esp-idf VS esp-open-sdk

Compare esp-idf vs esp-open-sdk and see what are their differences.

esp-idf

Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs. (by espressif)

esp-open-sdk

Free and open (as much as possible) integrated SDK for ESP8266/ESP8285 chips (by pfalcon)
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esp-idf esp-open-sdk
245 4
12,434 1,951
2.4% -
10.0 0.0
about 17 hours ago over 2 years ago
C Makefile
Apache License 2.0 -
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esp-idf

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-idf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-07.

esp-open-sdk

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-open-sdk. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-27.
  • Can I write C for an ESP8266?
    4 projects | /r/esp8266 | 27 Jul 2022
  • Is anyone building micropython in a docker image? Building for an ESP8266
    3 projects | /r/MicroPythonDev | 12 Aug 2021
    RUN cd /home/builder && tar -xzf xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc8_4_0-esp-2020r3-linux-amd64.tar.gz WORKDIR /root RUN pip3 install rshell esptool USER builder WORKDIR /home/builder RUN git clone --recursive https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk.git RUN rm -rf ~/esp-open-sdk/crosstool-NG RUN cd ./esp-open-sdk && git clone https://github.com/jcmvbkbc/crosstool-NG RUN cd ./esp-open-sdk/crosstool-NG && git checkout xtensa-1.22.x RUN cd ./esp-open-sdk/crosstool-NG && autoconf && ./configure && make && CT_EXPAT_VERSION="2.4.1" ENV PATH=/home/builder/xtensa-lx106-elf/bin/:$PATH RUN git clone https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git RUN cd ~/micropython && git submodule update --init && make -C mpy-cross
  • does anyone have a 1M ESP-01 friendly firmware with uasyncio built in
    8 projects | /r/micropy | 6 Jun 2021
    git clone --recursive https://github.com/pfalcon/esp-open-sdk.git cd esp-open-sdk/ rm -rf crosstool-NG git clone https://github.com/jcmvbkbc/crosstool-NG cd crosstool-NG git checkout xtensa-1.22.x perl -p -i~ -e 's/\$\{CT_EXPAT_VERSION\}/2.4.1/g' scripts/build/companion_libs/210-expat.sh cd .. make STANDALONE=y echo "PATH=$(pwd)/xtensa-lx106-elf/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.profile source ~/.profile rm $(pwd)/xtensa-lx106-elf/bin/esptool.py sudo pip3 install esptool.py

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esp-idf and esp-open-sdk you can also consider the following projects:

arduino-esp32 - Arduino core for the ESP32

micropython-nanoweb - Full async Micropython web server with small memory footprint.

MicroPython - MicroPython - a lean and efficient Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems

esp8266-micropython-vagrant - Vagrant file to build a virtual machine that can compile the ESP8266 open SDK & MicroPython firmware.

WiFiManager - ESP8266 WiFi Connection manager with web captive portal

esptool - Espressif SoC serial bootloader utility

WLED - Control WS2812B and many more types of digital RGB LEDs with an ESP8266 or ESP32 over WiFi!

crosstool-NG - crosstool-NG with support for Xtensa

Unity Test API - Simple Unit Testing for C

esptool-js - Javascript implementation of flasher tool for Espressif chips, running in web browser using WebSerial.

TFT_eSPI - Arduino and PlatformIO IDE compatible TFT library optimised for the Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040), STM32, ESP8266 and ESP32 that supports different driver chips