VMusic2 USB drive MP3 player

Overview

VMUSIC is a product that not only lets you add USB Flash drive interfacing to your product but allows you to play back MP3 and other popular digital music formats direct from a USB Flash drive. Extensions to the VDAP command set allow you to play a selected file as well as control the volume, balance, etc. of the sound channel and monitor the status of the file being played. VMUSIC is ideal for adding MP3 playback from USB drive capability to home entertainment and in-car audio systems, as well as other appliances requiring audio playback capability from USB Flash drives.

Features

Uses FTDI's VNC1L device coupled with VLSI VS1003 IC for music playback
One USB "A" socket to connect to USB Flash drive
Audio line-out connector for audio playback
Stereo 3.5mm headphone jack socket and audio line-out connector for audio playback
Only 4 signals to connect excluding PWR/GND
Jumper selectable UART or SPI interface
2mm (0.08") pitch 8-pin connector
Single 5V supply input
Traffic indicator LED
Uses extended VDAP command set
Program or update firmware via USB Flash disk or via UART interface
VNC1L firmware programming control pins PROG# and RESET# brought out onto internal jumper interface
VMUSIC2 is a Pb-free, RoHS compliant development module
A PCB only version is available for larger volume OEM customers