Electronic SweetPeas - ESP320

ESP32 dev board designed for compact, high-efficiency IoT systems - supports OTA and deep sleep.

Electronic SweetPeas - ESP320 board
ESP32
MCU
240MHz
clock
4MB
flash
520KB
SRAM
8· Two 12-bit, 18 Channels ADC
GPIO
BLE 4.2+ WiFi
radio
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Electronic SweetPeas - ESP320 Pinout

8 pins
PinGPIOLabelsStatusCapabilitiesNotes
11TXPWMuartuart
22SDAPWMstrappingi2c
33RXPWMuartuart
45LED_BUILTINPWMstrapping-
512MISOPWMstrappingspi
613MOSIPWMstrappingspi
714SCLSCKPWMstrappingspi · i2c
815SSPWMstrappingspi
8 GPIOs broken out 0 free · 8 need care · 0 to avoid

Fine - with a little care

8 pins · 8 things to know
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.

SDAGPIO2 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.

LED_BUILTINGPIO5 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.

MISOGPIO12 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.

MOSIGPIO13 JTAG clock pin (TCK); also ADC2 channel 4 / Touch4 input. JTAG

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

SCLGPIO14 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.

SSGPIO15 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.

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.

All 8 pins on the Electronic SweetPeas - ESP320 are usable GPIO.

Peripheral wiring is straightforward: I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO2 and SCL on GPIO14; the SPI bus (MOSI, MISO, SCK, SS) is broken out in full; TX/RX on GPIO1 and GPIO3 cover serial logging and flashing.

8 of the exposed pins carry boot-time or system duties on the ESP32 (TX, SDA, RX and 5 more) - check the guidance above before wiring anything to them.

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
GPIO8 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: "QIO"▸
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: QIO
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 GPIO8 - wire an LED and resistor to it
void setup() {
  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(8, HIGH); delay(500);
  digitalWrite(8, LOW);  delay(500);
}
board to selectesp32dev⧉ copy
platformio.ini Copy
[env:esp320]
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 - GPIO8
output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 8
    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 · QIO

Specifications

ESP32 · vs other ESP32 chips →
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
8 · Two 12-bit, 18 Channels
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
QIO · DIO
Sketch · Data
1.25 MB · 320 KB
The Electronic SweetPeas - ESP320 uses esptool_py for firmware uploads, esp_ota for over-the-air (OTA) updates. Flash mode is QIO with DIO boot mode. The maximum sketch size is 1.25 MB with 320 KB available for data.

About this board

Inside sits the ESP32 - a dual-core Xtensa with both Bluetooth Classic and BLE.

Only 8 GPIO are broken out, where most ESP32 boards manage about 24 - worth checking the pinout covers what you need.

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