Mini MP3 Module YX5200

With this mini MP3 module you can play various formats of music and have it controlled by your Arduino.
The music is on a micro-SD card that you can place in the micro-SD card holder on the shield.
The module can be controlled with separate pins and/or with UART (serial with TX/RX).

Specifications:

• Voltage: 3.2 - 5V
• Uses UART (TX/RX) interface
• Can directly control a (mono) speaker up to 2W with the built-in audio amplifier (8002A chip next to the YX5200 chip)
• Has a 24-bit DAC output for the left and right audio channel (for headphones)
• Compatible with all Arduino's (having a UART connection)
• Has a micro SD card holder for microSD cards up to 32GB (formatted in FAT16 or FAT32)
• Has several pins for direct playback of songs (no serial connection needed)
• Supported MP3, WAV and WMA audio files
• Supported up to 100 folders where each folder can have up to 255 audio files
• Adjustable volume in 30 steps
• Adjustable Equalizer in 6 level's

For more information with the pinout, connections, examples and explanations of the protocol see the following page:  DFPlayer Mini (similar product)

Note: The microSD card is not accessible via the serial connection! Furthermore, the module can also be supplied with a compatible "JL" chip instead of the standard YX5200 chip.