Little Soundie Audio Player Hookup Guide
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Resources and Going Further
Additional Modes
If you have the VSIDE software downloaded and installed, this would also be a good opportunity to experiment with other modes of play. There are source code examples to control volume, features like play/pause, FF/RW, next and previous, as well as other types of triggering modes.
Now that you've successfully got your Little Soundie up and running, it's time to incorporate it into your own project! For more information, check out the resources below:
- Schematic (PDF)
- Design Files (ZIP)
- VS1000D Datasheet (PDF)
- VSIDE
- GitHub Repository
- Fritzing Diagram
- SparkFun Product Showcase: Noisy Cricket & Soundie Audio Boards
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