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DCC++EX Repo to hold project planning documentation and processes
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Name: Peter Ubels

Email: pu@karla-ubels.nl

Timezone: 1

Software: EX-CommandStation

Version: 4.0.x

Title: DFPlayer mini in EX-RAIL not found

Description: Hi there, I am working with DCC-EX V5 and EX-RAIL and I'm enjoying it (love your work). At the moment I would like to add some sounds and I followed the manual (https://dcc-ex.com/reference/developers/hal-config.html#adding-a-new-device) and added a DFPlayer mini but it wil not connect. Whatever I try I get: < DFPlayer device not responding on serial port >. I could not get my hand on an original DFPlayer mini but got several MP3-TF-16P's. All example sketches I upload to the MEGA for this player work so the ports and player do work. I'm using a MEGA 2560 wifi and tried al three serial ports (14-15, 16-17, 18-19) with changing the command in myHal.h accordingly DFPlayer::create(10000, 8, Serial1,2,3) but with no result. My C++ skills are not good enough to find tghe error, please advice. Thanks in advance and regards, Peter

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Attachments:

  1. myAutomation.zip
Kcsmith0708 commented 2 months ago

Hi Peter, First quick review You've created a DFPLAYER vpin 10000 on serial1 but are trying to use vpin 1000 as in SET(1000) // this should be SET(10000) and SET(10001) and RESET(10000)

and what are the SET pins 40 42 44 ?

Also be sure your DFPlayer Tx Rx are crossed to Rx1 Tx1 on the Mega

Ash-4 commented 2 months ago

The filename should be myHal.cpp

Perhaps check to see that it is working by sending a few commands from the serial monitor. Then develop what you want in myAutomation.h https://dcc-ex.com/reference/developers/hal-config.html#checking-the-driver

Pubels commented 2 months ago

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the reply, I now have setup a clean CommandStation 5 with only the DFPlayer (pin18-19) and a sensor (pin40) attached a made certain I have addressed the right pins. I only modified the myHal and myAutomation file (see attachment). But with no result, the DFPlayer mini wil not connect. Whatever I try I get: < DFPlayer device not responding on serial port >. When I enter the command it tells me the player is offline. Are you certain that this should work??? Are there examples of DFPlayers playing on the CommandStation? If I upload a sketch for the DFPlayer mini and it plays without problems but when I upload DCC-EX it will not work. Another strange thing is that the device monitor of the installer stalls when the DFPlayer is connected, when using the arduino ide it will run through.

myHal.zip

Regards,

Peter