Tab5 Web Radio - SomaFM Player

A standalone internet radio player for the M5Stack Tab5 that streams SomaFM stations with a modern LVGL UI.

Features

• Stream SomaFM internet radio stations
• Modern dark-themed UI with spectrum visualizer
• On-screen QWERTY keyboard for WiFi configuration
• ICY metadata display (current track info)
• Persistent settings (WiFi credentials, last station, volume)

Based On

This project is based on the M5Tab5-UserDemo codebase.

Build

Fetch Dependencies

python ./fetch_repos.py

Desktop Build (for development/testing)

Tool Chains

sudo apt install build-essential cmake libsdl2-dev

Build & Run

mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. && make -j8
./desktop/app_desktop_build

ESP32 Build (for Tab5 hardware)

Tool Chains

ESP-IDF v5.4.2

Build & Flash

cd platforms/tab5
idf.py build
idf.py flash

SomaFM Stations

• Groove Salad - Ambient/Downtempo
• Drone Zone - Atmospheric Textures
• Space Station Soma - Spaced-out Ambient
• Deep Space One - Deep Ambient
• DEF CON Radio - Hacker Tunes
• Secret Agent - Lounge/Spy Music
• Lush - Sensuous Vocals
• Boot Liquor - Americana/Roots
• The Trip - Progressive House
• cliqhop idm - IDM/Glitch

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file.

Acknowledgments

• SomaFM - Internet radio stations
• M5Stack - Tab5 hardware
• LVGL - UI framework
• esp-audio-player - MP3 decoding