IKEA’s flatpack furnishings has lengthy been well-liked amongst makers for its modular nature and low value, making it superb for whacky experiments and customized builds. [Claus] is one such individual, and constructed a enjoyable MP3 participant for his children out of a primary LACK shelf.
The music is dealt with by an NodeMCU ESP8266, working in live performance with a VS1053 audio board. The VS1053 is a extremely succesful chip, able to decoding quite a lot of uncooked and compressed audio codecs in addition to MIDI, however right here it’s used to learn SD playing cards and play MP3s. An RC522 is used to learn RFID playing cards to set off numerous tracks, permitting children to decide on a tune by merely inserting a tag on the shelf. An inexpensive PAM8302 amplifier and speaker are used to output the music. All of the {hardware} is put in neatly contained in the LACK shelf, a straightforward job due to the primarily cardboard development.
RFID playing cards are extra enjoyable than we usually give them credit score for, and we’ve seen a couple of builds alongside comparable strains to this one. Video of [Claus’s] little one rocking out after the break.
