBOT . HEAD to TOE Product User’s Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3 4.0 DIMENSION Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 8: Uart/Serial Communication

    Product User’s Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3 5.0 UART/SERIAL COMMUNICATION MP3 module on EasyMP3 shield allows users to communicate with the it using UART communication. Default settings are ​ 9 600 kbps baudrate, 8 bit data, 1 stop bit and no parity​ .

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    Processing/Wiring language. EasyMP3 Shield can be used together with Arduino Uno. Figure below shows example hardware connection between Arduino Uno and EasyMP3 Shield; it is simply stacking up the shield onto the Arduino main board.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    8) Selectable BUSY signal pin 7.1 Audio devices connection User can attach a few types of audio devices to EasyMP3 Shield with Arduino such as earphones, speakers, etc. The following figures show the connection of different types of audio devices to EasyMP3 Shield with Arduino. Highly recommended only one audio device is connected at one time for the best performance.
  • Page 11 Create a folder named “MP3” in ​ r oot directory of storage drive and store all files into it. EasyMP3 shield supports ​ M P3 and WAV​ file decoding. To play the file accordingly using the arduino sketches, user can rename the file using one of the following options: Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn.
  • Page 12 Note: As long as setting 0001 as prefix of the name of the file and provided that the file is stored in MP3 folder, EasyMP3 shield will treat it as 1st file. This applies the same to making 2nd, 3rd track and so forth.
  • Page 13 PC. User can create, move, rename and manipulate folders and files in microSD card. MicroSD card can be accessed by connecting USB microB cable to EasyMP3 shield only, stacking shield onto Arduino board while accessing microSD card is not necessary.
  • Page 14 Product User’s Manual – SHIELD-EZMP3 There are a few limitation for this feature: ● During SD card reader function is being performed, EasyMP3 shield cannot play files. However user still can access and play files from PC. ● The speed accessing and manipulating files in microSD card is highly limited and is not suitable for transferring large amount of files at one time.
  • Page 15 In CytronEasyMP3 library, look for CytronEZMP3.h header file, change the line below #define PIN_BUSY A2 #define PIN_BUSY​ ( ​ a ny desired pin) For example, Arduino digital pin 6 is selected as new BUSY signal pin. #define PIN_BUSY 6 Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...

  • Page 16: Warranty

    No. 16, Jalan Industri Ringan Permatang Tinggi 2, Kawasan Industri Ringan Permatang Tinggi, 14100 Simpang Ampat, Penang, Malaysia. Tel: +604 - 504 1878 Fax: +604 - 504 0138 URL: www.cytron.com.my Email: ​ s upport@cytron.com.my sales@cytron.com.my Created by Cytron Technologies Sdn. Bhd. – All Right Reserved...