MP3 player kit

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Clifford Heath

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My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?
 
Clifford Heath wrote:
My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?
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I built one of these in a rack box with a couple of power amps and a removable
hard drive.

http://www.kitstream.com/

Has been going well for several years now.
 
On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:17:57 +1000, Clifford Heath <no@spam.please.net> wrote:

My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?
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http://www.avrcard.com/products/mp3minicube.htm

http://www.brokentoaster.com/butterflymp3/index.html

http://www.rockbox.org/
 
swanny wrote:
Clifford Heath wrote:
My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?

I built one of these in a rack box with a couple of power amps and a removable
hard drive.

http://www.kitstream.com/

Has been going well for several years now.
Click to expand...
Also Jesper Hansen's MP3 work:

http://www.myplace.nu/mp3/index2.htm

Quite a few different ideas here and kits/pcb's available.
 
Clifford Heath wrote:

My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?
Click to expand...

For something a little different that may interest him:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16663

Don...


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Serial OLED uses standard micro-SD memory cards.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16659

USB Flash Drive interface for existing products.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16654
 
On Jul 24, 7:04 am, Don McKenzie <l...@mysig.com> wrote:
Clifford Heath wrote:
My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?

For something a little different that may interest him:http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16663

Don...

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Don McKenzie

Looks a very interesting product, Is there a similar unit available
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that will play video as well ?




Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
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Serial OLED uses standard micro-SD memory cards.http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16659

USB Flash Drive interface for existing products.http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16654
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kreed wrote:

Looks a very interesting product, Is there a similar unit available
that will play video as well ?
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You mean a DVD video movie format on the USB memory, to video out?

Don't think I have seen anything along those lines to date.
You had an application in mind?

Don...



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Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email
No More Damn Spam: http://www.wizard-of-oz.com

Serial OLED uses standard micro-SD memory cards.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16659

USB Flash Drive interface for existing products.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16654
 
Clifford Heath wrote:
My son (22yo) is asking what MP3 player kits are available in Australia.
I've asked him for more details on what he has in mind (that isn't covered
by commercial units), but I can say that he's a competent (degreed)
programmer who also knows how to use a soldering iron (though he hasn't
built many circuits), so something with available software source code
and an open development platform would be excellent. More details when
he replies to my email... meantime...

Any suggestions?
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I notice that Altronics have an MP3 hard disk player kit on special at the moment:

http://www.altronics.com.au/index.asp?area=item&id=K2770
 
"Clifford Heath" <no@spam.please.net> wrote in message
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Clifford Heath wrote:
Any suggestions?

Nice one, thanks guys, some good things to go on with there.

Clifford.
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Could get a
board from sparkfun.com then control it with <insert favourite
microcontroller>
and interface to an sd card to load the music from.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=519

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=7832

Fairly easy with a pic or avr or <insert favourite micro>

Not sure if Don resells any of the vs1002 boards


Alex
 
Alex Gibson wrote:


Could get a
board from sparkfun.com then control it with <insert favourite
microcontroller
and interface to an sd card to load the music from.

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=519

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=7832

Fairly easy with a pic or avr or <insert favourite micro

Not sure if Don resells any of the vs1002 boards


Alex
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No, I don't Alex, Sparkfun have some very nice goodies :)

Don...


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Don McKenzie

Site Map: http://www.dontronics.com/sitemap
E-Mail Contact Page: http://www.dontronics.com/email
No More Damn Spam: http://www.wizard-of-oz.com

Serial OLED uses standard micro-SD memory cards.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16659

USB Flash Drive interface for existing products.
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/product.php?productid=16654
 
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