Phoniebox

Kids Music Box with RFID Reader and Spotify

I was searching for an open source alternative to a Kids Audio Box (e.g. Toniebox, Tigerbox, etc.) and found the Phoniebox as well as the Git for it.

I went on to design a box that would fit all components (pi, powerbox, rfid reader, etc.) and found the tigerbox aesthetically pleasing. My box is larger to fit everything, around 14cm edgewise, but its still light enough to be lifted by my son who's not even two yet.

The figurines are from thingiverse, remixed to include a slot which fits a RFID chip. Depending on the figurine put on top of the box a different playlist ist played, currently mostly kids audio books and a spotify music playlist.

All in all a very cool project that i hope to expand when my son grows older.

Electronics

Phoniebox

• Raspberry Pi 3 - Model B+ - 1.4GHz Cortex-A53 with 1GB RAM
• Pimoroni OnOff SHIM for Raspberry Pi
• Adafruit I2S 3W Stereo Speaker Bonnet for Raspberry Pi - Mini Kit
• Adafruit Perma-Proto Quarter-sized Breadboard PCB - 3 Pack!
• Colorful Square Tactile Button Switch Assortment - 15 pack
• Rugged Metal Pushbutton with Red LED Ring - 16mm Red Momentary
• Speaker - 3" Diameter - 4 Ohm 3 Watt
• USB RFID Reader
• Panel Mount Extension USB Cable - Micro B Male to Micro B Female
• Anker PowerCore 15000 Redux
• M3 Screws (e.g. BangGood)

RFID Figurines

• RFID Button - 16mm (125kHz)

Printing

The files are a Work in Progress, as i'd like to include some of the changes i made in post-processing after finishing the box.

Basically you need to print one of each of the files. I used Vertigo Grey for the bottom part and ReForm rPET for the rest.

I printed everything at 0.28mm layer height, kept the bottom as-is and sanded, primed, painted and clearcoated the rest as needed.

Edits

• 2020_02_26: Uploaded the Source Blender File and a blank Front Plate