Little Soundie Audio Player Hookup Guide
LightningHawk Introduction
The Little Soundie is a fun and easy-to-use audio playback device breaking out VLSI's VS1000D audio codec. The Little Soundie can decode ogg vorbis (license free) and WAV type files.
No programming is required to get started but it will help to know binary. There are only a couple steps to set up your Little Soundie:
- Connect to your computer using a micro-USB cable
- Press the power/play button
- Format the disk when prompted
- Drag and drop your .ogg or .wav files
From here, audio playback is a matter of attaching a powered speaker and triggering the GPIO pins at 3.3V logic.
Required Materials
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following materials. You may not need everything though depending on what you have. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary.
Tools
You will need a soldering iron, solder, and general soldering accessories.
Suggested Reading and Viewing
If you aren’t familiar with the following concepts, we recommend checking out these tutorials before continuing.
How to Solder: Through-Hole Soldering
Binary
How to Use a Breadboard
You may also want to check out this Audacity Tutorial on YouTube.