To test the library with different hardware

[baldram]

The issue was created to test the library with different boards and collect the result.

It will be published in the documentation here: Tested and compatible boards.

I ask you for help to test the ESP_VS1053_Library and share the results.
A pull request to update this file is also very welcome!

Known working hardware - tested so far:

• two ESP8266 boards,
• ESP32 board (Espressif DevKitC),
• ESP32 Lolin32 board,
• ESP8266 Programmer Socket Adapter For Espressif with ESP-12F
• ...

[baldram]

The library was tested with two different ESP8266 based boards.
I successfully run the example sketch and managed to play the test mp3 flow.

Below the hardware details:

• LoLin NodeMCU V3 (ESP-12F) + LC Technology VS1053 MP3 Codec board,

Wiring details:

LC Technology VS1053	LoLin NodeMCU V3
SCK	D5
MISO	D6
MOSI	D7
XRST	RST
CS	D1
DCS	D0
DREQ	D3
5V	VU
GND	G

The interesting part is that I also tried to connect 5V of LC Technology VS1053 board to 3V of LoLin NodeMCU V3 and it worked fine. So according to the table above, 5V ==> 3V also works. This is probably because the LC Technology board has some additional components which makes it possible, even it's not clearly documented.

• RobotDyn WiFi D1 R2 (ESP-8266 EX) + LC Technology VS1053 MP3 Codec board.

Wiring details:

LC Technology VS1053	RobotDyn WiFi D1 R2
SCK	SCK/D5
MISO	MISO/D6
MOSI	MOSI/D7
XRST	RST
CS	SCL/D1
DCS	D0
DREQ	D3
5V	5V
GND	GND

[baldram]

Below test results for ESP32 based board.

• Espressif ESP32 Core Board V2 / ESP32 DevKitC + LC Technology VS1053 MP3 Codec board.

A test mp3 from SimpleMp3Player example sketch was successfully played with the following platformio.ini settings.

[env:esp32dev]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
framework = arduino

lib_deps =
    ESP_VS1053_Library

Wiring details:

LC Technology VS1053	Espressif ESP32 DevKitC
SCK	IO18
MISO	IO19
MOSI	IO23
XRST	EN
CS	IO5
DCS	IO16
DREQ	IO4
5V	5V
GND	GND

Consts of SimpleMp3Player.cpp defined in the following way:

#define VS1053_CS     5
#define VS1053_DCS    16
#define VS1053_DREQ   4

When look on pinout of Wemos LoLin32, settings above should work for this board too. I assume it works, but I don't have Womos one to test it. (In platformio.ini please use the lolin32 platform then).
Here is the pinout to compare between Espressif ESP32 and Wemos LoLin32.

EDIT: The library has been tested with Lolin32. Please see here.

[Aggebitter]

Noticed that every one is driving the board at 5V. Is the logic output 3.3V ?

I've just got the lib up and running with a NANO32 and a Geetech VS1053 MP3 breakout board clone
(https://www.geeetech.com/vs1053-mp3-breakout-board-sd-card-slot-p-611.html)
But for the SD part I started with bypass the fixed AMS1117 3.3V regulator and drive the board at 3.3V

[baldram]

@Aggebitter I'm glad you managed to run the lib. If you like it please do not forget to star the project :)

Yes, I successfully run those mp3 boards driving with 5V.
If about the logic, LoLin NodeMCU V3 is 3.3V and works fine with VS1053.
I also tested driving the VS1053 board differently. I connected 5V of LC Technology VS1053 board to 3V of LoLin NodeMCU V3 and it worked fine. I'm not sure it's only related to LC Technology one. Maybe it will work fine also with other manufacturer's boards.
For more details please see this comment from the thread above: #1 (comment) .

When you have the final version of your circuit up and running it would be appreciated if you share some photos or any other detailed description.

[Aggebitter]

The VS1053b is a 3.3V logic chip but when driving the Geetech board at 3.3V the dropout voltage (1.1-1.3V) over the SDCard is to high (SD cards are very tricky on the voltage). I think that the logic output is at 3.3V when driving the board at 5V but I have not confirmed that. One benefit to drive the board direkt from 3.3V is that a single LiPo pack and charger can be used.

I'm experimenting with Ogg recording so this was just a basic test to assure the Mp3 card is working

i have a problem about compiling esp32 with vs1053, what is CARDCS? And in the serial monitor, it shows nothing

[baldram]

@DeVampz
The CARDCS is card chip select pin. But this library doesn't have any const with such name. I've seen something like this in Adafruit's one. All necessary consts to be defined you will find in this thread.
As you see above I've successfully managed to compile and run ESP_VS1053_Library examples with ESP32 DevKitC from Espressif.
Wiring details, description and photo you'll find here.
You'll find also an example content of platformio.ini file. It is generated for Espressif's DevKitC.
But you would generate it properly for your board of course.

What is your ESP32 board (which one of these)?
What PlatformIO version do you use?
Do you use Baldram's ESP_VS1053_Library? ;-)
PS: Please do not forget to star the project if you like it ;-)

I have ESP Wroom 32 (aka ESP32 DevKitC) like in the pic 3 and i have installed enough toolchains, can you tell me more about platformIO.ini settings, i have installed libs, i still don't know about the Card Chip Select Pin, what port in the 2 modules that i have to connect with?

here is another code, i don't know how to add vs1053.h into the board

[baldram]

@DeVampz Sorry for late reply. I'm in the middle of flat renovation and I have a have little free time recently.

Have you managed with your issue already?
You've posted two questions one by one. When look at the screen of the first source code I see that it's not connected with Baldram's ESP_VS1053_Library but Adafruit_VS1053 library, so I would look for help in some Adafruit related forum. Btw. when look on the message "Can't find VS1053..." I think you have an issue with wiring of your board since your Wroom 32 doesn't have to be the same as Feather ESP32. So even single pin may be connected wrong and you will see message like this. It may be even GND pin. But no idea what exactly, so please ask people from Adafruit for better explanation. If about Card Chip, (as mentioned previously) my ESP_VS1053_Library has nothing to do with SD card. This library drives VS1053 audio only.

The code from the second screenshot is correct. I see an example for ESP_VS1053_Library. You ask how to add vs1053.h. It looks like you don't use PlatformIO platform which resolves dependencies for you automatically. The ESP_VS1053_Library (vs1053.h) is a library for mentioned PlatformIO platform. It's a great tool and I urge you to use this amazing platform. You will find more information here: https://platformio.org/get-started.

... tell me more about platformIO.ini settings

In my previous answer I pointed you to place where you have a complete content of the platformio.ini file. You use ESP32 DevKitC so everything is exactly the same. In case of other board you need to modify it properly by providing a proper board and platform only. That's all. Easy.

In case of other issues with general PlatformIO usage please don't hesitate to ask a question here: https://community.platformio.org/.

This thread is more for documenting tested boards. So if you already managed to run examples for ESP_VS1053_Library with your ESP Wroom 32 (aka ESP32 DevKitC), please leave an info here. It will be very appreciated. It should work as it's compatible with already tested ESP32 Core Board V2.

But it would be nice to test as many boards as possible. In this thread I ask community for help ;-)

PS: Please do not forget to appreciate my work and leave a star if you like this Github repo.

[Boredot]

Can't you help me with my problem? I know, this project is old but I already want to ask you a question. Usually I use arduino IDE, but you wrote that this library is mentioned for Platformio, so i tried it. I have this issue and don't know what can I do here.

[baldram]

@Boredot As mentioned in my previous answer to @DeVampz : "This thread is more for documenting tested boards. So if you already managed to run examples for ESP_VS1053_Library with your ESP Wroom 32 (aka ESP32 DevKitC), please leave an info here. It will be very appreciated".
This issue is marked as "help wanted" and is named" "To test the library with different hardware". It means I ask people to test the library with different hardware and share the result here. I would like to keep this topic clean with only hardware testing results.

In case of problems like the one you mentioned, I kindly ask you to create a new issue.
Would you please create a new issue? Please put the question and screenshot there. Then we can try to discuss it and I will try to give you some hints.

[baldram]

The library has been successfully tested with Lolin32 v1.0.0 (ESP-WROOM-32 based board).
Wiring and everything else similar to Espressif ESP32 DevKitC what has been described in details here.
Lolin32 has lithium battery interface what may be a nice feature for future projects.