Wiki¶

Overview¶

ESP32 is a series of low-cost, low-power system on a chip microcontrollers with integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and dual-mode Bluetooth(v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE). The ESP32 series employs a Tensilica Xtensa LX6 microprocessor in both dual-core and single-core variations and includes in-built antenna switches, RF balun, power amplifier, low-noise receive amplifier, filters, and power-management modules. ESP32 is created and developed by Espressif Systems, a Shanghai-based Chinese company, and is manufactured by TSMC using their 40 nm process. It is a successor to the ESP8266 microcontroller.

https://www.espressif.com/en/products/hardware/esp32/overview

Hardware¶

Core¶

CPU: Xtensa dual-core (or single-core) 32-bit LX6 microprocessor, operating at 160 or 240 MHz and performing at up to 600 DMIPS
Memory: 520KiB SRAM
Power management: 5uA deep sleep current

Wi-Fi¶

Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth¶

Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE

ESP BLE Mesh

https://esp32.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7875

ADC¶

Features
• Two SAR ADCs, with simultaneous sampling and conversion
• Up to five SAR ADC controllers for different purposes (e.g. high performance, low power or PWDET /PKDET).
• Up to 18 analog input pads
• One channel for internal voltage vdd33, two for pa_pkdet (available on selected controllers)
• Low-noise amplifier for small analog signals (available on one controller)
• 12-bit, 11-bit, 10-bit, 9-bit configurable resolution
• DMA support (available on one controller)
• Multiple channel-scanning modes (available on two controllers)
• Operation during deep sleep (available on one controller)
• Controlled by a ULP coprocessor (available on two controllers)

Software¶

FLASH¶

flash module ESP32-WROOM-32

Filesystem¶

File system object (SPIFFS)

The filesystem implementation for ESP8266 had to accomodate the constraints of the chip, among which its limited RAM. SPIFFS was selected because it is designed for small systems, but that comes at the cost of some simplifications and limitations.

https://arduino-esp8266.readthedocs.io/en/2.4.2/filesystem.html

OTA Updates¶

OTA (Over the Air) update is the process of loading the firmware to ESP module using Wi-Fi connection rather than a serial port. Such functionality became extremely useful in case of limited or no physical access to the module.

https://arduino-esp8266.readthedocs.io/en/2.4.2/ota_updates/readme.html

Example¶

WebSockets for awesome on the ESP8266
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISbmQTbjDI
https://github.com/cnlohr/colorchord