CD player idea

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Hello! I am new to Arduino. I fell in love with the hobby electronics idea after seeing a few YouTube videos. To make the things that I can’t buy!

So what would I make? Finally! I’ve decided on a project. So I’m here to ask if any of you fine folks would point me in the right direction. I do have a little bit of familiarity with electronics, and I have programming experience.

What I want to make is a CD player with a built in battery, with Bluetooth, that I can control with my Bluetooth earbuds; and auto rewind when I pause, and other little features. Easy - right?

What I figure I need is

  • Pick up head (PUH) to read disc
  • some kind of... controller... (supposed to be a joke)
  • rechargeable battery (Li-ion)
  • bluetooth... chip? board?

This would be the basic parts. It the end, I would like all this to be as small as possible, but I’m okay with taking one step at a time.

I have one CD player I can probably cannibalize.

I really appreciate your time and willingness to help me with this!

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Get an old laptop or a RPi.

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Yep, definitely a joke. :grinning: :grinning: :grinning:

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I have one CD player I can probably cannibalize.

You'd be better-off leaving it unbutchered.

Easy - right?

If you say so.

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zwieblum:
Get an old laptop or a RPi.

A raspberry pi would be better suited to this project? Well, I’ll check that out.

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I have one CD player I can probably cannibalize.

If it works you might be able to add Bluetooth.

1.Pick up head (PUH) to read disc

CD players are incredibly complex so start with a working one!

I would like all this to be as small as possible,

Making homemade electronics "small" is always difficult.