Jim M
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025
These are some well-made boards, and I haven't run into any issues with them. The S3 variant of ESP32 is, in my opinion, an improvement over almost every previous iteration. It only lacks the Hall effect sensor from the original ESP32 (which I've never actually used). And it's based on the Xtensa core instead of RISC-V, which doesn't affect my usage but may be disappointing to someone who is more excited about RISC-V adoption. Overall, these are great for robotics, custom home automation, sensor networks, or just tinkering and learning.
Brent
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2025
I have an M1 Mac and it took me about 3 hours (after 2 hours and 50 minutes trying to find the right drivers/platform io board / ini configuration) to realize I needed to set up a project for esp32-s3-devkitc-1-v8 (which is not this board) from the main options of platform iO and then hold the boot button and press the reset button while holding before uploading. It also had to be on the left port (under the LED) and did not work in the right. I guess not many MAC users use this and I wish I wasn't a mac user because that was extremely painful. However, I did get it to work now and the features + extra space on this chip makes me want to buy some more.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2025
I haven't gotten to far with these boards specifically but so far it's looking promising. The only problem with these boards is you'll need to download a Chinese USB to UART drive in order to communicate between the ESP32 and your MAC. Even though I'm using a Chinese board ;) I don't really trust the driver, probably being dumb but oh well. If you're using a PC it's pretty plug and play and ready to rock for you. Hope this review helps with MAC troubleshooting.Edit (20250130): Ok, not as plug and play as I thought it would be, but not too bad once you make some adjustments to your code. I saw other reviews that said they had difficulty connecting to WIFI and I had the same problem. From what I was reading it sounds like an Antenna manufacturing problem, IDK. But it's not really a problem once you adjust in your Arduino IDE: #include into your sketch, then when you call your WiFi just lower the transmission (tx) power to 40 or half of the default with esp_wifi_set_max_tx_power(40);. It seems counter intuitive but seems to work.
Tomicus
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
I found these boards frustrating. I bought them for various wifi projects but was unable to get them to work. They could see my wifi network just fine, but I wasn't able to get them to connect to it. I haven't found this to be a problem with other boards. They also advertise an RGB led. The led is what is called a neopixel led. (This was new to me, I only do electronics as a hobby.) After being unable to get any response from this led, I found info that stated you must connect the two points next to the RGB letters on the board. Once you do that, then you can use the neopixel library to light the led. I don't understand why these contact points aren't already soldered. Anyway, although these boards do have some interesting features, I can't get them to do what I want them to, so I will go back to more generic esp32 boards.Update: The manufacturer reached out to offer me a full refund. I'm not going to take it but I think it is important to point out when companies offer good customer service. Good job!
Jacques G.
Reviewed in France on December 19, 2024
délai livraison respectée.
Cliente
Reviewed in Italy on November 9, 2024
Tutto perfetto
Dave
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
I suspect this is the board that most experimenters want, because most people don't want to deal with a bare ESP32-S3 board by itself. This development board, has a voltage regulator on it, along with a USB serial adapter, and some other odds-n-ends to tie everything together. The ESP32 series is a very capable MCU, and they've become rather popular, so pick up a few spares in a multi-pack at a reasonable price.
Kyle
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2024
This set of three ESP32-S3 development boards is a fantastic value for anyone working with the ESP32 platform. The ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 module, with its dual-core processor, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and low-power consumption, provides a solid foundation for a wide range of projects. The Type-C connector simplifies programming and debugging, and the Arduino IDE compatibility makes it easy to get started with development. Having three boards in the set is ideal for experimenting with different projects or for collaborative work. A great choice for both beginners and experienced developers.
Robert
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
I use these boards by the mug full. The provide a TON of I/O pins that are easily remapped. They're well documented and easy to program in ESP-IDF or (if you must) Arduino/ESP32. There's a wealth of code and documentation and tutorials for them. These boards are essentially clones of the Espressif DevKit C only updated to use the modern USB-C connectors (one attached to UART that'll survive; the other is attached to the USB host/target controller on the ESP itself, so you can attach flash drives, keyboard, joysticks, or whatever you like. They've also added an onboard WS2812 that you can access by installing a solder blob on the bottom and trading that GPIO pin on the board from your own use to wiring it to the ESP32-S3.Note that these are OCTAL RAM (yay! Fast!) and QUAD Flash, so remember that when you're configuring the board in ESP-IDF, PlatformIO, Arduino IDE, or whatever.There are TONS of projects, especially for things like NightDriver, WLED, and FastLED, that use these as the basis of lighting projects. They're perfect as they have a ton of I/O, WiFi, Bluetooth, and all the base peripherals all on one chip that you really need. Similarly, there are lots of general Internet of Things projects that are built around these as they have plenty of of flash and RAM.These boards look identical to others I've bought. The manufacturing quality and silk screen is fine.ESP32 ESP32-S3 Development Board AYWHP 3 Pcs ESP32 S3 ESP32-S3-DevKitC Module with WROOM-1-N16R8 Low Power MCU with Dual-Mode Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Type-C Connector Compatible with Arduino - $21.99