The Nano ESP32

• esphome

  227 7,711 9.9 C++

  ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.

  

https://esphome.io < find a board + sensor pair here. Software stack tested with your board+sensor is hard to beat.

ESP32 boards: surprisingly fast/powerful little SOC with wifi

• arduino-esp32

  228 12,590 9.6 C++

  Arduino core for the ESP32

  

That has not been my experience at all as a user. ESPHome is even easier than Arduino and I haven’t touched firmware code in years.

The price makes a huge difference when you have dozens of them operating which is trivial with a decent hydroponics and smarthome setup. I also have a dozen boards just sitting idle ready to be called up to replace a failed one or use for a new project because they’re so cheap.

Not to mention the Arduino core is supported officially by ESP32: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32

Who actually uses Arduino in production? Everyone just uses modules (for ESP32) or rolls their own using the Arduino board as a reference.

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• esp-rust-board

  12 430 3.2

  Open Hardware with ESP32-C3 compatible with Feather specification designed in KiCad

  

• std-training

  10 545 7.5 Rust

  Embedded Rust on Espressif training material.

  

• WLED

  599 13,864 9.5 C++

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

I’m just a beginner myself, learning slowly. There is so much out there that a recommendation would need more information about your goals. Something that I recommend elsewhere in this topic is Dronebot Workshop. That person has well done videos with an excellent companion website. One of the tricks is understanding what information is too old to be helpful.

A very accessible starter project that I would suggest is to use an Wemos Mini esp8266 and an 8x8 led panel. Desolder leads from the panel and solder the 5v, ground and d4 pin from the Wemos to it. Attach to computer via usb and open the WLED website below to load the firmware on the ESP. Then open the on-ESP website or use the WLED app to go wild with colors.

https://kno.wled.ge/

LED Panel: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DC0IMRW

Wemos mini:

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