AvailableDifficulty Hard
Breadboard / hand-wired
Assemble the parts on a breadboard with Dupont wires. No electronic board fabrication required.
Build the enclosure yourself
The project
A repairable, build-it-yourself NFC music player
TMB-prototype-04
An audio player for children, repairable and upgradable, that lets you play stories, music and podcasts on their own using NFC tags.
- MP3 playback triggered by an NFC tag
- 4 action buttons and a rotary encoder: press it to play or pause, turn it for the volume
- An 8 LED strip to show the state
- Content on a microSD card, managed over WiFi
- No tracking
Open beta onTestFlightComing soonGoogle Play
iOS beta open to everyone on TestFlight. Android: coming soon.
Three ways to build
The hardware
Whether you want to get going fast or aim for a polished version, three paths lead to your own MusicBox.
AvailableDifficulty Medium
Development board
An all-in-one dedicated board by HermitX. Ships with the NFC antenna, a 3 W speaker and an NTAG215 card.
3D enclosure to print
SoonDifficulty Easy
The Open Music Box player
Our own dedicated electronic board, with quality components: audio jack connector and battery management.
Coming soon
Shared by all three paths
The software
You install the firmware on the board, then the app on your phone.
Available, iOS app in open beta
- What you need
- A computer with Chrome, Edge or Opera, and a USB cable.
- Effort
- Twenty minutes
- Shortcut
- An ESP32-S3 and a USB cable are enough to try it out, with nothing to solder.
Join the project
A question, an improvement, want to contribute? The community welcomes you on Discord.