esp-dev-kits
Overview
esp-dev-kits provides in-depth information on selected development boards embedded with different Espressif SoCs, such as ESP32, ESP32-S2, and ESP32-S3. For the list of all available boards, see the Products > DevKits page on the Espressif website. With esp-dev-kits, you can easily get started with Espressif development boards and build your IoT applications.
esp-dev-kits contains the following information for development boards designed by Espressif:
- User guides
- Hardware resources
- Firmware
- Demo code
Developing with esp-dev-kits
Quick Start
esp-dev-kits is developed based on ESP-IDF functions and tools, so the ESP-IDF development environment must be set up first. If this is your first exposure to ESP-IDF, proceed to Get Started documentation specific for ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3, or ESP32-C3 SoCs.
Click one of the development boards shown below to set up and start using esp-dev-kits.
Supported Development Boards
ESP32-C3 Development Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
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| ESP32-C3-LCDkit |  |
ESP32-C3-LCDkit is a development board for evaluating and verifying ESP32-C3 chip and SPI interface screen. The motherboard of ESP32-C3-LCDkit integrates ESP32-C3-MINI-1 module and it has the functions of screen interaction through rotary encoder switch. It also has audio player and infrared wireless control functions. |
ESP32-S3 Development Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ESP32-S3-USB-OTG |  |
ESP32-S3-USB-OTG is targeting at applications based on USB interface. It is equipped with the ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N8 module. Combined with the Wi-Fi functionality provided by the SoC, the USB interface can be used for video streaming over Wi-Fi, accessing the Internet through a 4G hotspot, connecting to a wireless USB disk, and many other applications. |
| ESP32-S3-LCD-EV-BOARD |  |
ESP32-S3-LCD-EV-BOARD is a development board for evaluating and verifying ESP32-S3 screen interactive applications. The motherboard of ESP32-S3-LCD-EV-BOARD integrates ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module and it has the functions of touch screen interaction and voice interaction. |
ESP32-S2 Development Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 |  |
The new multimedia development board ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 based on ESP32-S2 has various functions, such as an LCD screen display, touch panel control, camera image acquisition, audio playback, etc. It can be flexibly assembled and disassembled, thus fulfilling a variety of customized requirements. |
Other Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ESP-Prog |  |
ESP-Prog is one of Espressif’s development and debugging tools, with functions including automatic firmware downloading, serial communication, and JTAG online debugging. ESP-Prog's automatic firmware downloading and serial communication functions are supported on both the ESP8266 and ESP32 platforms, while the JTAG online debugging is supported only on the ESP32 platform. ESP-Prog uses FT2232HL as its USB Bridge Controller chip. |
ESP32 Development Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ESP32-LCDKit |  |
ESP32-LCD-Kit is an HMI (Human Machine Interface) development board based on ESP32-DevKitC (need to purchase if you didn’t have one). ESP32-LCDKit is integrated with such peripherals as SD-Card, DAC-Audio, and can be connected to an external display. The board is mainly used for HMI-related development and evaluation. The development board is designed to support SPI serial interface, 8-bit parallel interface and 16-bit parallel screen interfaces. |
EOL (End of Life) Boards
Board |
Picture | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ESP32-S2-HMI-DevKit-1 |  |
ESP32-S2-HMI-DevKit-1 has been specifically designed for human-machine interfaces in smart-home automation controllers, smart speakers with display, smart alarm clocks, etc. It is powered by the ESP32-S2-WROVER module, which supports a 4.3-inch LCD screen. It has a 1950 mAh rechargeable lithium battery and peripheral interfaces such as Prog & UART, SPI, TWAI, I2C, and an SD card. |
| ESP32-Sense-Kit |  |
ESP32-Sense Kit is used for evaluating and developing ESP32 touch sensor system. ESP32-Sense Kit consists of one motherboard and multiple daughterboards. The motherboard contains a display unit, a main control unit and a debug unit. The daughterboards have touch electrodes in different combinations or shapes, such as linear slider, wheel slider, matrix buttons and spring buttons, depending on the application scenarios. |
| ESP32-MeshKit-Sense |  |
ESP32-MeshKit-Sense is a development board with an ESP32 module at its core. It features peripherals, such as a temperature and humidity sensor, an ambient light sensor, etc. The board can be interfaced with screens. The board is mainly used to detect the current consumption of ESP32 modules in a normal operation state or in sleep mode, when connected to different peripherals. |
| ESP32-S2-Touch-DevKit-1 |  |
ESP32-S2-Touch-Devkit-1 is a development kit that is aimed at helping evaluate and develop capacitive touch sensor applications on ESP32-S2. It is made up of Motherboard-Subboard structure. The motherboard of ESP32-S2-Touch-Devkit-1 integrates ESP32-S2-MINI-1 controller module and several useful little components such as buzzer, digital tube, RGB light, and so on. |
Resources
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Documentation
- Please find the latest version of documentation for esp-dev-kits at Documentation. This documentation is built from the docs directory of this repository.
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Set up Software Environment
- Check ESP-IDF Programming Guide for more information on how to get started with Espressif development boards.
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ESP-IoT-Solution
- ESP-IoT-Solution project is based on ESP-IDF and contains multiple projects.
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Related Websites
- The esp32.com forum is a place to ask questions and find community resources.
- Visit Espressif website to find more information on Espressif.
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Technical Support and Feedback
- Check the Issues section on github if you find a bug or have a feature request. Please check existing issues before opening a new one.
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Contribution
- If you are interested in contributing to esp-dev-kits, please check the Contributions Guide.
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Purchase
- Visit our WeChat Account espressif_systems to learn more about how to buy our products.
- If you need help in choosing a desired development board, ESP Product Selector is a place for you to visit.
- Contact us at Sales Questions if you have any sales-related question about our products.