nodemcu-firmware VS ESP32

Compare nodemcu-firmware vs ESP32 and see what are their differences.

ESP32

DroneBridge for ESP32. A transparent short range wifi based telemetry (serial to WiFi) link. Support for MAVLink, MSP, LTM (iNAV) or any other protocol (by DroneBridge)
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nodemcu-firmware ESP32
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6.3 8.1
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MIT License Apache License 2.0
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nodemcu-firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of nodemcu-firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-28.

ESP32

Posts with mentions or reviews of ESP32. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.
  • substitute for telemetry
    1 project | /r/ardupilot | 9 Jun 2022
    DroneBridge on the ESP32 is probably the easiest way to get started with WiFi telemetry. It functions just the way a SiK radio (or USB connection) would.
  • How to make a dynamic web-page on the ESP32 ?
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 24 Aug 2021
    I encountered this project: https://github.com/DroneBridge/ESP32 and I saw that the web-page works flawlessly and the information on page change without refreshing the page even on submit.
  • How can I improve an ESP32 web-page ?
    1 project | /r/webdev | 24 Aug 2021
    I encountered this project: https://github.com/DroneBridge/ESP32 and I saw that the web-page works flawlessly and the information on page change without refreshing the page even on submit.
  • ESP-01 (ESP8266) on a pixhawk help
    1 project | /r/diydrones | 8 Feb 2021
    There's DroneBridge but it only runs on Raspberry Pi and the ESP32 which is the ESP8266s bigger brother.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nodemcu-firmware and ESP32 you can also consider the following projects:

Lua-RTOS-ESP32 - Lua RTOS for ESP32

ardupilot - ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover, ArduSub source

esp32-cam-webserver - Expanded version of the Espressif ESP webcam

PX4-Autopilot - PX4 Autopilot Software

Sonoff-Homekit - Make your Sonoff Switch compatible with Apple Homekit! 🎉

DroneBridge - DroneBridge is a system based on the WifiBroadcast approach. A bidirectional digital radio link between two endpoints is established using standard WiFi hardware and a custom protocol. DroneBridge is optimized for use in UAV applications and is a complete system. It is intended be a real alternative to other similar systems, such as DJI Lightbridge or OcuSync.

RFLink - RFLink for ESP, with MQTT client

esp-drone - Mini Drone/Quadcopter Firmware for ESP32 and ESP32-S Series SoCs.

arduino-esp32 - Arduino core for the ESP32

YAMSPy - Yet Another Multiwii Serial Protocol Python Interface... for Betaflight, iNAV, etc...

esp8266-weather-station-color - ESP8266 Weather Station in Color using ILI9341 TFT 240x320 display

SoftRF - :airplane: Multi-functional, compatible DIY general aviation proximity awareness system