Deneyap Kart 1A

Updated version of Deneyap Kart with improved design - built for beginner-friendly ESP32 projects.

Micro-USB
Deneyap Kart 1A board
63.5 × 25.4 mm
ESP32
MCU
240MHz
clock
4MB
flash
520KB
SRAM
24· 6 ADC
GPIO
BLE 4.2+ WiFi
radio
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Deneyap Kart 1A Pinout

24 pins · 2.54 mm pitch
PinGPIOLabelsStatusCapabilitiesNotes
10GPKEYD8strapping-
21TXD2PWMuartuart
32D9SDMIPWMstrapping-
43RXD3PWMuartuart
54SDAD10PWMsafei2c
65MOSID7CAMPCPWMstrappingspi
712T4D13SDCSPWMstrappingtouch
813LED_BUILTINT5D12PWMstrappingtouch
914T3D14SDMOPWMstrappingtouch
1015SCLD11PWMstrappingi2c
1118MISOD6CAMD6PWMsafespi
1219SCKD5CAMD2PWMsafespi
1321SSD4CAMD5PWMsafespi
1422D1PWM1CAMD3PWMsafe-
1523D0PWM0CAMD4PWMsafe-
1625DAC1CAMSCPWMsafedac
1726DAC2CAMD7PWMsafedac
1827T2D15SDCKPWMsafetouch
1932A4T0CAMXCPWMsafeadc · touch
2033A5T1CAMSDPWMsafeadc · touch
2134A2CAMD9strappingadc
2235A3CAMD8strappingadc
2336A0CAMVstrappingadc
2439A1CAMHstrappingadc
24 GPIOs broken out 11 free · 13 need care · 0 to avoid

Start with these

11 pins with no boot or system involvement
SDAGPIO4MISOGPIO18SCKGPIO19SSGPIO21D1GPIO22D0GPIO23DAC1GPIO25DAC2GPIO26T2GPIO27A4GPIO32A5GPIO33

Freely assignable - no strapping, flash, USB or JTAG duties. Ideal first picks for buttons, sensors and LEDs.

Fine - with a little care

13 pins · 12 things to know
GPKEYGPIO0 Bootstrapping pin (enter bootloader when low); internal pull-up. Strapping

Must be HIGH during boot for normal startup; if held LOW on reset, forces flash programming mode.

TXGPIO1 Default UART0 TX pin for USB-serial programming and console. UART

Connected to on-board USB-UART for uploading and logs; drives serial output at boot, so using as GPIO can disrupt programming or console.

D9GPIO2 Bootstrapping pin (must be low or floating at reset); internal pull-down. Strapping

If driven HIGH on reset (while IO0 is LOW), selects an unsupported SDIO boot mode, causing boot failure.

RXGPIO3 Default UART0 RX pin for USB-serial programming (console input). UART

Used for receiving data from USB-UART (programming); also pulled HIGH at boot for console communication, so using as GPIO can disrupt uploads.

MOSIGPIO5 Bootstrapping pin; internal pull-up; VSPI CS0 (default SPI chip-select); acts as FSPIWP (flash write-protect) on internal-flash variants. Strapping

Must be HIGH during boot; if pulled LOW at reset, alters SDIO slave timing and may prevent normal boot.

T4GPIO12 Bootstrapping pin; JTAG TDI; sets flash voltage (VDD_SDIO); also HSPIQ (flash data line). Strapping

Keep LOW during boot (internal PD); pulling HIGH at reset selects 1.8V flash mode, causing flash brownout if 3.3V flash is used.

LED_BUILTINGPIO13 JTAG clock pin (TCK); also ADC2 channel 4 / Touch4 input. JTAG

Used for JTAG debugging (TCK); avoid using as GPIO if JTAG is needed.

T3GPIO14 JTAG mode select pin (TMS); also HSPI CLK and PWM-capable GPIO. JTAG

Used for JTAG debugging (TMS); driving it as GPIO may interfere with JTAG or produce spurious signals at boot.

SCLGPIO15 Bootstrapping pin; JTAG TDO; controls UART0 boot log output; also HSPICS0 (secondary SPI CS). Strapping

Keep HIGH during boot (internal PU); if LOW on reset, bootloader log is silenced and boot mode may change.

A2GPIO34 Input-only GPIO (no output driver); ADC1 channel 6. Other

Cannot be used as output (no drive capability); only suitable for analog/digital input.

A3GPIO35A1GPIO39 Input-only GPIOs with ADC1 channels - no output driver Other

Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input.

  • A3Input-only GPIO (no output driver); ADC1 channel 7.
  • A1Input-only GPIO (no output); ADC1 channel 3, Hall sensor VN.
A0GPIO36 Input-only GPIO (no output); ADC1 channel 0, Hall sensor VP. Other

Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input (e.g., analog read).

These are recommendations, not hard rules - with the right pull-ups, timing and boot-state awareness most pins can be made to work. When in doubt, start green.

The Deneyap Kart 1A pinout brings out 24 GPIO pins at a 2.54 mm pitch - every one of them usable in your project.

For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO4 and SCL on GPIO15; the SPI bus (MOSI, MISO, SCK, SS) is broken out in full; TX/RX on GPIO1 and GPIO3 cover serial logging and flashing.

On the analog side there are 6 ADC-capable pins for sensors and battery monitoring, 6 capacitive-touch inputs and 2 true DAC outputs.

If you want zero surprises, SDA, MISO, SCK, SS and 7 more are free of any such role - the safest first picks. 13 of the exposed pins carry boot-time or system duties on the ESP32 (GPKEY, TX, D9 and 10 more).

Getting started

flash your first firmware in ~2 minutes
Tool:
1
Connect over USB
Install your USB-serial driver (CH340 / CP210x) if no port appears. Not detected? Hold BOOT while plugging in.
2
Match & flash
Set the Tools options shown, then click Upload.
3
Verify it runs
GPIO4 toggles - wire an LED and resistor to it, or change the pin to your board's own LED.
Set these in Tools · leave everything else at default
Arduino IDE 2.x - Tools Copy
Board: "ESP32 Wrover Module"▸
Flash Size: "4MB (32Mb)"▸
Flash Mode: "DIO"▸
PSRAM: "QSPI PSRAM"▸
Partition Scheme: "Default 4MB with spiffs (1.2MB APP/1.5MB SPIFFS)" (default)▸
Upload Speed: "921600"▸
▸ every other Tools option - leave at default
Board: ESP32 Wrover Module
Flash Size: 4MB (32Mb)
Flash Mode: DIO
PSRAM: QSPI PSRAM
Partition Scheme: Default 4MB with spiffs (1.2MB APP/1.5MB SPIFFS)
Upload Speed: 921600
Find it: Tools ▸ Board ▸ ESP32 Arduino ▸ ESP32 Wrover Module
blink.ino Copy
// toggle GPIO4 - wire an LED and resistor to it
void setup() {
  pinMode(4, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(4, HIGH); delay(500);
  digitalWrite(4, LOW);  delay(500);
}
board to selectesp32dev⧉ copy
platformio.ini Copy
[env:deneyapkart1A]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
upload_speed = 921600
board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_qspi
build_flags = -DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM
Find it: PlatformIO Home ▸ Boards, search esp32dev - or type it after board =.
board to selectesp32dev⧉ copy
device.yaml Copy
esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  variant: esp32
  framework:
    type: esp-idf
psram:
  mode: quad
  speed: 80MHz

# blink - GPIO4
output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 4
    id: led_out
light:
  - platform: binary
    name: "LED"
    output: led_out
Find it: search ESPHome's board list for esp32dev (same ids as PlatformIO).
esptool doesn't pick board settings - a prebuilt .bin already has them baked in. This is just the raw flash command.
terminal Copy
esptool.py --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyACM0 \
  --baud 921600 write_flash 0x1000 firmware.bin
--port = your /dev/tty* (macOS/Linux) or COMx (Windows).
Build details: sketch space 1310720 B · data 327680 B · DIO

Specifications

ESP32 · 63.5 × 25.4 mm · vs other ESP32 chips →
Compute
MCU
ESP32
Clock
240 MHz
SRAM · Flash
520 KB · 4MB · 8MB (QSPI) PSRAM
Radio
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.2 LE
Antenna
PCB
I/O
GPIO · ADC
24 · 6
UART · I²C · SPI
3 · 2 · 2
PWM
16 channels
Power
USB
Micro-USB
Serial
-
Boot address
0x1000
Electrical
Input
5V USB · 3.3-5.5V · Li-Po
Consumption
-
Regulator
-
Flashing
Upload · OTA
esptool_py · esp_ota
Flash · Boot mode
DIO · QIO
Sketch · Data
1.25 MB · 320 KB

Dimensions

25.4 mm63.5 mm
63.5 × 25.4 mm · pin pitch 2.54 mm
The Deneyap Kart 1A uses esptool_py for firmware uploads, esp_ota for over-the-air (OTA) updates. Flash mode is DIO with QIO boot mode. The maximum sketch size is 1.25 MB with 320 KB available for data.

About this board

At its core is the ESP32 - a dual-core Xtensa with both Bluetooth Classic and BLE.

Onboard you'll find 8MB (QSPI) PSRAM, an addressable RGB LED (GPIO13), battery charging and Reset/User (D8) buttons.

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