Alternative for the DF Player (mp3 playback module)? [closed]

Question

The DF Player and all it's clones are super cheap on Aliexpress and similar websites, one can be bought under $1.5. The problem is that the low power state of the module is non existing with around 30mA drawn is that state. That makes the module unsuitable for battery usage. Powering the module down using an external MOSFET does work, however the setup time of the module is about 1.5 sec to 3 which is too much.

I am looking for something that could provide high quality playback of mp3 files, possibly more primitive than the DF Player but could go low power & wake up into playback in under 0.5 sec. Cost should also remain about the same. Can be an IC as well as long as I can actually buy it from somewhere.

Answer 1

You must be not the only one being concerned about this issue; good designers and manufacturers usually listen to their customers and improve their products accordingly.

I think device you refer to is based on YX5200 chip, which has rated current of 20 mA. There's newer device, YX5300, having rated current of 10 mA and standby current of less than 200 uA (as declared in the datasheet). I think this is the device you need.

However I am concerned about the responsibility of the manufacturer - datasheet does not state its name and contact details; it does not state source of the intellectual property used. Most probably someone is missing their royalties, and buying this device you are participating in counterfeit - e.g. they glued several ready-to-use SoC parts together, and used freely available C source code, which most probably has requirement in its license for the source code origin declaration in the documentation for the end product.