
Heltec WiFi Kit 32 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 Heltec WiFi Kit 32
ESP32 dev board with OLED display and LoRa-ready design - ideal for visual feedback in wireless projects.
Heltec WiFi Kit 32 Technical Specifications
🛰️ Connectivity
🧠 Microcontroller
✨ Features
- 40 digital IO pins
- 16 external interrupt pins
- 16 analog input pins
- 20 PWM pins
Heltec WiFi Kit 32 Pinout

Heltec WiFi Kit 32 Pin Mappings
Below you can find the Heltec WiFi Kit 32 pinout. This development board provides 40 digital IO pins, out of which 16 can be used as external interrupt pins, 16 as analog input pins and 20 pins have Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM).
| Pin | Analog | Touch | PWM | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | A11 | T1 | KEY_BUILTIN | |
| 1 | PWM | TX | ||
| 2 | A12 | T2 | PWM | |
| 3 | PWM | RX | ||
| 4 | A10 | T0 | PWM | SDA_OLED |
| 5 | PWM | SS | ||
| 12 | A15 | T5 | PWM | |
| 13 | A14 | T4 | PWM | |
| 14 | A16 | T6 | PWM | |
| 15 | A13 | T3 | PWM | SCL_OLED |
| 16 | PWM | RST_OLED | ||
| 18 | PWM | SCK | ||
| 19 | PWM | MISO | ||
| 21 | PWM | SDA Vext | ||
| 22 | PWM | SCL | ||
| 23 | PWM | MOSI | ||
| 25 | A18 | PWM | LED_BUILTIN DAC1 LED | |
| 26 | A19 | PWM | DAC2 | |
| 27 | A17 | T7 | PWM | |
| 32 | A4 | T9 | PWM | |
| 33 | A5 | T8 | PWM | |
| 34 | A6 | |||
| 35 | A7 | |||
| 36 | A0 | |||
| 37 | A1 | |||
| 38 | A2 | |||
| 39 | A3 |
Default Tools for Heltec WiFi Kit 32
| 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 B) |
| Maximum data size | 320 Kb (327680 B) |
The Heltec WiFi Kit 32 development board by default uses esptool_py uploader tool, network uploader tool for Over-the-air (OTA) uploads and esptool_py bootloader tool. The bootloader starts at address "0x1000". Flash mode and boot mode for Heltec WiFi Kit 32 development board by default is dio and dio respectively.


