ANNOUNCE: Squeezelite-ESP32 (dedicated thread)

[urknall]

Is the project stable running on this little ESP32-Devices?

I was lucky to get 2 wonderful squeezeamps from the latest batch and can report that they are running very stable.

Though i read in the forum that there were problems with weaker wifi signals, for me one of the players is running at 62% without any problems so far...

[sle118]

Hi,
i followed this interesting Project, but could not find any further information about the topic synchronization. what about the topic sync?, is a good synchonisation in multiroom-audio with other squeezeboxes, with other squeezelite-linux-clients, picoreplayer or even other squeezelite-esp32-clients achievable, which works without problems? actually i'm thinking about whether buying 3 clients on a raspberry pi or better esp32-clients...? Is the project stable running on this little ESP32-Devices?
thank you ...

I might be positively biased by the project... but out of 9 zones (some being sychronized, some being stand alone), 2 are running SqueezeAMP and 2 are running ESP32 Wrover contraptions of some sort and they are all stable enough that I have almost forgotten what they are.

[philippe_44]

ANNOUNCE: Squeezelite-ESP32 (dedicated thread)

I might be positively biased by the project... but out of 9 zones (some being sychronized, some being stand alone), 2 are running SqueezeAMP and 2 are running ESP32 Wrover contraptions of some sort and they are all stable enough that I have almost forgotten what they are.

Candidly, I think that @sle118 and I have been surprised by how stable the espressif base and our code are

[sle118]

Candidly, I think that @sle118 and I have been surprised by how stable the espressif base and our code are

This is pretty much it. And this includes some clever fixes you introduced in the espressif SDK, which allowed us to push the limits even further.

[knorst]

thank you, now i'm confident to try this project, as i have a lolin d32 pro wrover laying around.
Could you advise me a good i2s-dac which is compativle with this project?
I would like to connect the ESP32 to a rather good amplifier, but also it should be not too expensive.

Are the following types of i2S-Dac's compatible?

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-and-interfaces-for-raspberry-pi/audiophonics-dac-sabre-es9023-v21-i2s-to-analogue-24bit-192khz-p-8396.html

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-modules/audiophonics-dac-sabre-es9018k2m-i2s-spdif-to-rca-32bit-384khz-dsd256-p-15975.html

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-and-interfaces-for-raspberry-pi/dac-board-for-raspberry-pi-2x-es9023-24bit-192khz-p-16718.html

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32852603744.html

i used the device in the first link together with the raspberry pi. It works with the device tree overlay for hifiberry dac.

thank you for your advice.

[sle118]

thank you, now i'm confident to try this project, as i have a lolin d32 pro wrover laying around.
Could you advise me a good i2s-dac which is compativle with this project?
I would like to connect the ESP32 to a rather good amplifier, but also it should be not too expensive.

Are the following types of i2S-Dac's compatible?

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-and-interfaces-for-raspberry-pi/audiophonics-dac-sabre-es9023-v21-i2s-to-analogue-24bit-192khz-p-8396.html

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-modules/audiophonics-dac-sabre-es9018k2m-i2s-spdif-to-rca-32bit-384khz-dsd256-p-15975.html

https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/dac-and-interfaces-for-raspberry-pi/dac-board-for-raspberry-pi-2x-es9023-24bit-192khz-p-16718.html

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32852603744.html

i used the device in the first link together with the raspberry pi. It works with the device tree overlay for hifiberry dac.

thank you for your advice.

Go with the simple devices, top of your list. Hats would probably be ok too but I didn't check in details.

[knorst]

thank you for your answer,

will it possibly work right out of the box, when connected, or do you think i need deeper knowledge and a special configuration of the software, because i don't have any programming skills ;-)

[sle118]

thank you for your answer,

will it possibly work right out of the box, when connected, or do you think i need deeper knowledge and a special configuration of the software, because i don't have any programming skills ;-)

Typically, all you need for these simple DACs is to connect the pins and flash the generic i2s version to get started. Note that current releases boot to the recovery partition, which you will have to exit before the device appears as a player in LMS

[ncnmra]

Hi Everyone! New to this forum. I came across this information in looking for a replacement for the long discontinued ChromeCast Audios. I have a number of them in my house to facilitate multi-room audio, but I've struggled with them working consistently over the years. The recent lawsuit between Google/Sonos didn't help. I'm familiar with the ESP32, and have used it for a number of projects. It fits the bill very well, but obviously does not have a built-in audio output.

Is there an existing product (or board) that has an ESP32, power input (don't need a battery) and DAC with either SPDIF or 3.5mm line-out connector? While I do have the technical ability to DIY my own solution, I'd prefer not to re-invent the wheel.

[justjason]

Is there an existing product (or board) that has an ESP32, power input (don't need a battery) and DAC with either SPDIF or 3.5mm line-out connector? While I do have the technical ability to DIY my own solution, I'd prefer not to re-invent the wheel.

https://forums.slimdevices.com/forum/user-forums/general-discussion/112880-new-modified-squeezeamp-batch

[bpa]

Hi Everyone! New to this forum. I came across this information in looking for a replacement for the long discontinued ChromeCast Audios. I have a number of them in my house to facilitate multi-room audio, but I've struggled with them working consistently over the years. The recent lawsuit between Google/Sonos didn't help. I'm familiar with the ESP32, and have used it for a number of projects. It fits the bill very well, but obviously does not have a built-in audio output.

Is there an existing product (or board) that has an ESP32, power input (don't need a battery) and DAC with either SPDIF or 3.5mm line-out connector? While I do have the technical ability to DIY my own solution, I'd prefer not to re-invent the wheel.

Another alternative RaspiAudio Mn (on Amazon know as Manga Cast)

https://forums.slimdevices.com/forum/user-forums/3rd-party-hardware/113663-full-review-esp-muse-mn-cast-squeezeesp32-aka-squeezelite-esp32-fw

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RASPIAUDIO-ESP-Muse-Portable-Bluetooth/dp/B09T2L8KRR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FKKGY7XX9GGT&keywords=raspiaudio%2Bmn&qid=1672865276&s=computers&sprefix=raspiaudio%2Bmn%2Ccomputers%2C59&sr=1-1&th=1

[CJS]

Is there an existing product (or board) that has an ESP32, power input (don't need a battery) and DAC with either SPDIF or 3.5mm line-out connector? While I do have the technical ability to DIY my own solution, I'd prefer not to re-invent the wheel.

Apart from the devices mentioned in the two posts above, there are the Polyvection DAC32 with analog output on cinch connectors, and the Polyvection DIGI32 with SPDIF output.
These streamers are distributed by "Audiostore" from the UK:
DAC32 WiFi Streamer (vortexbox.co.uk)
DIGI32 WiFi Streamer with SPDIF/TOSlink (vortexbox.co.uk)

[v2graeme]

I am currently trying to get running a "LILYGO® TTGO T4 V1.3 ILI9341 2.4 inch LCD"
I have squeezelite esp32 installed and running, have BT audio working.
I have spent a good bit of time trying to enable the screen, no success.
Would anyone have one of these running and be able to share the SPI and DISPLAY configuration settings - I think I am done with my guessing for now, and to date google has not come up with the right voodoo.
Thanks G

[Paul Webster]

I am currently trying to get running a "LILYGO® TTGO T4 V1.3 ILI9341 2.4 inch LCD"
I have squeezelite esp32 installed and running, have BT audio working.
I have spent a good bit of time trying to enable the screen, no success.
Would anyone have one of these running and be able to share the SPI and DISPLAY configuration settings - I think I am done with my guessing for now, and to date google has not come up with the right voodoo.
Thanks G

It might be very similar to one of the reference devices

https://github.com/sle118/squeezelite-esp32#t-watch2020-by-lilygo

[v2graeme]

I re-read the documentation and pieced it with this - https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGo_Txx - and it's now working, think I was mixing my In and Outs or the first doc did not talk about DC.

Display - SPI,width=240,height=320,cs=27,reset=5,back=4,spee d=40000000,mode=0,driver=ILI9341,rotate
SPI - data=23,dc=32,clk=18

Thanks