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Bee Motion S3

Development Board BeeMotionS3

Bee Motion S3 is a development board based on the ESP32S3 microcontroller using XTENSA architecture.

This board features a maximum CPU frequency of 240 MHz and 8MB flash memory.

240 MHz CPU 8MB Flash WiFi + BT 5.0

About Bee Motion S3

ESP32S3 Xtensa dual-core 32-bit LX7 · 240 MHz

ESP32-S2 board with onboard motion detection - perfect for automation and presence-based triggers.

Technical Specifications

Complete technical specification details for Bee Motion S3

ESP32S3 · Dual-Core + AI
Arch
XTENSA
Clock
240 MHz
Flash
8MB
Connectivity
WiFi
802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
Bluetooth 5.0
Classic + BLE
27
Digital IO
11
Analog In
24
PWM
46
Interrupts

Quick Setup

Copy-paste configs for Bee Motion S3 - auto‑generated from this board's exact hardware specs.

ESP32S3 240 MHz 8MB DIO Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2 select Beemotions3 from the esp32 by Espressif package. In PlatformIO use board = esp32-s3-devkitm-1. ESP32S3 · 240 MHz · 8MB · DIO.

Tools menu settings
Board (select in Arduino IDE) Beemotions3
CPU Frequency 240 MHz
Flash Size 8MB
Flash Mode DIO
Upload Speed 921600
Architecture Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2, open Boards Manager, search "esp32" by Espressif and install it. Then go to Tools → Board and select "Beemotions3" for the Bee Motion S3.

Useful Links

Datasheets and resources for Bee Motion S3

Pin Mappings

Complete pinout and GPIO mapping for Bee Motion S3

27
Digital I/O Pins
46
Interrupt Pins
11
Analog Inputs
24
PWM Pins
PinAnalogTouchPWMOther
0BOOT_BTN
1PWMVBAT_VOLTAGE
2PWMVBUS_SENSE
3PWMLIGHT
4PWM
5A5T5PWMSS
6A6T6PWM
7A7T7PWM
8A8T8PWM
9A9T9PWM
10A10T10PWM
11A11T11PWM
12A12T12PWM
13A13T13PWM
14A14T14PWM
15A15PWMMOSI
16PWMMISO
17PWMSCK
34PWMLDO2 RGB_PWR
35PWMSDO
36PWMSCL
37PWMSDA SDI
40PWMRGB_DATA
43PWMTX
44PWMRX
Legend
A0 Analog input
T0 Touch sensor
PWM PWM capable
RX/TX Serial pins
LED Built-in LED
# Pin number

Default Tools & Configuration

Build and upload settings for Bee Motion S3

SettingValue
Bootloader toolesptool_py
Uploader toolesptool_py
Network uploader toolesp_ota
Bootloader address0x0
Flash modedio
Boot modeqio
Maximum upload size
1280 KB (1310720 bytes)
Maximum data size
320 KB (327680 bytes)
Configuration Summary

The Bee Motion S3 uses esptool_py for uploads , esp_ota for OTA updates, and esptool_py bootloader at 0x0.

Flash mode: dio | Boot mode: qio

Max sketch size: 1280 KB | Max data size: 320 KB