Unable to get the DFPlayer Mini to work with a Nano Every

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I've been trying to get the Every to work with the DFPlayer Mini without any luck! I've connected the RX of the player to TX of the Every through a voltage divider. The TX of the player is directly connected to RX of the Every.

Using the following code, but the connection to the DFPlayer fails! What am I missing? I recently found out that the RX and TX pins on the Every are infact RX1 and TX1.

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <DFRobotDFPlayerMini.h>

// Create the Player object
DFRobotDFPlayerMini player;

void setup()
{
  // Init USB serial port for debugging
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // Init serial port for DFPlayer Mini
  Serial1.begin(9600);

  // Start communication with DFPlayer Mini
  if (player.begin(Serial1))
  {
    Serial.println("Connected successfully to DFPlayer Mini");

    // Set volume to maximum (0 to 30).
    // player.volume(30);
    // Play the "0001.mp3" in the "mp3" folder on the SD card
    // player.playMp3Folder(1);
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println("Connection to DFPlayer Mini failed!");
  }
}

void loop()
{
  //
}
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What does serial print tell?
How is this powered?

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The else loop within the code triggers and says the connection to the DFPlayer failed. The Player is powered through the 5V of the Every.

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How is the Every powered?

5

Computer USB port.

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Have you used the player in "I/O mode" (stand alone - Vcc, GND, IO1, IO2)?

7

Why are the volume and play commands commented out?

8

Quick update: It seems the module was faulty. I replaced it and now it works! Sorry 'bout all the bother...

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I wanted to see if the serial connection works first.

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