📡 Xiuxin ESP32 Development Board: Dual-Core WiFi Bluetooth Module (1 pc) Review

About as much as an Arduino Uno or twice as much as an Arduino Nano, you get about 10 times more computing power and several times more software and memory space. It works with Arduino IDE, Espressif IDE or modified Arduino IDE on the I/O platform. It's very easy to work with, and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are a breeze. Many Arduino libraries work, and many of them have been superseded by the available ESP32 specific libraries. This is the absolute winner!

Ready to use. I don't like pushing a button or using a bias resistor to load scripts and I hate that this board is so dam wide (difficult to use on one connector). Also, it gets a little warm; but the board executes my code fine. And that is the most important. Mind you: WiFi isn't great compared to, say, a PICO-KIT (with a "3D antenna") or something like WROVER, which offers an external antenna option.

If you're specifically following Rui's random nerd guides, you'll need an ESP-32. Clearly labeled pins above that match ESP-32 in tutorials. Reliable performance. I'll probably always use a development board for my stuff :) You use a USB connection for power, upload your code and look at things via serial. Be sure to bring your Raspberry PI 3 AC adapter and microUSB cable. long enough (6 feet :))

I've had so much bad luck with ESP32 boards. The first one blew when I connected the USB cable. The next two will not communicate over I2C. But this board is great. It works as it should with the Arduino IDE. No need to hold down the download button to start uploading or press the reset button to start a new sketch. It was a pleasant experience and I highly recommend this product. Remember that it only has 30 pins. So if you need the extra pins that come with other esp32 versions it won't work…

I got this for the first time with the Arduino IDE. I rarely code anything. By simply adding 9V I was able to make 4 buttons and a potentiometer (knob with a dial) to control anything I wanted in my computer's DAW. Since it can connect to WiFi, it can connect to a computer if you make it a virtual instrument in the Audio MIDI Setup app. This video mimics The Bloody Beetroots' "My Name is Thunder" intro, but what I'm really showing is that I can toggle tracks on and off, manipulate the dial/knob

I'm new to ESP32 and got this because (1) I can program it with the Arduino IDE (with the board add-on from espressif) and (2) I don't need an FTDI programmer - I program it directly from my iMac via USB (after googling and installing the VCP CP210x USB-to-UART bridge drivers from silabs.com.) Got that Board tested. with blinking (built-in LED on pin 2) and Wi-Fi examples; Haven't tested GPIO yet. Use this as a middle ground for ESP32 boards without USB programming capability (like ESP32-CAM)…