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    Make a digital music box

    Aug 09, 2019 3 minutes
    By Enrico Miglino
    Photographs: Enrico Miglino

    Here is the first part on how to make a project involving communication between a BBC Micro Bit and an Arduino board.

    The project is divided into two parts: first, getting the Arduino to control an MP3 player, and, second, managing the other tasks with the Micro Bit.

    As usual, the electronic circuit is only part of the project that will become the electronic version of a music box, simulating a spring-loaded one, albeit on a larger scale.

    We will look at how to- Breadboard-Prototyping-Prototype-Proto Shield/dp/B01N55OWBY/ref=sr_1_fkm r3_1?keywords=arduino+prototype+shi eld+elegoo&qid=1562519096&s=gatew ay&sr=8-1-fkmr3) but an Arduino Nano will work fine.

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