Open Source Mini Video Player (Arduino, ESP32, Electronics, PCB Design)!

Let's make a mini video player to watch all of your favorite movies and TV shows on the go! This video is sponsored by PCBWay! Order the circuit boards for this project at https://bit.ly/3A1mmZc or order your own at https://www.pcbway.com!

@GuyDupont recently modded a Hit Clips player that can play hours of music from an SD card! This got me thinking: portable music is cool, but what if you want to watch your favorite movies or TV shows on the go instead? So, I made an open source mini video player!

🖥️ CODE AND INSTRUCTIONS 🖥️

Code, design files, and additional build instructions for this project can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/sms-mini-video

We also built one LIVE on YouTube! Check out a replay of livestream here: https://youtu.be/Ob_l5PkH2qA

Instructions on how to program an ESP32 with the Arduino IDE can be found here: https://youtube.com/shorts/HyL55EKHbtg

The PCBs for this project were designed with Altium Designer. Get a free one month trial and 25% off a license at the following link: https://www.altium.com/yt/supermakesomething

⚙️ BILL OF MATERIALS ⚙️

The following quantities and components are needed to build this project. You can also buy a kit version that includes everything you need here: LINK COMING SOON!

- PCBs: https://bit.ly/3A1mmZc
- 1x ESP Wroom 32 Development Kit (30 pin version): https://amzn.to/3zT9VOL
- 1x PAM8403 Audio Amplifier: https://amzn.to/3AmsVa8
- 2x Thumbwheel Potentiometers: https://amzn.to/3dtOYCq
- 1x PCB Headphone Socket: https://amzn.to/3QgI2at
- 1x 2W 8 Ohm Speaker: https://amzn.to/3QlU2aT
- 1x ST7735 LCD with SD Card Slot: https://amzn.to/3bQvFmG
- 2x Momentary Push Buttons: https://amzn.to/3QKNdiz
- 1x 2.2k Resistor: https://amzn.to/3w2nN8x
- 1x SPDT 3 Terminal Slide Switch: https://amzn.to/3w6l1Pp
- 1x 10uF Capacitor: https://amzn.to/3PgUTYU
- 1x 16GB SD Card: https://amzn.to/3dqpxSo
- 1x Lipo Charger + Boost Module: https://amzn.to/3JSrEuo
- 1x 820mAh Lipo Battery: https://amzn.to/3SQjyqk
- 3x M3 Button Head Screws: https://amzn.to/3C4wIdm

I used the following tools during the build. If you need any of these, they can be found here:

- Hakko FX888D Digital Soldering Station: https://amzn.to/3JRXAim
- Digital Multimeter: https://amzn.to/3w6lWiP
- Desoldering Wick: https://amzn.to/3C0L1zy
- Desoldering Pump: https://amzn.to/3AkJWBt
- Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder: https://amzn.to/3SQJj9K
- Elegoo Neptune 3 3D Printer: https://amzn.to/3bWweeI

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS ⏱️

0:00 Intro
1:10 Design Rules
1:56 Components
3:27 How a Microcontroller Plays Videos
4:38 Designing the Circuit Boards
5:29 Making the Circuit Boards
6:24 Assembling the Mini Video Player
8:40 Programming with Arduino
9:38 Converting Videos
11:19 Outro

📚 SOURCES 📚

"HitClips - The truth behind the toy" (Techmoan) - https://youtu.be/X8568_3amO4
"I'm bringing Hit Clips back!" (Guy Dupont) - https://youtu.be/T5bPNSPXJuc
"YouTube Christmas Ornament! - Raspberry Pi Project" (SeanHodgins) - https://youtu.be/tKmjRi5BOhI
"The Simpsons TV - A Mini TV built with a Raspberry Pi Zero" (HlGH PING) - https://youtu.be/PS77R2y7a28
"H.264 Compression Technology" (Panasonic Connect Europe) - https://youtu.be/PmoEsPWEdOA
"Why Dark Video is a Terrible Blocky Mess" (Tom Scott) - https://youtu.be/h9j89L8eQQk
"The Miracle of Video Compression" (2kliksphilip) - https://youtu.be/hRIesyNuxkg
"Huge Raspberry Pi OS Update! Lots of New Stuff With This One!" (ETA PRIME) - https://youtu.be/pYAMgRqhHmY
"I built a LORA GPS-Tracker with ESP32 | makermoekoe" (maker.moekoe) - https://youtu.be/C7jFupvuy9M

🎞️ STOCK FOOTAGE 🎞️

"A Man Writging Mathematical Equation on a Blackboard" (Pressmaster) - https://www.pexels.com/video/a-man-writing-mathematical-equation-on-a-blackboard-3196292/
"Family Playing in the Sand" (Pavel Danilyuk) - https://www.pexels.com/video/family-playing-in-the-sand-5729018/

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