Supported boards¶

Pick the page matching your hardware. If you are building from parts rather than using an integrated board, you want ESP32-S3 + PCM5102A.

Which board should I buy?¶

If you already own one of these, just find it in the table below. If you are starting from nothing, the only question that really matters is whether you need Bluetooth.

flowchart TD
    BT{"Need Bluetooth?"}
    AMP{"Want a built-in<br/>amplifier?"}

    S3["ESP32-S3 + PCM5102A<br/><small>cheapest, about $10</small>"]
    AMPBOARD["Esparagus Audio Brick, SqueezeAMP,<br/>Louder / Loud / Amped<br/><small>speakers connect directly</small>"]
    ESP32["ESP32 + PCM5102A<br/>or HiFi-ESP32<br/><small>use your own amp</small>"]

    BT -->|no| S3
    BT -->|yes| AMP
    AMP -->|yes| AMPBOARD
    AMP -->|"no, I have an amp"| ESP32

    classDef pick stroke:#26a69a,stroke-width:2px
    class S3,AMPBOARD,ESP32 pick

The short version: buy an ESP32-S3 unless you need Bluetooth, in which case you need an original ESP32.

Bluetooth Classic A2DP is only available on the original ESP32. The ESP32-S3, S2 and C5 have Bluetooth LE only, or no Bluetooth at all, so A2DP is not possible on them. If Bluetooth matters to you, choose an ESP32-based board.

Choosing a chip¶

Full build environment list¶

Every PlatformIO environment, including variants without prebuilt binaries, is listed in build environments.