Simple to use Arduino library to interface to JQ6500 (JQ6500-28P, JQ6500-16P) Mp3 Player Modules
For complete documentation about the JQ6500 Mp3 Player Module, see: https://sparks.gogo.co.nz/jq6500/index.html
For a library methods reference see: https://sleemanj.github.io/JQ6500_Serial/html/index.html
For Linux Upload and Windows Upload Repair Tool (JQ6500-16) see: https://github.com/NikolaiRadke/JQ6500-rescue-tool
- Download: https://sparks.gogo.co.nz/JQ6500_Serial.zip
- Open the Arduino IDE (1.0.5)
- Select the menu item Sketch > Import Library > Add Library
- Choose to install the JQ6500_Serial.zip file you downloaded
- Now you can choose File > Examples > JQ6500_Serial > HelloWorld
There are two varients of the JQ6500 module as shown.
To use this library with a 5v Arduino, connect as follows.
| JQ6500 Module | Arduino |
|---|---|
| RX | through a 1K Resistor then to pin 9 |
| TX | pin 8 |
| GND (any of) | GND |
| VCC (any of) | VCC |
To use this library with a 3v3 Arduino, connect as follows...
| JQ6500 Module | Arduino |
|---|---|
| RX | pin 9 |
| TX | pin 8 |
| GND (any of) | GND |
| VCC (any of) | VCC |
You can use pins other than 9 and 8 if you wish, simply set them in your code.
If using the on-board speaker driver, then naturally the power demands are significant, and your USB power may not be sufficient at more 1/3rd level of volume or so, the symptom is the audo breaking up and potentially resetting when volume increases.
You should use either an external power source, an external amp, or a lower volume if you experience this problem.
JQ6500 instance and serial connection
Define a new instance of JQ6500_Serial, passing the serial connection the module is connected to.
You can use any Serial libraries that implement a Stream object, for example:
Hardware serial connection (see PlayByNumber example):
JQ6500_Serial mp3(Serial);
[...]
Serial.begin(9600);
Software serial connection (see other examples):
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial mySerial(RX_PIN, TX_PIN);
JQ6500_Serial mp3(mySerial);
[...]
mySerial.begin(9600);