ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

Development Board

Code name: HEALTHYPI_4

ESP32

ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4 is a development board based on the ESP32 microcontroller using XTENSA architecture.

This board features a maximum CPU frequency of 240 MHz and 4MB flash memory.

About ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

ESP32 health monitor board with ECG, PPG, and respiration sensors - great for wearable biomedical projects.

Technical Specifications

Complete technical specification details for ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

Connectivity

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz)

Bluetooth 4.2

BLE 4.2

Microcontroller

Model esp32

Clock Speed 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Architecture xtensa

✨ Features & Pins

Digital IO 40

Analog Input 16

PWM 20

Interrupts 16

Quick Setup

Copy-paste configs for ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4 - auto‑generated from this board's exact hardware specs.

ESP32 240 MHz 4MB DIO Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2 select Healthypi 4 from the esp32 by Espressif package. In PlatformIO use board = esp32dev. ESP32 · 240 MHz · 4MB · DIO.

Tools menu settings

Board (select in Arduino IDE) Healthypi 4

CPU Frequency 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

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 "Healthypi 4" for the ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4.

platformio.ini


[env:healthypi4]
platform  = espressif32
board     = esp32dev
framework = arduino

; Exact hardware config for ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4
board_build.mcu        = esp32
board_build.f_cpu      = 240000000L
board_build.flash_size = 4MB
board_build.flash_mode = dio
board_upload.flash_size = 4MB

The board value is a close generic match - check PlatformIO board registry for an exact fit.

esp32: block (YAML)


esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: arduino   # or "esp-idf"

# ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4 - 240 MHz ESP32
# Flash: 4MB | USB: N/A

Paste into your device's .yaml. See ESPHome ESP32 docs for full options.

esptool.py - flash command


esptool.py \
  --chip esp32 \
  --baud 921600 \
  write_flash \
    --flash_mode dio \
    --flash_size 4MB \
    0x1000 bootloader.bin \
    0x8000    partitions.bin \
    0xe000    boot_app0.bin \
    0x10000   firmware.bin

Install: pip install esptool - replace firmware.bin with your binary - bootloader at 0x1000

Useful Links

Datasheets and resources for ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

ESP32 Datasheet

Microcontroller reference

Pin Mappings

Complete pinout and GPIO mapping for ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

Digital I/O Pins

Interrupt Pins

Analog Inputs

PWM Pins

Pin	Analog	Touch	PWM	Other
0	A11	T1
1			PWM	TX
2	A12	T2	PWM	SS
3			PWM	RX
4	A10	T0	PWM	AFE4490_PWDN_PIN
12	A15	T5	PWM
13	A14	T4	PWM	ADS1292_CS_PIN
14	A16	T6	PWM	ADS1292_START_PIN
15	A13	T3	PWM	LED_BUILTIN
16			PWM	SLIDE_SWITCH
17			PWM	KEY_BUILTIN
18			PWM	SCK
19			PWM	MISO
21			PWM	SDA AFE4490_CS_PIN
22			PWM	SCL
23			PWM	MOSI
25	A18		PWM	DAC1
26	A19		PWM	DAC2 ADS1292_DRDY_PIN
27	A17	T7	PWM	ADS1292_PWDN_PIN
32	A4	T9	PWM
33	A5	T8	PWM
34	A6
35	A7
36	A0
39	A3			AFE4490_DRDY_PIN

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 ProtoCentral HealthyPi 4

Setting	Value
Bootloader tool	esptool_py
Uploader tool	esptool_py
Network uploader tool	esp_ota
Bootloader address	`0x1000`
Flash mode	dio
Boot mode	dio
Maximum upload size	1280 KB (1310720 bytes)
Maximum data size	320 KB (327680 bytes)