Using an ESP32 and PCM5102 as a Bluetooth audio receiver

I wanted to upgrade my built-in car stereo with a bluetooth receiver, for streaming audio from my mobile phone. So I built one myself using the line-in port on my stereo that’s normally used for the CD-changer. In this case, I am using the ESP32 as a Bluetooth receiver and the PCM5102 as a DAC module for converting digital audio to an analog stereo signal. Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) is a Bluetooth profile that allows hi-fi sound to be transmitted over a wireless Bluetooth connection. The connection between the ESP32 and the PCM5102 is based upon I2S (Inter-IC Sound) an electrical serial bus interface standard used for connecting digital audio devices together.

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Joplin note taking templates

I love Joplin as a note-taking and to-do application! So I created several Joplin note-taking templates, which I would like to share with you! Joplin can handle large numbers of notes organized into notebooks. Joplin is a great, free, and easy to use open-source note taking and to-do application. Created notes can be synchronized with multi-platform clients across various cloud services. Joplin templates make it even easier for you to quickly create new notes within the Joplin desktop app. You can also insert templates into existing notes.

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The easiest way to Install Joget on Ubuntu

Joget is a user-friendly open-source no-code / low-code application platform that empowers everyday people to build, deliver, monitor, and maintain business process management applications. It supports full-fledged agile development capabilities such as processes, forms, lists, CRUD, and UI. There are several ways of installing Joget, in this article I’ll show you how to set up your environment in just a few steps. You’ll be up and running in no-time. I’m going to do this by Installing Joget on Ubuntu using Docker compose.

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