An Internet Radio Player for around $20 (without a case) can't be all bad and you get to build it too!

Assembly for 10-pieces just $30. PCB Prototyping the easy way - see my video #129 for Hands-On details.

This Internet Radio was written from the ground up so that I could learn how it all worked. As a beta version 0.1 I think it's OK to release onto my unsuspecting YouTube viewers!

Although we don't really go through the code (there's over 900 lines and counting) I do explain the crux of connecting to a streaming radio URL and how we get the data stream - along with the Artist and Track information, if you want.

This is a work in progress and even as I write this I have implemented a buffering system to improve playback that I hope to explain in next week's video.

Your comments, requests and improvements gratefully received!

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!
All this information PLUS the sketches in my GitHub:
https://github.com/RalphBacon/205-Internet-Radio

VS1053 Datasheet
https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/vs1053.pdf

Calculating data stream duration (eg for how long does 32b of data last?)
https://www.colincrawley.com/audio-file-size-calculator/

Bodmer's TFT_eSPI library for 32-bit processors (eg ESP32 ESP8266)
https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_eSPI

List of many Internet Radio stations
https://www.internet-radio.com

Updated list of BBC network radio URLs
http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2015/04/updated-list-of-bbc-network-radio-urls/

List of many UK radio stations
http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/mp3.asp

Bauer media radio stations (eg Magic, Greatest Hits etc)
http://www.astra2sat.com/bauer-media/bauer-radio-streams/

(Special thanks to Michael Kurt Vogel for compiling this)
http://bit.ly/YouTubeVideoList-RalphBacon

The 2.8" TFT touch screen used in my demo for just $6.66 (plus $2.05 shipping) or from USA & UK direct:
2.8 Inch ILI9341 240x320 SPI TFT LCD Display Touch Panel SPI Serial Port Module
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/v33EPJT6cF

38-pin ESP32 with headers for just $4.99 plus $2.25 shipping ($9.00 plus 0.99 shipping if ordered from USA):
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/KGKEHpfeCc
**NOTE the 30-pin works just as well, the extra pins are not for end-user use anyway!

Amazon UK sell this 2.8" screen (in the UK) for just £12.50 + free delivery!
https://amzn.to/38utf96
NB: Make sure you select the TOUCH version!!!

Amazon UK also sell the 38-pin ESP32 DEv Kit for just £5.55 in the UK:
https://amzn.to/3mFhy30

AliExpress offer both 30-pin and 38-pin ($3.36 + $1.04 shipping) of the ESP32 Dev Kit:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32959541446.html
I couldn't get an affiliate link for above, click here first: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ADe0jl That's a link for a bare ESP32 with a whopping 16Mb on board! But needs an expansion board/PCB.

My channel, GitHub and blog are here:
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