Trueverit ESP32 Universal IoT Driver

ESP32 board designed for smart device integration - great for embedded control systems and cloud connectivity.

Trueverit ESP32 Universal IoT Driver board
ESP32
MCU
240MHz
clock
4MB
flash
520KB
SRAM
19· 6 ADC
GPIO
BLE 4.2+ WiFi
radio
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Trueverit ESP32 Universal IoT Driver Pinout

20 pins
PinGPIOLabelsStatusCapabilitiesNotes
10ETH_PHY_ADDRstrapping-
21TXPWMuartuart
32T2PWMstrappingtouch
43RXPWMuartuart
54SCLT0PWMsafetouch · i2c
65SSPWMstrappingspi
712TX1PWMstrapping-
813RX1PWMstrapping-
914ETH_PHY_MDIOPWMstrapping-
1015SDAPWMstrappingi2c
1116ETH_PHY_MDCPWMsafe-
1218LED_BUILTINSCKPWMsafespi
1323MOSIPWMsafespi
1432MISOA4T9PWMsafeadc · touch · spi
1533TX2A5T8PWMsafeadc · touch
1634A6strappingadc
1735A7strappingadc
1836A0strappingadc
1939RX2A3strappingadc
20-ETH_PHY_POWERsafe-
19 GPIOs broken out 6 free · 13 need care · 0 to avoid

Start with these

6 pins with no boot or system involvement
SCLGPIO4ETH_PHY_MDCGPIO16LED_BUILTINGPIO18MOSIGPIO23MISOGPIO32TX2GPIO33

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
ETH_PHY_ADDRGPIO0 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.

T2GPIO2 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.

SSGPIO5 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.

TX1GPIO12 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.

RX1GPIO13 JTAG clock pin (TCK); also ADC2 channel 4 / Touch4 input. JTAG

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

ETH_PHY_MDIOGPIO14 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.

SDAGPIO15 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.

A6GPIO34 Input-only GPIO (no output driver); ADC1 channel 6. Other

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

A7GPIO35RX2GPIO39 Input-only GPIOs with ADC1 channels - no output driver Other

Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input.

  • A7Input-only GPIO (no output driver); ADC1 channel 7.
  • RX2Input-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 Trueverit ESP32 Universal IoT Driver breaks out 20 pins in total: 19 GPIO for your project.

For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO15 and SCL on GPIO4; 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 and 4 capacitive-touch inputs.

If you want zero surprises, SCL, ETH_PHY_MDC, LED_BUILTIN, MOSI and 2 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 (ETH_PHY_ADDR, TX, T2 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 Dev Module"▸
Flash Size: "4MB (32Mb)"▸
Flash Mode: "DIO"▸
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 Dev Module
Flash Size: 4MB (32Mb)
Flash Mode: DIO
Partition Scheme: Default 4MB with spiffs (1.2MB APP/1.5MB SPIFFS)
Upload Speed: 921600
Find it: Tools ▸ Board ▸ ESP32 Arduino ▸ ESP32 Dev 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:esp32-trueverit-iot-driver]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
upload_speed = 921600
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

# 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

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Compute
MCU
ESP32
Clock
240 MHz
SRAM · Flash
520 KB · 4MB
Radio
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.2 LE
Antenna
PCB
I/O
GPIO · ADC
19 · 6
UART · I²C · SPI
3 · 2 · 2
PWM
16 channels
Power
USB
-
Serial
-
Boot address
0x1000
Flashing
Upload · OTA
esptool_py · esp_ota
Flash · Boot mode
DIO · DIO
Sketch · Data
1.25 MB · 320 KB
The Trueverit ESP32 Universal IoT Driver uses esptool_py for firmware uploads, esp_ota for over-the-air (OTA) updates. Flash mode is DIO with DIO 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.

Only 19 GPIO are broken out, where most ESP32 boards manage about 24 - worth checking the pinout covers what you need.

Onboard you'll find wired Ethernet (LAN8720).

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