Thanks for watching! For a lot of my commission builds that’s how I control this board. I like to show the viewers how to use boards like this without a controller, a lot of people are afraid of using them.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA, how helpful that was. Mine arrived today and I have been struggling to get it working. I did not realise that 32G was the max card size, so presumably the 64G one I tried, was unsuitable. Also the file naming is well explained by yourself. I have been an electronics hobbyist for many years, but I struggle with anything involving computer type stuff. I think that your explanations are excellent, particularly for beginners. Given all of the above, I have subscribed to this great channel.
Finally, a fantastic video on this great little unit. I am running it off 3AA batteries (4.5v) and using a circular switch to swap between 1-4. I struggled a year ago with this and put the project top rest, and finally picked it up again yesterday. I'd love to also add a one-shot 555 led chaser to it (another learning curve =). All the best
First, thanks for watching! If you're running through batteries and you have the space you could use a 12V battery with a 12V to 5V converter wired to it. That would give you some long play time. amzn.to/44b4Y0M amzn.to/3Yy8EZy
Cool! I used transistors triggered to ground by the arduino - same idea, but even cheaper. Just wanted it really small so I soldered all the transistors onto a board.
GREAT VIDEO FOR PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONICS. IMO, Everything you covered was pretty easy to figure out just by looking at the board (of course I'm an EE with a lot of experience). So unfortunately, it was no value to me. What I would like to know is more about the dip switch because I want to use this in a synth module and I would like to be able to incorporate all the features. I like the relay output. I don't plan on driving motors or lights that would require a relay, but I can use the digital output that triggers the relay board to send trigger pulses to other synth modules that would trigger envelope generators, LFO's, VCA's, sequencers, sequential switches, etc. For now, I'LL TRY TO SEE IF I CAN FIND MORE INFO, You did a great job with the basics and I'd love to see you do another video that covers the DIP switches. I do have one question. If you were to get remove the DIP switches and connect 3 digital trigger points to the corresponding "On" pads, could you use those 3 trigger voltages to perform the same function as the DIP switch. In other words, instead of setting the DIP switch to off, on, off, could you remove the DIP switch and send either a digital voltage of 0, 1, 0 to the 3 on pads of the DIP SWITCH and make the circuit function as if the DIP Switch was set for off, on, off? (I just made assumptions as to how it might work. Perhaps, you'd have to apply the inverse digtal triggers (1,0,1) to the 3 "On" pads (or maybe the triggers should be connected to the 3 "Off" or "common" pads instead. (Perhaps the "On" pads supply internal digital voltage triggers and the switches determine the mode by connect the triggers to the "Off" pads. So the first question is "Is that what the DIP Switches do, or do they work in a different way?")
Hi! Thanks for watching. I've never tried digital switching of the DIP switches but it sounds like a neat idea. I would think that all the switches do is make a connection to ground, so in theory you could control them through microcontroller (arduino, pi, etc..). I would just probe both sides of the switches and see what you get.
Hey, I enjoy your videos a lot!! I have been trying to create a Halloween project using this MP3 sound playback module with Arduino or by itself activated by an PIR sensor. But I keep getting the sound repeated in an endless loop. Could you please make a video showing how to do that? Thanks again
Hi Steve, I have seen many comments here asking about using a PIR sensor to trigger sound with this board and most or your responses direct people to your other video "All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board" but I'd like know if the PIR sensors you sell can be used with "MP3 Player with 5W Audio Amp" to trigger sounds? Can I use 4 PIRs connected to 4 of the pins to trigger 4 sounds?
I have the block DY-HL30T play back board and I’ve not been able to get audio out of it. It’s a 32g unit and I’m using a 2g card.. been using various mp3 recording and or conversion apps and are naming the audio files 00001 but is it supposed to be 00001.mp3 or just the numbers? Right now it is 00001.mp3 so I’ll try again. My Mac did not recognize the board with the card so I transferred the mp3 files into the card with a usb adapter and then placed it into the board but nooooo sounds. I powered it with the usb and also with the direct power input but no success. Does the card have to be exactly a 32g or can it be a 2g like I have for now? The audio files are small because I’m just troubleshooting. Any assistance will greatly be appreciated 🙏🙏 been trying for a very long time so I’m getting stressed out, thanks.
The versions I received look identical but had some things to take note of: 1. The board will not play or respond to I/O triggers while USB is connected for file transfer; while a PC is connected and the board detects a data link, button presses to the board I/O will do nothing. But if a "stand-alone" power source is used to power the board, like a common USB power bank, the board will function as expected using its USB port. This means that even when the board is powered by an external source using its +5 VDC pins, the audio triggers applied to its I/O will cease until the USB data link is disconnected. 2. The board requires a power-cycle after changing the mode switches. Changing DIP switch positions do not cause the board to change modes until the power has been disconnected then restored. I will be using the "key combination mode" which isn't working as expected, and I'm not sure if audio files beyond DEC #9 should continue with decimal numbering, 00001 - 00255, or with hexadecimal 00001 - 000FF, but I suspect decimal will be fine. I expect the files to be triggered by applying typical boolean patterns to the 8 selector lines, from 0h, to FEh.
I also have found that these boards like to run in "stand-alone" mode and it be honest almost everyone uses them in that manner. And yes, after a mode change you have to power fail it. It reads those setting only once at power up. I haven't played with the "key combination" mode much, I'll have to take a look.
@@chuckfulton7634 Assuming your computer has no problem seeing other USB devices: * Make sure the cable you are trying to use is not defective, and is for "full USB data and power", since some cables will only supply power but no data (and the ones that ship with the module aren't that great)... * Does your PC even acknowledge that "something USB" was connected? If not, you might see if the module is recognized in a friend's PC; if so, your PC needs troubleshooting, if not, the module is likely defective... You probably know already that if some "other" USB device is detected and works as expected, but the sound module does not, the module is probably bad since its connectivity is very straightforward as these thing go, and the only other possibility is a bad or wrong type of USB cable.
@mbunds I was able to load the sd card using a card reader on my wife's laptop. It all worked. I think I was using a USB cable that was only a power supply. THANK YOU for the help. @TheMakersCave Thank you for a great video!
You just got another Sub! Thanks for this video and all your videos, they are truly helpful! Quick question, do you know where I can find additional info on all of the DIP switch settings? Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’m in the process of building my Real Ghostbusters proton pack and your vid was EXTREMELY helpful. I’m relatively new to wiring boards into my props and your explanations were so easy to comprehend. Thank you so much. 😊 I do have some questions too: 1. Would you recommend a button switch being wired between the ground pin and a sound pin to wire specific sounds to specific switches to be found in different locations on the prop? In my case the proton thrower would have two buttons in two different locations, and each would play a different sound. 2. What speaker are you using? Since this vid is 2yrs old, are there any other mini speakers you recommend? 😊
You have it absolutely correct. Use a button for each sound pin just connect one terminal of the switch to ground and the other terminal to the pin of the sound you want with that button. For the speaker, I used a 5W mini speaker. Given the prop you are building you'll probably want better speakers and more than the 5W that board puts out, so you'll want to use the built in 3.5mm jack. How much voltage are you using in the proton pack?
@@TheMakersCave Thank you so much for answering my questions!! I’m not sure of the voltage as of yet. I’m doing a test structure build first to determine the sizes of the LEDs and such. I’m making the pack a little smaller than seen on the cartoon and am still calculating the measurements. I’m eyeing some mini power banks and staying away from batteries. I used coin batteries in my prop led yo-yos for a previous cosplay and they were a hassle. ☺️ Thank you again!
I bought a sound board and relay kit from Steve for a Slimer and Samhain from "The Real Ghostbusters." I didn't get the body of Samhain working, but I did get Slimer working thanks to Steve. I recorded a video during our "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" movie theater promotion that has Slimer with Steve's help: th-cam.com/video/eSqfa6wNkok/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8KrdUS-ZWYm_sdA6 Yesterday I was trying to use the sound board and relay in 12 volts (same power cell that powers our 3D printed proton packs) using Steve's method to operate a Ghostbusters II slime blower cannon. I couldn't get the lights and sound to work. I wanted to press a button in, have it play the slime sound, and then turn off as soon as I pressed the button off again. I had the DIP switches set to 011 thinking that would do it. This morning I decided to go back to MP3 player mode. I had used a chaser LED board for the yellow powercell light and used the second in the 2 pack to power the pink LEDs. I could hear the one sound effect 00001.mp3 play. When I disconnected the ground, the lights and sound went off. So instead of trying the relay, I just hooked the lights and sound board directly with the power source, using a button switch to break the ground, and completely removed the relay to get this slime blower cannon in the video. I did fix the one non working pink LED: th-cam.com/video/f15nzD1994I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-lQJfq1JH9be0eQA
Great video/tutorial! I really enjoyed it and found it easy to follow. I’m already planning on how I’m going to use this. Can’t wait for the next one in the series. I’ve been wanting to get into projects using Arduino so your series will be very helpful.
If this board can't do it then what would? I would like this same concept but I would like one button press to trigger any sound track at random. If not random then at least rotating tracks. Thanks
@@TheMakersCave BIG THANX!!! I just ordered a couple. This makes life much easier than controlling a card via serial signaling. Happy Haunting this Halloween
definitely the type of solution I've been looking for. How could I trigger this from an output on a prop controller? I have a rather complex room that runs a whole show where, when triggered, a bunch of different animations happen in sequence. Think like a supernatural zoo where things breakdown one by one... I'm planning on running the whole thing off a frightprops flexmax2, but that only has one audio output and I'll need to send a sound to 6 separate speakers for different animations. I certainly don't want to buy a $100-$200 card for each speaker just to get the audio. So this would be great if I could run it off of the flexmax.
I'll be hanging out, Subscribed. I've done the Arduino,Nrf24, servos, lights, more lights of many kinds. ESP's and anything called Nano. Time to have a voice.
Thanks for watching! I did a video on another board that has a built in motion sensor. What's nice about that board is that is will sequentially play the next found file on activation, great for random sounds.
Awesome video ! I'm using these boards in our haunted houses for ages, and I never realized there was a busy signal on them. Could have saved me a whole lot of fiddling with extra boards, lol.
sry , super noob. this is actually my first video ever, thank you for explaining everything. The purpose of the relay is to have the input turn on the different sounds by various type of inputs (ie motion center, sounds activation, button, know... ) so each I00-I07 lead you would another input(button) and then to the relay?
question i have little to no electronical engineering experience is it possible to use regular, maybe AAA, or AA battery to power the module? If so, how many are required?
Love your videos! I am a novice but would love to build a flux capacitor. Do you have any videos on how to connect a remote control for sound and LED lights?
Im looking for the same answers as I build custom 1/7 rc cars like the LIMITLESS.. his next vid is supposed to show how to do just that with arduino so that arduino needs to support PWM which most of them do support that and so do some of the Raspberry. I know a lot of things but I have never owned an arduino or Raspberry. I turned a Turbo key chain ornament into an audible turbo sound for my rc car. I used a PWM relay that responds to my transmitter and the relay opens and closed the circuit (the button) on the turbo and I soldered an earphone jack from the turbo’s speaker and plugged into a custom Bluetooth speaker in my rc car. So when I give throttle, the turbo plays through the rc car’s speaker. I built an intercooler for the front of the car and the speaker is inside the intercooler. You can check out the entire build series if the RC Skyline on my channel. If I succeed with my new current build I’m doing with the 1:7 scale Bugatti, you’ll definitely catch that on my channel for sure!
Hi, i am building something close to this but the problem i have is the activation of each of the music tracks here is via a "momentry" grounding of a supply ... basicly i have a box, as someone approches it the pir operates a sound effect and some LEDs via a relay is turned on then when the box is opened another sound effect and group of LEDs are switched on and i cant see a way around this "momentry grounding"... am i missing something? I don't want to use an arduino if i can help it. Many many thanks
check out this video, I think using both boar.ds might be the answer. Here's what I'm thinking. The motion board detects a person and plays the sound and a relay activates the lights. Using some type of switch, snap, lever, plunge, on the box lid to do activate a relay using ground(neg). That relay would cut power to the first sound board and and the ground signal would also go to one of the pins on the non-motion board. That would activate that board which would play a sound and activate another relay that turns on the box lights. I can do a drawing to explain it better, it's actually pretty easy, I just don't think I did a good job describing it :)
I know this video is a year old but very informative. Question ... how would we hook this board up to an RC controller? I have a project that needs just a few sound files to be played. I want to hook up this board to be triggered by an ON/OFF auxiliary switch on my RC controller. Advice? How would we hook up the servo wires coming from the receiver to the board?
Hi, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! You mentioned you had several sound files. How did you want them to be played? Each activation plays a random sound?
Hey Just recently stumbled onto you videos. Nice job finding value priced products to help out newer home haunters start to level up. I have been pondering how to build a small lightning effect. I have a couple of perfect storms that I use on the larger Vignettes which works great for them . I want to create a lightning effect inside a picture frame or shadow box and would love to have a mini lighting effect for this type of display. a perfect storm or a Pico controller would be overkill,(and over priced) for this. thanks for your work
Thanks for watching, it's nice to know that my babbling videos are helping viewers! You must be sneaking into the Cave and looking at my project schedule. In the next week I'll have a video coming out on how you can do lightning with a simple sound board and volume meter.
great video. Question: do you connect two or three pins for different sounds together if you want them to play simultaneously? Added to this I would like to have some of the sound clips as ambient (background ) sound . Purpose is for a diorama of a Bar in the background and a street musician in the front and some street sounds all playing together. A controller for the volume of each sound may also be useful to control the volume of each of them.
Sadly it can only play one sound at a time. If you want to play all those sounds together at once at different volumes I would suggest using Audacity (free audio mixing software). Add each sound as a separate track, that way you can control the volume of each sound. Then make one MP3 file that plays.
Hey brother, thank you for your videos! I'm sure your historical content is shifting a bit on the internet. The web link for the "Sound Board Mega Kit" does not appear to be functional at this time. Peace out!
Hello, thanks for the video. I need the board to play a track when I activate a button, but not to restart the sound if I press it again, that is, to play it from start to finish without being able to interrupt it when I press it again. Could this be done by configuring the dip selectors?
unfortunately that is the one downside of that board. As long as the pin is grounded it's going to continue to play that file. Must audio boards of this type will have the same problem. How are you activating it, maybe I can help :)
Hi, thanks for watching, I appreciate it. Here's the video with the new board that has the motion detection and MP3 all on one board. gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/ It doesn't really randomize the songs, it plays the files in sequence. I actually find that better because if you only have a few files you won't have the same sound playing back to back if it ramdonizes the same song twice. Here's a link for the actual board: gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
You can use a momentary contact switch, like a button or a momentary toggle switch. Unfortunately none of the modes allow you to keep a pin shorted and only play the sound file once. As long as the pin is shorted the file will play.
Hi Steve, How do you add the sound tracks, "songs" to the SD card? How would you write them? How big of speakers can I connect to the sound module via the mm jack? Please let me know, thank you.
You can use a USB card reader attached to your computer to write directly to the card or you can use the USB cable from the board to the computer and transfer that way, that would be the easier of the two ways. Once you plug the board into your computer via the USB cable it will show up as a drive that you can copy to.
Hey there, How would I add 7 a buttons to the board that will house 7 different sounds on the lines? I would need the sounds to stop playing and not repeat it self. Thank you very much
Just use any momentary push button. We have these if you want an arcade style momentary button, but Amazon has a vast array of choices. The ground of the card would get wire to the terminal of each button. The other terminal of the button would go to each pin. Then each button would play a different sound.
Hi! If you are looking for something that as a motion sensor, take a look at this board. Has all the same features but is motion activated. All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board th-cam.com/video/ms_yqQ7_NSs/w-d-xo.html
@@TheMakersCavethank you for that and thank you for all the videos I started doing Halloween parties for my son 10 yrs ago when he was 7 and as he grew older we started making it more scary and incorporating/making animatronics and raspberry pi’s, he’ll be going to college next year so this is our last year and trying to go big lol Your videos are extremely helpful in learning and thinking out of the box :) I did watch your other video but I already have this style board and was curios if PIR motion sensor would do same job as button does or buttons send different signals and won’t work. Much appreciated!
I am using this same chip, but I am attempting to use it as an infection in a spirit Halloween animatronic by only replacing the sound and keeping the factory movement and lighting, I am stuck on what wire I need to jump from on the PIR sensor to trigger the mp3 chip in unison with the factory items.
First, thanks for witching, I really appreciate it. I'm assuming the PIR you are talking about is the stock PIR on the prop. If so there should be three wires: Red, Black, and Yellow. In most instances the yellow is the signal wire from the PIR. Once you confirm that, email me back and I'll explain what you have to do next: Steve@GraveDecor.com or Steve@TheMakersCave.com.
There's several different things you can do. Both in volve opening the control box where the speaker is. The first is cutting one wire that goes to the speaker and wiring in a resistor. Problem with that is you need to know the exact resistance you want for the volume level you want, a lot of trial and error. The better way to do it is to use a 10K potentiometer (pot or volume knob). That way you can tune it to the volume level you want. Wiring it in is simple. You again cut one of the speaker wires and wire in the pot. One end goes the middle terminal of the pot and the other end goes to on the the pot terminals on the end. It's doesn't matter which end terminal you pick but depending on which pot end terminal you pick will determine which direction you turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume. Here's a link to some 10K pots on Amazon. These particular pots are nice because they come with wires soldered to them for easier wiring. amzn.to/45JNhGs
Sorry if this is a stupid question. if you can use a usb phone charging plug and a usb cable to power this board could you use a mobile phone usb battery pack to do the same you think? many thanks
Hello, can you help me? I want to put this module in my car alarm with personalized voice, 1 to unblock door, 2 to block door, 3 for violation car, i dont know How do that
Hi, thanks for watching. Would have to isolate something that is unique to each function, like and LED. You need something on the alarm that happens for each event you want to trap. What is the make/model of the alarm? BTW, pretty cool use of the board!
How would I set up a box so when I open it up it plays a sound effect. Pir sensor? How would that work with this setup. I know I’d use a 9v battery for power
If you want to use a PIR sensor, take a look at the board below. If more than one file is on the board then it plays the next one on each activation. If you want to use a mechanical activation you can use the pin activated card and use a snap switch or reed switch to make the momentary contact to play the sound. I would choose this setup as the PIR solution would continue to activate as long as someone is in front of the sensor. gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
@@TheMakersCave I’ll look into it thanks! I’m honestly just looking for a noise to play when I open a box and for it to stop when I close it. If I need to use a switch that’s fine but I’m hoping to make it motion censored
Hi how wire up five pin commentary to trigger the sound. Is there away it make it play all sounds one after each other with toggle switch no off down on up is off no lacking on the button? Thanks any help .I think I should be able to two wire ?
You probably want the following board. On each activation it will play the next file on the board. The board is set up for motion activation, but it's real easy to modify it for button use. Just cut off the PIR sensor. when the yellow and the red of the PIR wires on the board are shorted it creates an activation. gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
Actually yes. The pins look for a LOW signal to play, and a HIGH to stop. Most PIRs outgoing trigger pin is LOW when not triggered and HIGH when triggered (motion). You could connect the PIR trigger pin to the sound board's pin. The LOW would keep that pin playing in a loop. When motion is sensed the PIR would change it's trigger pin from LOW to HIGH, stopping the file from playing.
No, i do have those sensors in the Cave and have been meaning to see how they can be integrated without a microcontroller. If you need any help just ask, maybe I can assist :)
Sir I am from Sri Lanka. This video is very valuable! Thank you very much for that. I have been looking for this circuit for a long time. Can you please explain how to get it?
Hi, Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciated it! We offer what I show you how to build on or site: gravedecor.com. You can buy the parts individually or as a completed product. If you have any other questions or need help with anything please let me know :)
use could use this card with and Arduino Nano and an pn532 nfc rfid card reader. attached the 8 play pins on the card to a pin on the arduino. When a tag is sensed it would play the appropriate sound. Pretty neat idea, I just ordered a card and tags in. Will do a video some time this week. Thanks!!!
O preço desse modelo fn-m2a aqui no Brasil ou para importar é muito maior q o modelo dy-sw5v então optei em usar um mini relé para inverter o sinal do sensor pir e funcionou Mas ainda me limitou ao uso apenas de um som Vou tentar usar Arduino nano o dfplayer para tentar melhorar o projeto sem deixar muito caro
One this board if you set the DIP switches to Switches 1 & 2 ON, 3 OFF the file for that pin will play as long as that pin is grounded. Once the connection is broken the song stops. I think this is what you are looking for. Let me know if you need any help :) Steve
@@TheMakersCave that's is nice thank you! I also wanted to ask if you could wire up two buttons and have one Button play only one sound and the other button plays only another sound ?
@@TheMakersCave that allready helped. now heres a new problem. i just wanna have that thing play random songs as soon as i turn the power on. is there a way?
Steve is there a way or taking the sound from those output nodes, straight into the pc and play it through a pc speaker? would it need a certain software to do this? i dont want an external speaker. i want it to be played with all other sounds through windows operating system
This is just what I am looking for. I have a project whee I want at the push of one button a sound will play and 2 or 4 led lights will light and will turn off when the sound is finished. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can do this?
What you want to do is pretty straightforward. Attach a push button with one connector to the pin sound you want activated and the other button connector to the ground pin. Use the boards busy pin to activate a relay the makes the lights go on while the sound plays. Here's a couple of links to help you. Audio Mega Kit: gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-5w-audio-amp/. Button: gravedecor.com/product/arcade-button-lighted/. If you have other questions just ask :)
Hi! I was really excited to try this and it works! Only issue is , it looks that there's always a delay uppon trigger when the sound play and when the relay activate. It is possible to synchronize that to match perfectly?
Sorry for the delay, we've been under the weather this week. I'm not exactly clear on where the delay is, maybe I'm a little slow this week :) Is it that the relay latches and then the sound plays, or is it the sound plays and then the relay latches. Let me know.
@@TheMakersCave the relay latches and then the sound play. I was able to get rid of it by using an arduino and expand the project but I was curious if you knew how to get rid of it without an arduino
Hi I’m very interested in the working of the sound board . My question to you is what happens when the ground wire that selects the music stays connected?
There sure are :) But they usually come at a higher price range. If you know of any that are low cost please let me know, I'm always looking for new items to show the viewers.
The easiest method for this board is to simply connect each of the eight pins to a pin on an Arduino and a PIR/Motion sensor to an Arduino pin and the relay trigger pin to the busy pin of the sound board. A simple Arduino code would look for a trigger from the Arduino and then pick a random sound pin to activate. The busy line of the sound board would keep the relay activated for the length of the sound. With this method you could have 8 different sounds for the one prop. Let me know what help you need. Here's a link to our Nano board: gravedecor.com/product/arduino-compatible-nano-atmega328p. If you like I can send you the code.
@@TheMakersCave Hi Thanks for the information I have ordered a couple of boards I already have some arduino not sure which model will have to find them out I might need help with the basic wiring and certainly the code would be very helpful thank you
I’m making the Clark Griswold hanging guy for Christmas. I have a two wire motion sensor set up to activate the 12v wiper motor but I want to add sound. Would this system work for that and how?
Hi, thanks for watching. This board would defiantly work. You would have the motion sensor activate the sound board. Once activated the board would start to play the sound and at the same time activate busy pin which would activate the relay for the wiper motor. I would use the heavy duty relay as wiper motors draw some amperage. If you want us to wire together a package that includes the PIR, Relay, and sound board just drop me an email. That why all you have to do is load your sound file and wire the motor to the relay. Sales@GraveDecor.com
Yes it can. Name your four audio files any way you would like just make sure they start with 00001 through 00004, i.e. 00001-Scream.mp3, 00002-Groan.mp3, etc. Then connect one side of each button to the ground pin, and the other side of each button the pin that would play for that button. Now the four buttons control the four different audio files.
@@TheMakersCave thanks for the information I have another question about that, can we put four audio files inside the folders, then we transfer the folders to the board. It's gonna trigger 1 audio or 4 audio when we click each button 2-4 times?
Many thanks for your great videos. I have installed a PIR sensor and a relay, all works great . Question: With this MP3 board , is there a way to play different mp3 sounds every time the PIR is triggered ? Mine keeps on playing the same sound. Many thanks
You might want to take a look at this board. It has the motion sensor already built in and on every activation it play a different sound file. It has onboard memory and SD Card memory for mor and larger files. It also has the "Busy" pin so a relay can be used and the relay stays activated for the length of the sound file being played.
When I run across this problem I check the following: Is there an MP3 on the SC Card? Is the SD Card properly seated in the slot? Are the solder spots good and not touch the pin next to it. I find 9 out of 10 times the soldering is not correct. If possible use a magnifying glass to check.
@@TheMakersCave thanks for getting back to me! I got that part to work!! but now the relay wont trigger. I have the exact same relay as you, jumper is set to Low, Busy signal connected to relays signal input, but when I touch ground to headers, the songs play but the relay doesnt trigger. Relay power green is ON but no red light and no relay click . Thanks and I love your videos. This one of the best videos i have found on this particular sound module
@@minskie There's a couple of things to check. If you h ave a multimeter check that the voltage changes on the trigger wire, we want to make sure that the wire is sending a signal. The next thing to check is to make sure that the relay is really working. Make a jumper wire and touch one end to hte relay Neg/Grnd and the other end to the trigger terminal (IN). That should make the relay work. If the realy is set to HIGH then you would short the +5 to the IN terminal.
Hi, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. If you want to use an Arduino, and I have quite a few times, there are several methods. The board has Tx/Rx pins for serial communication, I don't have the Arduino library driver for that since I usually use it in the following manner for simplicity. Just take the 8 pins on the sound board and attach each one to a pin on the Arduino. In your Arduino card set all those pins to Output and set them to High. Since Low activates a pin you need to set them to HIGH as soon as you can in your start up code. Then in your loop section of the code look for whatever activation method you want to use (motion, button, step pad). On activation just make the sound pin you want go LOW for .5 second and then go HIGH again. Example Code: digitalWrite(Pin1,0); delay(500); digitalWrite(Pin1,1); If you need any help just let me kow.
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it. No, each pin will activate the busy pin for as long as that sound file plays. I'm not sure what you on your question of how many leads on the relay. Can you elaborate :)
Hi, thanks for watching. Here’s a link to a video I just did that does exactly what you’re asking for. All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board th-cam.com/video/ms_yqQ7_NSs/w-d-xo.html
Hi, thanks for watching, I appreciate it. What does the 0.5 represent? size or watts? It should work but I would turn the volume all the way down and slowly turn it up.
I have three of these cards one DY-SV8F, and 2 SV5W. I can’t get any of them to load MP3 files through the USB connection. My experience definitely get the SV5W, I was able to load songs onto the SD card. I don’t know what to do with the SV8F i own. Still thanks for the tutorial. If anyone has advice on how to transfer songs by the USB cable, I’m all ears.
The DY-SV8F has 8MB of onboard memory. The DY-SV5W has no onboard memory, you have to use a Micro SD Card no larger than 32GB. That is the only difference between the two cards. You definitely should be able to use a data USB cable with SV8F to transfer the files. When you plug the board in does the computer recognize it as a drive? The same for the SV5W. Let me know.
Actually, kinda, yes. I just discovered this feature (or bug). You set the DIP settings as 1 (on), 2 (off), 3 (on), the opposite of how I have it in the video. With these settings when power is applied the board will continually loop through all the audio files on the card.
In response to your reply: Can single relay added to the board be used to run my leds when each of the different MP3 files I assign to it. Or do I need to add a relay to each MP3 file?
Plan on adding a sound system to a statue that I sculpted, would be cool to have a remote and an SD card for over 100 sounds. Will this board work for that? Looking for something simple and small/compact.
You probably want a card like this. It has a Miro SD slot that you can use to hold a lot of sound files. It has a built in motion sensor and a 3W sound amp. Like the other board it has a "busy" pin so you can have it activate a relay. What's nice is that on every activation it'll go the next file. If you want to use a step pad or button instead of the motion sensor, you can just cut off the sensor and by shorting the sensors yellow and red wires it will activate. gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
@@TheMakersCave Thanks for getting back to me, I was just looking at your video on this after finding it on Aliexpress. Think this will be perfect for my needs, thanks.
so well explained, it is worth mentioning that relay can be controlled by the microcontroller to switch tracks on and off ....sweet !
Thanks for watching! For a lot of my commission builds that’s how I control this board. I like to show the viewers how to use boards like this without a controller, a lot of people are afraid of using them.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA, how helpful that was. Mine arrived today and I have been struggling to get it working. I did not realise that 32G was the max card size, so presumably the 64G one I tried, was unsuitable. Also the file naming is well explained by yourself. I have been an electronics hobbyist for many years, but I struggle with anything involving computer type stuff.
I think that your explanations are excellent, particularly for beginners. Given all of the above, I have subscribed to this great channel.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad the video was helpful.
I just echo the thanks, I did not know enough to rely on the data sheets alone but this gives the practical info I needed !
Thanks for watching and glad it helped. If you have any more questions, just ask :)
I just blind buy this board then I found your video. Really great explanation and easy to follow. Thank you
Thanks for watching and if you have any questions just ask!
Finally, a fantastic video on this great little unit. I am running it off 3AA batteries (4.5v) and using a circular switch to swap between 1-4. I struggled a year ago with this and put the project top rest, and finally picked it up again yesterday. I'd love to also add a one-shot 555 led chaser to it (another learning curve =). All the best
First, thanks for watching! If you're running through batteries and you have the space you could use a 12V battery with a 12V to 5V converter wired to it. That would give you some long play time.
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Cool! I used transistors triggered to ground by the arduino - same idea, but even cheaper. Just wanted it really small so I soldered all the transistors onto a board.
Good tip!
GREAT VIDEO FOR PEOPLE UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONICS. IMO, Everything you covered was pretty easy to figure out just by looking at the board (of course I'm an EE with a lot of experience). So unfortunately, it was no value to me. What I would like to know is more about the dip switch because I want to use this in a synth module and I would like to be able to incorporate all the features. I like the relay output. I don't plan on driving motors or lights that would require a relay, but I can use the digital output that triggers the relay board to send trigger pulses to other synth modules that would trigger envelope generators, LFO's, VCA's, sequencers, sequential switches, etc. For now, I'LL TRY TO SEE IF I CAN FIND MORE INFO, You did a great job with the basics and I'd love to see you do another video that covers the DIP switches.
I do have one question. If you were to get remove the DIP switches and connect 3 digital trigger points to the corresponding "On" pads, could you use those 3 trigger voltages to perform the same function as the DIP switch. In other words, instead of setting the DIP switch to off, on, off, could you remove the DIP switch and send either a digital voltage of 0, 1, 0 to the 3 on pads of the DIP SWITCH and make the circuit function as if the DIP Switch was set for off, on, off? (I just made assumptions as to how it might work. Perhaps, you'd have to apply the inverse digtal triggers (1,0,1) to the 3 "On" pads (or maybe the triggers should be connected to the 3 "Off" or "common" pads instead. (Perhaps the "On" pads supply internal digital voltage triggers and the switches determine the mode by connect the triggers to the "Off" pads. So the first question is "Is that what the DIP Switches do, or do they work in a different way?")
Hi! Thanks for watching. I've never tried digital switching of the DIP switches but it sounds like a neat idea. I would think that all the switches do is make a connection to ground, so in theory you could control them through microcontroller (arduino, pi, etc..). I would just probe both sides of the switches and see what you get.
Hey, I enjoy your videos a lot!! I have been trying to create a Halloween project using this MP3 sound playback module with Arduino or by itself activated by an PIR sensor. But I keep getting the sound repeated in an endless loop. Could you please make a video showing how to do that? Thanks again
Hi Steve, I have seen many comments here asking about using a PIR sensor to trigger sound with this board and most or your responses direct people to your other video "All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board" but I'd like know if the PIR sensors you sell can be used with "MP3 Player with 5W Audio Amp" to trigger sounds? Can I use 4 PIRs connected to 4 of the pins to trigger 4 sounds?
Fantastic. I'm currently working on my first Halloween animatronic and this channel will be a big help down the road.
Thanks for watching, I have some more videos coming out soon!
I have the block DY-HL30T play back board and I’ve not been able to get audio out of it. It’s a 32g unit and I’m using a 2g card.. been using various mp3 recording and or conversion apps and are naming the audio files 00001 but is it supposed to be 00001.mp3 or just the numbers? Right now it is 00001.mp3 so I’ll try again. My Mac did not recognize the board with the card so I transferred the mp3 files into the card with a usb adapter and then placed it into the board but nooooo sounds. I powered it with the usb and also with the direct power input but no success. Does the card have to be exactly a 32g or can it be a 2g like I have for now? The audio files are small because I’m just troubleshooting. Any assistance will greatly be appreciated 🙏🙏 been trying for a very long time so I’m getting stressed out, thanks.
I solved it!….., I needed to use a TF card and not an SD card!!!!😊😊😊😊
When these type of boards don't play it's usually because of the card.
Thank you for the quick response.Your site is just great!
Any time!
Exactly what I was looking for. Just ordered one!
Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped :)
Excellent video and demonstration. I need those wire strippers!!
That style stripper is my evey day tool now. They're great for small spaces.
@@TheMakersCave do you know where I can pick that type up?
There should be a link under the video
@@TheMakersCave thanks
The versions I received look identical but had some things to take note of:
1. The board will not play or respond to I/O triggers while USB is connected for file transfer; while a PC is connected and the board detects a data link, button presses to the board I/O will do nothing. But if a "stand-alone" power source is used to power the board, like a common USB power bank, the board will function as expected using its USB port. This means that even when the board is powered by an external source using its +5 VDC pins, the audio triggers applied to its I/O will cease until the USB data link is disconnected.
2. The board requires a power-cycle after changing the mode switches. Changing DIP switch positions do not cause the board to change modes until the power has been disconnected then restored.
I will be using the "key combination mode" which isn't working as expected, and I'm not sure if audio files beyond DEC #9 should continue with decimal numbering, 00001 - 00255, or with hexadecimal 00001 - 000FF, but I suspect decimal will be fine. I expect the files to be triggered by applying typical boolean patterns to the 8 selector lines, from 0h, to FEh.
I also have found that these boards like to run in "stand-alone" mode and it be honest almost everyone uses them in that manner. And yes, after a mode change you have to power fail it. It reads those setting only once at power up. I haven't played with the "key combination" mode much, I'll have to take a look.
I am having a hard time getting my computer to recognize the usb sd card. Any ideas?
@@chuckfulton7634 Assuming your computer has no problem seeing other USB devices:
* Make sure the cable you are trying to use is not defective, and is for "full USB data and power", since some cables will only supply power but no data (and the ones that ship with the module aren't that great)...
* Does your PC even acknowledge that "something USB" was connected? If not, you might see if the module is recognized in a friend's PC; if so, your PC needs troubleshooting, if not, the module is likely defective...
You probably know already that if some "other" USB device is detected and works as expected, but the sound module does not, the module is probably bad since its connectivity is very straightforward as these thing go, and the only other possibility is a bad or wrong type of USB cable.
@@mbunds Thank you for responding, trying those things now...
@mbunds I was able to load the sd card using a card reader on my wife's laptop. It all worked. I think I was using a USB cable that was only a power supply. THANK YOU for the help.
@TheMakersCave Thank you for a great video!
You just got another Sub! Thanks for this video and all your videos, they are truly helpful! Quick question, do you know where I can find additional info on all of the DIP switch settings? Thanks so much!
I want to see the in-depth build with an arduino and a sound device! Did I miss that video?
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I’m in the process of building my Real Ghostbusters proton pack and your vid was EXTREMELY helpful. I’m relatively new to wiring boards into my props and your explanations were so easy to comprehend. Thank you so much. 😊
I do have some questions too:
1. Would you recommend a button switch being wired between the ground pin and a sound pin to wire specific sounds to specific switches to be found in different locations on the prop? In my case the proton thrower would have two buttons in two different locations, and each would play a different sound.
2. What speaker are you using? Since this vid is 2yrs old, are there any other mini speakers you recommend?
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You have it absolutely correct. Use a button for each sound pin just connect one terminal of the switch to ground and the other terminal to the pin of the sound you want with that button. For the speaker, I used a 5W mini speaker. Given the prop you are building you'll probably want better speakers and more than the 5W that board puts out, so you'll want to use the built in 3.5mm jack. How much voltage are you using in the proton pack?
@@TheMakersCave Thank you so much for answering my questions!! I’m not sure of the voltage as of yet. I’m doing a test structure build first to determine the sizes of the LEDs and such. I’m making the pack a little smaller than seen on the cartoon and am still calculating the measurements. I’m eyeing some mini power banks and staying away from batteries. I used coin batteries in my prop led yo-yos for a previous cosplay and they were a hassle. ☺️ Thank you again!
@@TheMakersCaveIt looks like it will be a 5 volt build, and now I’m looking at your vids to learn how to wire light and sound to two pins.
I bought a sound board and relay kit from Steve for a Slimer and Samhain from "The Real Ghostbusters." I didn't get the body of Samhain working, but I did get Slimer working thanks to Steve. I recorded a video during our "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" movie theater promotion that has Slimer with Steve's help: th-cam.com/video/eSqfa6wNkok/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8KrdUS-ZWYm_sdA6
Yesterday I was trying to use the sound board and relay in 12 volts (same power cell that powers our 3D printed proton packs) using Steve's method to operate a Ghostbusters II slime blower cannon. I couldn't get the lights and sound to work. I wanted to press a button in, have it play the slime sound, and then turn off as soon as I pressed the button off again. I had the DIP switches set to 011 thinking that would do it.
This morning I decided to go back to MP3 player mode. I had used a chaser LED board for the yellow powercell light and used the second in the 2 pack to power the pink LEDs. I could hear the one sound effect 00001.mp3 play. When I disconnected the ground, the lights and sound went off. So instead of trying the relay, I just hooked the lights and sound board directly with the power source, using a button switch to break the ground, and completely removed the relay to get this slime blower cannon in the video. I did fix the one non working pink LED: th-cam.com/video/f15nzD1994I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-lQJfq1JH9be0eQA
@@AstanaxKnight THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! ⭐️🤩⭐️
Thanks, a very informative video! However I was waiting for the power leads to short out! 16:26 ⚡
They certainly were close! I usually use something to separate the leads but I must have forgotten to do it.
Great video/tutorial! I really enjoyed it and found it easy to follow. I’m already planning on how I’m going to use this. Can’t wait for the next one in the series. I’ve been wanting to get into projects using Arduino so your series will be very helpful.
Thanks so much for watching. I have a DIY button banger project, like the Pica Boo, designed for only around $35 with up to four relays.
@@TheMakersCave Do you have a video for that project?
@@TheRealRogers It's one of the videos I'll be doing over the next month.
Seems the controller board is no longer available.. 😢
You are just Incredible!!! A haunters dream for sound!!
Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful! :)
Great video I am hooking up sounds to my Star Wars cosplay guns and this really helps me great work
Thanks for watching and if you need any help let me know.
Wow😮... Es lo que necesito para mi proyecto casero 😊 gracias maestro 🎉🎉
If this board can't do it then what would? I would like this same concept but I would like one button press to trigger any sound track at random. If not random then at least rotating tracks. Thanks
how do i set it to play random tracks when its triggered off any pin?
I just found this video - really great.. I'm wondering how do I format the SD card / sound files and what is actually reading them? Thank you!
I just found this video. This was great and answered my questions on one of your other video I submitted. THANX
I just replied to your other comment :) This is the card I was talking about. You could have 8 different buttons to play 8 different sounds.
@@TheMakersCave BIG THANX!!! I just ordered a couple. This makes life much easier than controlling a card via serial signaling. Happy Haunting this Halloween
Great video, did you ever make the follow up with the Arduino? I am working on the project and couldn't find the second video on your channel.
definitely the type of solution I've been looking for. How could I trigger this from an output on a prop controller?
I have a rather complex room that runs a whole show where, when triggered, a bunch of different animations happen in sequence. Think like a supernatural zoo where things breakdown one by one... I'm planning on running the whole thing off a frightprops flexmax2, but that only has one audio output and I'll need to send a sound to 6 separate speakers for different animations. I certainly don't want to buy a $100-$200 card for each speaker just to get the audio. So this would be great if I could run it off of the flexmax.
Did you make the video of adding a motion sensor to this?
Delay relay timer with adjustable timer is also good with this
I'll be hanging out, Subscribed. I've done the Arduino,Nrf24, servos, lights, more lights of many kinds. ESP's and anything called Nano. Time to have a voice.
Thanks for watching! I did a video on another board that has a built in motion sensor. What's nice about that board is that is will sequentially play the next found file on activation, great for random sounds.
hi
thanks for the video
i have a question. how can I play an audio once only when power is connected?
thanks
Very good explaying . Thanks .
But this plate works always must be the cd card in the slot to work...yes ? Is not memory the files .
Thanks for watching. There is no on board memory, you will have to use a Micro SD card.
Very nice and very detailed. Thank you. I want to try this with buttons
You are welcome 😊
Awesome video ! I'm using these boards in our haunted houses for ages, and I never realized there was a busy signal on them. Could have saved me a whole lot of fiddling with extra boards, lol.
Glad I could help!
sry , super noob. this is actually my first video ever, thank you for explaining everything. The purpose of the relay is to have the input turn on the different sounds by various type of inputs (ie motion center, sounds activation, button, know... ) so each I00-I07 lead you would another input(button) and then to the relay?
question i have little to no electronical engineering experience is it possible to use regular, maybe AAA, or AA battery to power the module? If so, how many are required?
What size wire do you recommend for these projects?
Love your videos! I am a novice but would love to build a flux capacitor. Do you have any videos on how to connect a remote control for sound and LED lights?
Im looking for the same answers as I build custom 1/7 rc cars like the LIMITLESS.. his next vid is supposed to show how to do just that with arduino so that arduino needs to support PWM which most of them do support that and so do some of the Raspberry. I know a lot of things but I have never owned an arduino or Raspberry. I turned a Turbo key chain ornament into an audible turbo sound for my rc car. I used a PWM relay that responds to my transmitter and the relay opens and closed the circuit (the button) on the turbo and I soldered an earphone jack from the turbo’s speaker and plugged into a custom Bluetooth speaker in my rc car. So when I give throttle, the turbo plays through the rc car’s speaker. I built an intercooler for the front of the car and the speaker is inside the intercooler. You can check out the entire build series if the RC Skyline on my channel. If I succeed with my new current build I’m doing with the 1:7 scale Bugatti, you’ll definitely catch that on my channel for sure!
Hi, i am building something close to this but the problem i have is the activation of each of the music tracks here is via a "momentry" grounding of a supply ... basicly i have a box, as someone approches it the pir operates a sound effect and some LEDs via a relay is turned on then when the box is opened another sound effect and group of LEDs are switched on and i cant see a way around this "momentry grounding"... am i missing something? I don't want to use an arduino if i can help it. Many many thanks
check out this video, I think using both boar.ds might be the answer. Here's what I'm thinking. The motion board detects a person and plays the sound and a relay activates the lights. Using some type of switch, snap, lever, plunge, on the box lid to do activate a relay using ground(neg). That relay would cut power to the first sound board and and the ground signal would also go to one of the pins on the non-motion board. That would activate that board which would play a sound and activate another relay that turns on the box lights. I can do a drawing to explain it better, it's actually pretty easy, I just don't think I did a good job describing it :)
I know this video is a year old but very informative. Question ... how would we hook this board up to an RC controller? I have a project that needs just a few sound files to be played. I want to hook up this board to be triggered by an ON/OFF auxiliary switch on my RC controller. Advice? How would we hook up the servo wires coming from the receiver to the board?
Hi, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! You mentioned you had several sound files. How did you want them to be played? Each activation plays a random sound?
Very informative, oddly enough, I'm designing a talking security system for my custom utility truck 😀👍
Thanks for watching! If you need any help just let me know.
Do you know what happens if a sound is activated before another sound finish playing.
Will it cut it out or will it play on top?
Hey Just recently stumbled onto you videos. Nice job finding value priced products to help out newer home haunters start to level up. I have been pondering how to build a small lightning effect. I have a couple of perfect storms that I use on the larger Vignettes which works great for them . I want to create a lightning effect inside a picture frame or shadow box and would love to have a mini lighting effect for this type of display. a perfect storm or a Pico controller would be overkill,(and over priced) for this.
thanks for your work
Thanks for watching, it's nice to know that my babbling videos are helping viewers! You must be sneaking into the Cave and looking at my project schedule. In the next week I'll have a video coming out on how you can do lightning with a simple sound board and volume meter.
great video. Question: do you connect two or three pins for different sounds together if you want them to play simultaneously? Added to this I would like to have some of the sound clips as ambient (background ) sound . Purpose is for a diorama of a Bar in the background and a street musician in the front and some street sounds all playing together. A controller for the volume of each sound may also be useful to control the volume of each of them.
Sadly it can only play one sound at a time. If you want to play all those sounds together at once at different volumes I would suggest using Audacity (free audio mixing software). Add each sound as a separate track, that way you can control the volume of each sound. Then make one MP3 file that plays.
This is so helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! And thanks for watching.
Hey brother, thank you for your videos! I'm sure your historical content is shifting a bit on the internet. The web link for the "Sound Board Mega Kit" does not appear to be functional at this time. Peace out!
Hello, thanks for the video. I need the board to play a track when I activate a button, but not to restart the sound if I press it again, that is, to play it from start to finish without being able to interrupt it when I press it again. Could this be done by configuring the dip selectors?
Do you make these for anyone and shipping them to them?
Hey wanna ask, how to stop the module from keep repeating the same sound and only play song 1 time when switch on
unfortunately that is the one downside of that board. As long as the pin is grounded it's going to continue to play that file. Must audio boards of this type will have the same problem. How are you activating it, maybe I can help :)
which video shows how to play random audio files with the MP3 player? Great job!!!
Hi, thanks for watching, I appreciate it. Here's the video with the new board that has the motion detection and MP3 all on one board.
gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
It doesn't really randomize the songs, it plays the files in sequence. I actually find that better because if you only have a few files you won't have the same sound playing back to back if it ramdonizes the same song twice. Here's a link for the actual board: gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
What if i want to use toggle switch but i dont want the music or clip to play repeatedly? Pls help
You can use a momentary contact switch, like a button or a momentary toggle switch. Unfortunately none of the modes allow you to keep a pin shorted and only play the sound file once. As long as the pin is shorted the file will play.
Hi Steve,
How do you add the sound tracks, "songs" to the SD card? How would you write them? How big of speakers can I connect to the sound module via the mm jack? Please let me know, thank you.
You can add tracks via the USB socket
Thank you!
You can use a USB card reader attached to your computer to write directly to the card or you can use the USB cable from the board to the computer and transfer that way, that would be the easier of the two ways. Once you plug the board into your computer via the USB cable it will show up as a drive that you can copy to.
Great tip! Thank you!
What speaker are you using?
Hey there, How would I add 7 a buttons to the board that will house 7 different sounds on the lines? I would need the sounds to stop playing and not repeat it self. Thank you very much
Just use any momentary push button. We have these if you want an arcade style momentary button, but Amazon has a vast array of choices. The ground of the card would get wire to the terminal of each button. The other terminal of the button would go to each pin. Then each button would play a different sound.
Can button be replaced with motion sensor on this board? Or signal is not compatible with connections where button is? Thanks
Hi! If you are looking for something that as a motion sensor, take a look at this board. Has all the same features but is motion activated. All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board
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@@TheMakersCavethank you for that and thank you for all the videos I started doing Halloween parties for my son 10 yrs ago when he was 7 and as he grew older we started making it more scary and incorporating/making animatronics and raspberry pi’s, he’ll be going to college next year so this is our last year and trying to go big lol
Your videos are extremely helpful in learning and thinking out of the box :)
I did watch your other video but I already have this style board and was curios if PIR motion sensor would do same job as button does or buttons send different signals and won’t work.
Much appreciated!
I am using this same chip, but I am attempting to use it as an infection in a spirit Halloween animatronic by only replacing the sound and keeping the factory movement and lighting, I am stuck on what wire I need to jump from on the PIR sensor to trigger the mp3 chip in unison with the factory items.
First, thanks for witching, I really appreciate it. I'm assuming the PIR you are talking about is the stock PIR on the prop. If so there should be three wires: Red, Black, and Yellow. In most instances the yellow is the signal wire from the PIR. Once you confirm that, email me back and I'll explain what you have to do next: Steve@GraveDecor.com or Steve@TheMakersCave.com.
What about when a prop does have sound and you want a way to control the volume?
There's several different things you can do. Both in volve opening the control box where the speaker is. The first is cutting one wire that goes to the speaker and wiring in a resistor. Problem with that is you need to know the exact resistance you want for the volume level you want, a lot of trial and error. The better way to do it is to use a 10K potentiometer (pot or volume knob). That way you can tune it to the volume level you want. Wiring it in is simple. You again cut one of the speaker wires and wire in the pot. One end goes the middle terminal of the pot and the other end goes to on the the pot terminals on the end. It's doesn't matter which end terminal you pick but depending on which pot end terminal you pick will determine which direction you turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume. Here's a link to some 10K pots on Amazon. These particular pots are nice because they come with wires soldered to them for easier wiring. amzn.to/45JNhGs
Sorry if this is a stupid question. if you can use a usb phone charging plug and a usb cable to power this board could you use a mobile phone usb battery pack to do the same you think? many thanks
Yep, you sure can. I would just make sure the battery pack is 2amps.
Hello, can you help me? I want to put this module in my car alarm with personalized voice, 1 to unblock door, 2 to block door, 3 for violation car, i dont know How do that
Hi, thanks for watching. Would have to isolate something that is unique to each function, like and LED. You need something on the alarm that happens for each event you want to trap. What is the make/model of the alarm? BTW, pretty cool use of the board!
Great content! Thank you so much
Glad you liked it! And thanks for watching!
You are awesome. Im glad i find this video.
Im trying to make a foosball table with sounds for each team and this is perfect.
Link to the second video to random the playlist
Video Link: th-cam.com/video/ms_yqQ7_NSs/w-d-xo.html
Card Link: gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
How would I set up a box so when I open it up it plays a sound effect. Pir sensor? How would that work with this setup. I know I’d use a 9v battery for power
If you want to use a PIR sensor, take a look at the board below. If more than one file is on the board then it plays the next one on each activation. If you want to use a mechanical activation you can use the pin activated card and use a snap switch or reed switch to make the momentary contact to play the sound. I would choose this setup as the PIR solution would continue to activate as long as someone is in front of the sensor.
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@@TheMakersCave I’ll look into it thanks! I’m honestly just looking for a noise to play when I open a box and for it to stop when I close it. If I need to use a switch that’s fine but I’m hoping to make it motion censored
I’m looking for one that can power two speakers. Any suggestions?
Are the files you want to play have actual stereo(different left and right tracks), or is it mono that plays on both tracks?
Hi how wire up five pin commentary to trigger the sound. Is there away it make it play all sounds one after each other with toggle switch no off down on up is off no lacking on the button? Thanks any help .I think I should be able to two wire ?
You probably want the following board. On each activation it will play the next file on the board. The board is set up for motion activation, but it's real easy to modify it for button use. Just cut off the PIR sensor. when the yellow and the red of the PIR wires on the board are shorted it creates an activation. gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-motion-sensor-3watt/
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! You’re about to help me accomplish something that means so much to me🙏🙏👌
You got this! And thanks for watching!
I found why my board wasn’t working!…. It’s shipped to be a TF card not an SD… I’m so stoked!
can you loop a sound FX and trigger to stop ?
Actually yes. The pins look for a LOW signal to play, and a HIGH to stop. Most PIRs outgoing trigger pin is LOW when not triggered and HIGH when triggered (motion). You could connect the PIR trigger pin to the sound board's pin. The LOW would keep that pin playing in a loop. When motion is sensed the PIR would change it's trigger pin from LOW to HIGH, stopping the file from playing.
I have been working for days on a similar board. Have you used a HC-Sr04 ultrasonic sensor to power the sound?
No, i do have those sensors in the Cave and have been meaning to see how they can be integrated without a microcontroller. If you need any help just ask, maybe I can assist :)
And thank you for responding! I hope to get half as skilled as you one day 🤗
Sir I am from Sri Lanka. This video is very valuable! Thank you very much for that. I have been looking for this circuit for a long time. Can you please explain how to get it?
Hi, Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciated it! We offer what I show you how to build on or site: gravedecor.com. You can buy the parts individually or as a completed product. If you have any other questions or need help with anything please let me know :)
Do you have a link in amazon?
is there a way to connect an nfc-reader to it to make it play different sounds for different nfc-tags u use?
use could use this card with and Arduino Nano and an pn532 nfc rfid card reader. attached the 8 play pins on the card to a pin on the arduino. When a tag is sensed it would play the appropriate sound. Pretty neat idea, I just ordered a card and tags in. Will do a video some time this week. Thanks!!!
im want to make stup that includes this and a pico which will run servos and leds.Is this possible?
Sure is. I don't know how your scene is setup with the Pico but you should be able to incorporate it in with what ever the pico is activating.
É possível por sensor de presença nessa placa ? ( Infravermelho)
Não neste quadro, mas dê uma olhada neste. th-cam.com/video/ms_yqQ7_NSs/w-d-xo.html
O preço desse modelo fn-m2a aqui no Brasil ou para importar é muito maior q o modelo dy-sw5v então optei em usar um mini relé para inverter o sinal do sensor pir e funcionou
Mas ainda me limitou ao uso apenas de um som
Vou tentar usar Arduino nano o dfplayer para tentar melhorar o projeto sem deixar muito caro
@@jonatasvasconcelos2026 Good idea. Use an Arduino Nano and attach each sound pin to a Nano pin. Then you can use code to activate the sound you want.
Would it be possible to have the sound playing aslong as you keep the button pressed?
One this board if you set the DIP switches to Switches 1 & 2 ON, 3 OFF the file for that pin will play as long as that pin is grounded. Once the connection is broken the song stops. I think this is what you are looking for. Let me know if you need any help :) Steve
@@TheMakersCave that's is nice thank you! I also wanted to ask if you could wire up two buttons and have one Button play only one sound and the other button plays only another sound ?
@@TheMakersCave that allready helped. now heres a new problem. i just wanna have that thing play random songs as soon as i turn the power on. is there a way?
One more question: Do I need a on-off button or a momentary button to activate each sound file?
A momentary switch is what you would want to use.
Nice tutotorial Sir,will this goes the same as in an animatronic battery operated prop? but what about cutting off the sound?
Hi! Are you looking to replace the sound in a prop?
@@TheMakersCave No Sir, i'm thinking if it's possible to just shut off or mute the sound.
Steve is there a way or taking the sound from those output nodes, straight into the pc and play it through a pc speaker? would it need a certain software to do this? i dont want an external speaker. i want it to be played with all other sounds through windows operating system
This is just what I am looking for. I have a project whee I want at the push of one button a sound will play and 2 or 4 led lights will light and will turn off when the sound is finished. Do you have any suggestions as to how I can do this?
What you want to do is pretty straightforward. Attach a push button with one connector to the pin sound you want activated and the other button connector to the ground pin. Use the boards busy pin to activate a relay the makes the lights go on while the sound plays. Here's a couple of links to help you. Audio Mega Kit: gravedecor.com/product/mp3-player-with-5w-audio-amp/. Button: gravedecor.com/product/arcade-button-lighted/. If you have other questions just ask :)
Hi! I was really excited to try this and it works! Only issue is , it looks that there's always a delay uppon trigger when the sound play and when the relay activate. It is possible to synchronize that to match perfectly?
Sorry for the delay, we've been under the weather this week. I'm not exactly clear on where the delay is, maybe I'm a little slow this week :) Is it that the relay latches and then the sound plays, or is it the sound plays and then the relay latches. Let me know.
@@TheMakersCave the relay latches and then the sound play. I was able to get rid of it by using an arduino and expand the project but I was curious if you knew how to get rid of it without an arduino
Hi I’m very interested in the working of the sound board . My question to you is what happens when the ground wire that selects the music stays connected?
On that particular board the sound file will keep playing.
Is there a board that I can use for a keyed ignition switch ?
There are video players that don't have a black screen effect between the looping video and the triggered video. completely seamless.
There sure are :) But they usually come at a higher price range. If you know of any that are low cost please let me know, I'm always looking for new items to show the viewers.
Great video !! Is there any way to hook a motion sensor up to this
I'm getting ready to do a video on this very thing. I found another sound card that should allow attaching a motion sensor with ease.
Hi I’m not very experienced in using Arduino how do you use one to control the board ?
The easiest method for this board is to simply connect each of the eight pins to a pin on an Arduino and a PIR/Motion sensor to an Arduino pin and the relay trigger pin to the busy pin of the sound board. A simple Arduino code would look for a trigger from the Arduino and then pick a random sound pin to activate. The busy line of the sound board would keep the relay activated for the length of the sound. With this method you could have 8 different sounds for the one prop. Let me know what help you need. Here's a link to our Nano board: gravedecor.com/product/arduino-compatible-nano-atmega328p. If you like I can send you the code.
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Hi
Thanks for the information I have ordered a couple of boards I already have some arduino not sure which model will have to find them out I might need help with the basic wiring and certainly the code would be very helpful thank you
I’m making the Clark Griswold hanging guy for Christmas. I have a two wire motion sensor set up to activate the 12v wiper motor but I want to add sound. Would this system work for that and how?
Hi, thanks for watching. This board would defiantly work. You would have the motion sensor activate the sound board. Once activated the board would start to play the sound and at the same time activate busy pin which would activate the relay for the wiper motor. I would use the heavy duty relay as wiper motors draw some amperage. If you want us to wire together a package that includes the PIR, Relay, and sound board just drop me an email. That why all you have to do is load your sound file and wire the motor to the relay. Sales@GraveDecor.com
I've been wondered this board can use buttons for playing the audio just like using 4 buttons but each buttons can play like 4 audio?
Yes it can. Name your four audio files any way you would like just make sure they start with 00001 through 00004, i.e. 00001-Scream.mp3, 00002-Groan.mp3, etc. Then connect one side of each button to the ground pin, and the other side of each button the pin that would play for that button. Now the four buttons control the four different audio files.
@@TheMakersCave thanks for the information
I have another question about that, can we put four audio files inside the folders, then we transfer the folders to the board. It's gonna trigger 1 audio or 4 audio when we click each button 2-4 times?
would this be about the same as using a cheap mp3 player and tearing it apart to hook up the sensor and relay to it?
You could, I have a video showing how to hack an inexpensive MP3 Motion Sensor from Amazon.
Many thanks for your great videos.
I have installed a PIR sensor and a relay, all works great .
Question: With this MP3 board , is there a way to play different mp3 sounds every time the PIR is triggered ?
Mine keeps on playing the same sound.
Many thanks
You might want to take a look at this board. It has the motion sensor already built in and on every activation it play a different sound file. It has onboard memory and SD Card memory for mor and larger files. It also has the "Busy" pin so a relay can be used and the relay stays activated for the length of the sound file being played.
i have the exact same board, have the DIP switch set the right way, but I cant trigger it by touching the pins like you do with the ground! Help!
When I run across this problem I check the following:
Is there an MP3 on the SC Card?
Is the SD Card properly seated in the slot?
Are the solder spots good and not touch the pin next to it.
I find 9 out of 10 times the soldering is not correct. If possible use a magnifying glass to check.
@@TheMakersCave thanks for getting back to me! I got that part to work!! but now the relay wont trigger. I have the exact same relay as you, jumper is set to Low, Busy signal connected to relays signal input, but when I touch ground to headers, the songs play but the relay doesnt trigger. Relay power green is ON but no red light and no relay click . Thanks and I love your videos. This one of the best videos i have found on this particular sound module
@@minskie There's a couple of things to check. If you h ave a multimeter check that the voltage changes on the trigger wire, we want to make sure that the wire is sending a signal. The next thing to check is to make sure that the relay is really working. Make a jumper wire and touch one end to hte relay Neg/Grnd and the other end to the trigger terminal (IN). That should make the relay work. If the realy is set to HIGH then you would short the +5 to the IN terminal.
@@TheMakersCave thanks very much, Steve. I appreciate your help! Cheers!
How do I control this board using other microcontrollers such as Arduino? Can I control it to play specific recordings by using Arduino?
Hi, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. If you want to use an Arduino, and I have quite a few times, there are several methods. The board has Tx/Rx pins for serial communication, I don't have the Arduino library driver for that since I usually use it in the following manner for simplicity. Just take the 8 pins on the sound board and attach each one to a pin on the Arduino. In your Arduino card set all those pins to Output and set them to High. Since Low activates a pin you need to set them to HIGH as soon as you can in your start up code. Then in your loop section of the code look for whatever activation method you want to use (motion, button, step pad). On activation just make the sound pin you want go LOW for .5 second and then go HIGH again. Example Code:
digitalWrite(Pin1,0);
delay(500);
digitalWrite(Pin1,1);
If you need any help just let me kow.
I have a question: How many leds can you add to one relay? Do you need a relay for each mp3 file?
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it. No, each pin will activate the busy pin for as long as that sound file plays. I'm not sure what you on your question of how many leads on the relay. Can you elaborate :)
Could you trigger sounds with a pir sensor
Hi, thanks for watching. Here’s a link to a video I just did that does exactly what you’re asking for. All In One MP3 Relay Motion Sensor Board
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I have this board but I need to use a tiny speaker. Would a 0.5 speaker work with this 3-5 W board?
Hi, thanks for watching, I appreciate it. What does the 0.5 represent? size or watts? It should work but I would turn the volume all the way down and slowly turn it up.
@@TheMakersCave it was a 0.5 W speaker. Got it working. Though as you said had to turn the volume down. Thanks for the brilliant video instruction! 😁
I have three of these cards one DY-SV8F, and 2 SV5W. I can’t get any of them to load MP3 files through the USB connection. My experience definitely get the SV5W, I was able to load songs onto the SD card. I don’t know what to do with the SV8F i own. Still thanks for the tutorial. If anyone has advice on how to transfer songs by the USB cable, I’m all ears.
Must have a micro sd card installed in order to save the files to the board, does not appear to have a standalone memory chip.
The DY-SV8F has 8MB of onboard memory. The DY-SV5W has no onboard memory, you have to use a Micro SD Card no larger than 32GB. That is the only difference between the two cards. You definitely should be able to use a data USB cable with SV8F to transfer the files. When you plug the board in does the computer recognize it as a drive? The same for the SV5W. Let me know.
Is there a maximum sound file size allowed for each pin?
as far as I know there is no file size limit as long as it'll fit on to the card.
@@TheMakersCave Thanks for getting back to me so soon and thanks for your great instructional videos!
Can this play multiple files continuiously?
Actually, kinda, yes. I just discovered this feature (or bug). You set the DIP settings as 1 (on), 2 (off), 3 (on), the opposite of how I have it in the video. With these settings when power is applied the board will continually loop through all the audio files on the card.
In response to your reply: Can single relay added to the board be used to run my leds when each of the different MP3 files I assign to it. Or do I need to add a relay to each MP3 file?
You can use one relay. It'll work when each file/pin is activated.
Plan on adding a sound system to a statue that I sculpted, would be cool to have a remote and an SD card for over 100 sounds. Will this board work for that? Looking for something simple and small/compact.
You probably want a card like this. It has a Miro SD slot that you can use to hold a lot of sound files. It has a built in motion sensor and a 3W sound amp. Like the other board it has a "busy" pin so you can have it activate a relay. What's nice is that on every activation it'll go the next file. If you want to use a step pad or button instead of the motion sensor, you can just cut off the sensor and by shorting the sensors yellow and red wires it will activate.
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@@TheMakersCave Thanks for getting back to me, I was just looking at your video on this after finding it on Aliexpress. Think this will be perfect for my needs, thanks.