You Reply: I too had the exact same situation as tweekstemp. I read his info and then tried to get sound by grounding the pins on the opposite side.
it plays the file when I ground it. yay! but it will not play via the Arduino program. did he mean he changed the dfplayer module, or did he change a serial command IN THE CODE. I am not an electrical engineer and get frustrated when things don't work after checking a hundred times. I previously bought a music maker shield which I paid $35 for and never got it to work. I had an experienced person come to help and still no good. I wanted to return it, but that sure is difficult to figure out. Now I am wondering if my DFPlayer is also faulty. the wiring diagram is so simple, and I checked it again and again. What do I do?