ESP32-WROOM-DA Module

Enhanced ESP32 module with dual PCB antennas for improved wireless performance, maintaining compatibility with standard ESP32-WROOM-32E layouts.

ESP32-WROOM-DA Module board
31.4 × 18 mm
ESP32
MCU
240MHz
clock
4MB
flash
520KB
SRAM
24· 16 ADC
GPIO
BLE 4.2+ WiFi
radio
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Pinout

24 pins
View:
ESP32-WROOM-DA Module pinout diagram
PinGPIOLabelsStatusCapabilitiesNotes
10A11T1strappingadc · touch
21TXPWMuartuart
32A12T2ANT1PWMstrappingadc · touch
43RXPWMuartuart
54A10T0PWMstrappingadc · touch
65SSPWMstrappingspi
712A15T5PWMstrappingadc · touch
813A14T4PWMstrappingadc · touch
914A16T6PWMstrappingadc · touch
1015A13T3PWMstrappingadc · touch
1118SCKPWMsafespi
1219MISOPWMsafespi
1321SDAPWMsafei2c
1422SCLPWMsafei2c
1523MOSIPWMsafespi
1625A18DAC1ANT2PWMsafeadc · dac
1726A19DAC2PWMsafeadc · dac
1827A17T7PWMsafeadc · touch
1932A4T9PWMsafeadc · touch
2033A5T8PWMsafeadc · touch
2134A6strappingadc
2235A7strappingadc
2336A0strappingadc
2439A3strappingadc

Start with these

10 pins with no boot or system involvement
SCKPWMMISOPWMSDAPWMSCLPWMMOSIPWMA18DAC1A19DAC2A17T7A4T9A5T8

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

Fine - with a little care

sampled at boot or shared with debug/serial
PinLabelWhat to knowRole
A11GPIO0Must be HIGH during boot for normal startup; if held LOW on reset, forces flash programming mode.Strapping
A12GPIO2If driven HIGH on reset (while IO0 is LOW), selects an unsupported SDIO boot mode, causing boot failure.Strapping
A10GPIO4Sampled at reset for boot config; should not be driven at boot (affects boot mode timing).Strapping
SSGPIO5Must be HIGH during boot; if pulled LOW at reset, alters SDIO slave timing and may prevent normal boot.Strapping
A15MTDI (GPIO12)Keep LOW during boot (internal PD); pulling HIGH at reset selects 1.8V flash mode, causing flash brownout if 3.3V flash is used.Strapping
A14MTCK (GPIO13)Used for JTAG debugging (TCK); avoid using as GPIO if JTAG is needed.Other
A16MTMS (GPIO14)Used for JTAG debugging (TMS); driving it as GPIO may interfere with JTAG or produce spurious signals at boot.Other
A13MTDO (GPIO15)Keep HIGH during boot (internal PU); if LOW on reset, bootloader log is silenced and boot mode may change.Strapping
A6GPIO34Cannot be used as output (no drive capability); only suitable for analog/digital input.Other
A7GPIO35Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input.Other
A0GPIO36 (SENSOR_VP)Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input (e.g., analog read).Other
A3GPIO39 (SENSOR_VN)Cannot be used as output; only suitable for input.Other

Only if you know the tricks

wired to flash or USB - expect a fight
PinLabelWhat to knowRole
TXU0TXD (GPIO1)Connected to on-board USB-UART for uploading and logs; drives serial output at boot, so using as GPIO can disrupt programming or console.USB
RXU0RXD (GPIO3)Used for receiving data from USB-UART (programming); also pulled HIGH at boot for console communication, so using as GPIO can disrupt uploads.USB
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.
Pinout notes The ESP32-WROOM-DA Module pinout brings out 24 GPIO pins - every one of them usable in your project. For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO21 and SCL on…

The ESP32-WROOM-DA Module pinout brings out 24 GPIO pins - every one of them usable in your project.

For peripherals, I²C is mapped to SDA on GPIO21 and SCL on GPIO22; 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 16 ADC-capable pins for sensors and battery monitoring, 10 capacitive-touch inputs and 2 true DAC outputs.

If you want zero surprises, SCK, MISO, SDA, SCL and 6 more are free of any such role - the safest first picks. 12 of the exposed pins carry boot-time or system duties on the ESP32 (A11, A12, A10 and 9 more).

Getting started

flash your first firmware in ~2 minutes
Tool:
1
Connect over USB
Serial chip: onboard. Not detected? Hold BOOT while plugging in.
2
Flash with your tool
Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, ESPHome or esptool - copy the settings on the right.
3
Verify it runs
The blink example uses GPIO18 - swap for your board's LED pin if different.
Tools → Board settings Copy
Board:            Esp32 Wroom Da
Flash Size:       4MB · DIO
Upload Speed:     921600

// blink
pinMode(18, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(18, LOW);   // on (often inverted)
platformio.ini Copy
[env:esp32da]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32dev
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
upload_speed = 921600
device.yaml Copy
esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  variant: esp32da
  framework:
    type: esp-idf

# blink - GPIO18
output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: 18
    id: led_out
light:
  - platform: binary
    name: "LED"
    output: led_out
shell Copy
esptool.py --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyACM0 \
  write_flash 0x0 firmware.bin
Build details: sketch space 1310720 B · data 327680 B · DIO

Specifications

ESP32 · 31.4 × 18 mm
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
24 · 16
UART · I²C · SPI
3 · 2 · 4
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
18 mm31.4 mm
31.4 × 18 mm
The ESP32-WROOM-DA Module 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.

  • Dual PCB antenna with software-selectable RF switching for improved range

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