(Safe pins, ADC, I²C, SPI, UART, LED) The ESP32-C3-DevKitC-02 is Espressif’s small RISC-V dev board based on the ESP32-C3-WROOM-02 module (4 MB flash, Wi-Fi + BLE). Almost all useful GPIOs are broken out on the two headers J1 and J3.…
(Safe Pins, ADC, I²C, SPI – and why there is no touch) ESP32-C2 is the small brother in the ESP32 family: Wi-Fi 4 + BLE 5, RISC-V core at up to 120 MHz, and only 14 GPIOs – the ESP8684…
ESP-NOW is a proprietary low-power, low-latency wireless protocol by Espressif that allows ESP32 boards to talk directly to each other without creating full Wi-Fi connections. It’s ideal for building a fast sensor network that reports into Home Assistant through a…
A “smart” bathroom fan should: Below is a complete Home Assistant implementation that uses: The logic is split into three parts: 1. Prerequisites: Entities Used Assumed entities: If the fan is a switch, just replace fan.bathroom_fan with switch.bathroom_fan in the…
When an ESP32 randomly resets, freezes, or shows a “Guru Meditation Error”, one of the simplest and most effective ways to find the problem is to log progress to the Serial Monitor. The idea is very basic: Add Serial.println(“Line X”);…
This project shows how to do a simple LoRa “Hello World” send & receive test using two TTGO LoRa32 (SX1276) boards with built-in 0.96″ SSD1306 OLED displays. We’ll configure one board as a sender, which sends a counter every second,…
The ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 is Espressif’s entry-level development board for the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 / 1U / 2 modules – a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE SoC with dual-core CPU, vector instructions for AI, and plenty of GPIOs. Espressif Docs This guide focuses on pinout…
The ESP32-S2-DevKitC-1 is Espressif’s entry-level development board for the ESP32-S2 – a single-core Wi-Fi microcontroller with native USB, 43 GPIOs, ADC, DAC, touch, and a rich set of peripherals. This guide focuses on pinout and GPIO selection for the DevKitC-1,…
1. ESP32 DevKit / ESP-WROOM-32 Overview The ESP32-WROOM-32 module exposes up to 32 GPIO pins, plus power, enable and boot configuration pins. These GPIOs are highly multiplexed: the same pin can often be used as digital I/O, ADC, touch, I²C,…
A wall-mounted ESP32 room controller with a small display and a few buttons can replace several physical thermostats and remotes: This guide shows how to build an ESP32-based room controller with: 1. Hardware Required 2. Suggested Pinout Buttons are wired:…
Most ESP32 projects are powered from USB adapters and run 24 battery-powered sensors, that approach kills the battery in a few hours. To build long-lasting wireless sensors (temperature, humidity, leak, motion, etc.) running on 18650 cells or LiPo batteries, the…
An ESP32 can easily replace five separate smart sensors with a single multi-sensor node that sends everything to Home Assistant: All fully local, no cloud, and powered from a single USB supply. This guide shows how to build an all-in-one…
Water leak sensors can prevent serious damage from leaking pipes, washing machines, dishwashers, boilers, and under-sink plumbing.With an ESP32 and a simple water leak probe, it is easy to build a low-cost, fast, and fully local leak detection system that…
A motion sensor that only turns lights on when it’s dark is one of the most useful smart home automations.By combining a PIR motion sensor with a simple LDR (light-dependent resistor) and an ESP32, it’s easy to build a local,…
Indoor air quality is not just about CO₂. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from cleaning products, furniture, paints, cooking, and people can significantly affect comfort and health. The SGP40 is a modern VOC sensor designed specifically for indoor air quality applications,…