November 10, 2025
Description
Updated Version 2: No glue required, I updated all the parts to snap fit together.
This is a NFC/RFID Tag Reader enclosure powered by ESP32. It uses NFC stickers on the Vinyl to send the tag to Home Assistant.
With this Mini Record player you can scan your mini vinyl and listen your music playlist on your Spotify/pc/tablet.
Tutorials and similar projects:
This is not a tutorial on this project or how to configure it. There are a lot of recourses out there that do a far better job than I could. I am providing the enclosure files and my ESP Home yaml file so you can modify according to your needs.
The code is based on this projects https://github.com/adonno/tagreader, but simplified a lot.
Hardware/Parts:
Wiring (On my setup):
Assembly
Most of the parts snap together.
For the LED hole you should use a Melt Glue Gun to fill the hole from the bottom side. This would give a very nice professional looking LED.
TIP: You can print small circle Cover Art 25mm to glue to the other side of the record player.
ESP Home YAML:
The yaml code I provide just scans any new NFC/RFID Tag and sends it to Home Assistant as an event.
From there you can use Home Assistant Automations to play music depending of the tag scanned.
You need to change these values in the code:
License:
Standard Digital File License