More with MP3 Decoding & Playback on nRF52x devices with the AutoAnalogAudio Library

 More with MP3 Decoding & Playback on nRF52x devices with the AutoAnalogAudio Library

Direct Playback of MP3s from SD card

Since designing and having some new circuit boards made for audio prototyping, I've begun testing more and more with advanced audio options, like decoding and playing MP3 files from SD Card. This is all thanks to a sponsorship from http://PCBWay.com

I've revised some previous experimental code and worked out some bugs, thanks to the simplicity of having a circuit board instead of a big ball of wires and breadboard.

The code shown below requires installation of my AutoAnalogAudio library and the microDecoder library which can both be installed from the Arduino Library Manager.

With my existing circuit board and the Feather 52840 Express or Sense boards, this code will work out of the box. It will also work with any 52840 based board. It is still in experimental stages but is working very well so far!

/*

* Requires https://github.com/TMRh20/microDecoder library

*/

#include <SD.h>

#include <AutoAnalogAudio.h>

#include "mp3.h"  // decoder

#include "pcm.h"

mp3 MP3;

pcm audio;

AutoAnalog aaAudio;

/************ USER CONFIGURATION ***************/

const char* audioFilename = "noceil.mp3";

uint8_t SD_CS_PIN = 2;  // Set this to your CS pin for the SD card/module

float volumeControl = 0.2;

#define AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE 1152  // Should be a multiple of 64

/**********************************************/

void setup() {

  Serial.begin(115200);

  while (!Serial) delay(10);

  Serial.print("Init SD card...");

  if (!SD.begin(SD_CS_PIN)) {

    Serial.println("init failed!");

    return;

  }

  Serial.println("SD init ok");

  aaAudio.I2S_PIN_LRCK = 28;  // Use different LRCK pin for Feather Express 52840

  aaAudio.maxBufferSize = AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE;

  aaAudio.begin(0, 2);

  playAudio(audioFilename);

}

void loop() {

  loadBuffer();

  // Control via Serial for testing

  if (Serial.available()) {

    char c = Serial.read();

    if (c == '=') {

      volumeControl += 0.1;

    } else if (c == '-') {

      volumeControl -= 0.1;

      volumeControl = max(0.0, volumeControl);

    } else if (c == 'p') {

      playAudio("atliens.mp3");

    } else if (c == 'c') {

      playAudio("dopeBoys.mp3");

    }

    Serial.println(volumeControl);

  }

}

File myFile;

void playAudio(const char* audioFile) {

  MP3.end();

  if (myFile) {

    myFile.close();

  }

  aaAudio.disableDAC();

  //Open the designated file

  myFile = SD.open(audioFile);

  if (myFile) {

    MP3.begin(myFile);

    MP3.getMetadata();

    aaAudio.setSampleRate(MP3.Fs, 1);

    Serial.println(MP3.Fs);

    aaAudio.dacBitsPerSample = MP3.bitsPerSample;

    Serial.println(MP3.bitsPerSample);

  } else {

    Serial.println("Failed to open file");

  }

}

void loadBuffer() {

  uint32_t sampleCounter = 0;

  if (myFile.available() >= AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE) {

    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE / 64; i++) {

      audio = MP3.decode();

      memcpy(&aaAudio.dacBuffer16[sampleCounter], audio.interleaved, 128);  // 128 bytes

      sampleCounter += 64;                                                  // 64 samples per go

    }

    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {

      int16_t sample = aaAudio.dacBuffer16[i];

      sample *= volumeControl;

      aaAudio.dacBuffer16[i] = sample;

    }

    aaAudio.feedDAC(0, sampleCounter);

  } else {

    aaAudio.disableDAC();

  }

}

 

 

AutoAnalogAudio: Decoding and playing MP3 files direct from SD card on nRF52

AutoAnalogAudio: Decoding and playing MP3 files direct from SD card on nRF52

Having fun with nRF52840 devices

I've been playing around quite a bit with my AnalogAudioAudio library since I got it working with I2S, including creating a simple Bluetooth controlled audio player.

Today, I found a simple MP3 decoding library, and decided to test it out. It actually worked! Now I have mp3 files being decoded directly from SD card on nRF52 devices like the Adafruit Feather 52840 or XIAO BLE Sense 52840.

There is lag of a few seconds prior to playback starting, but once that takes place, it seems to play the files well. The code I am using is still in prototyping stages but it does function!

I had to edit an existing MP3 decoding library a bit, but the current code I am using is at https://github.com/TMRh20/microDecoder

Any users that want to test it out can install directly from ZIP from this repository.

I would recommend testing the AutoAnalogAudio library with WAV files before venturing into MP3 playback, but to each his own...

Some example code using the above library is shown below. It has some bugs & quirks, but it does function.

#include <SD.h>

#include <AutoAnalogAudio.h>

#include "mp3.h"  // decoder

#include "pcm.h"

mp3 MP3;

pcm audio;

AutoAnalog aaAudio;

/************ USER CONFIGURATION ***************/

const char* audioFilename = "noceil.mp3";

uint8_t SD_CS_PIN = 2;                      // Set this to your CS pin for the SD card/module

float volumeControl = 0.2;

#define AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE 1600  // Should be a multiple of 64

/**********************************************/

void setup() {

  Serial.begin(115200);

  while (!Serial) delay(10);

  Serial.print("Init SD card...");

  if (!SD.begin(SD_CS_PIN)) {

    Serial.println("init failed!");

    return;

  }

  Serial.println("SD init ok");

  //aaAudio.I2S_PIN_LRCK = 28;  // Use different LRCK pin for Feather Express 52840

  aaAudio.maxBufferSize = AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE;

  aaAudio.begin(0,2);

  playAudio(audioFilename);

}

void loop() {

 

  loadBuffer();

  // Control via Serial for testing

  if (Serial.available()) {

    char c = Serial.read();

    if (c == '=') {

      volumeControl += 0.1;

    } else if (c == '-') {

      volumeControl -= 0.1;

      volumeControl = max(0.0, volumeControl);

    } else if (c == 'p') {

      playAudio("waitress.mp3");

    } else if( c == 'c') {

      playAudio("noceil.mp3");

    }

    Serial.println(volumeControl);

  }

}

File myFile;

void playAudio(const char* audioFile) {

  if (myFile) {

    myFile.close();

    MP3.end();

  }

  memset(aaAudio.dacBuffer16,0,sizeof(aaAudio.dacBuffer16));

  aaAudio.feedDAC(0, 64);

  //Open the designated file

  myFile = SD.open(audioFile);

  MP3.begin(myFile);

  MP3.getMetadata();

  aaAudio.setSampleRate(MP3.Fs, 1);

  Serial.println(MP3.Fs);

  aaAudio.dacBitsPerSample = MP3.bitsPerSample;

  Serial.println(MP3.bitsPerSample);

}

void loadBuffer() {

  uint32_t sampleCounter = 0;

  if (myFile.available() >= AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE) {

    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE/64; i++) {

      audio = MP3.decode();

      memcpy(&aaAudio.dacBuffer16[sampleCounter], audio.interleaved, 128);  // 128 bytes

      sampleCounter += 64;                                                  // 64 samples per go

    }

    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {

      int16_t sample = aaAudio.dacBuffer16[i];

      sample *= volumeControl;

      aaAudio.dacBuffer16[i] = sample;

    }

    aaAudio.feedDAC(0, sampleCounter);

  } else {

    myFile.seek(0);

  }

}