I plan to use the WIG-11125 board (uses the WTV202SD chip) in a custom playback product. The version available from Sparkfun does not permit use of the volume + and - buttons except through a microcontroller. That’s beyond my abilities, plus I probably don’t have room for any extra boards inside.
I’m happy to pay someone to show me how to wire up a volume control without using any other boards, just a potentiometer.
If that’s not possible, then I’m also happy to pay someone to set up a turn-key serial controller (Arduino board?) that I could quickly and easily duplicate without further technical assistance.