SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

Development Board

Code name: ESP32S2_THING_PLUS

ESP32S2

SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus is a development board based on the ESP32S2 microcontroller using XTENSA architecture.

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

About SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

Feather-compatible ESP32-S2 board with USB and LiPo - ideal for secure IoT and hardware prototyping.

Technical Specifications

Complete technical specification details for SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

Connectivity

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4 GHz

Bluetooth -

BLE -

Microcontroller

Model esp32s2

Clock Speed 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Architecture xtensa

✨ Features & Pins

Digital IO 48

Analog Input 20

PWM 28

Interrupts 46

Quick Setup

Copy-paste configs for SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus - auto‑generated from this board's exact hardware specs.

ESP32S2 240 MHz 4MB QIO Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2 select Esp32s2 Thing Plus from the esp32 by Espressif package. In PlatformIO use board = esp32-s2-saola-1. ESP32S2 · 240 MHz · 4MB · QIO.

Tools menu settings

Board (select in Arduino IDE) Esp32s2 Thing Plus

CPU Frequency 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Flash Mode QIO

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 "Esp32s2 Thing Plus" for the SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus.

platformio.ini


[env:sparkfun_esp32s2_thing_plus]
platform  = espressif32
board     = esp32-s2-saola-1
framework = arduino

; Exact hardware config for SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus
board_build.mcu        = esp32s2
board_build.f_cpu      = 240000000L
board_build.flash_size = 4MB
board_build.flash_mode = qio
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: esp32-s2-saola-1
  framework:
    type: arduino   # or "esp-idf"

# SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus - 240 MHz ESP32S2
# 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 esp32s2 \
  --baud 921600 \
  write_flash \
    --flash_mode qio \
    --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 SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

ESP32S2 Datasheet

Microcontroller reference

Pin Mappings

Complete pinout and GPIO mapping for SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

Digital I/O Pins

Interrupt Pins

Analog Inputs

PWM Pins

Pin	Analog	Touch	PWM	Other
1		T1	PWM	SDA
2		T2	PWM	SCL
3		T3	PWM
4		T4	PWM
5	A5	T5	PWM
6		T6	PWM
7	A4 A6	T7	PWM
8	A7	T8	PWM
9	A3 A8	T9	PWM
10	A9	T10	PWM
11	A10	T11	PWM
12	A11	T12	PWM
13	A12	T13	PWM	LED_BUILTIN
14	A2 A13	T14	PWM
15	A14		PWM
16	A15		PWM
17	A0 A16		PWM	DAC1
18	A1 A17		PWM	DAC2
19	A18		PWM
20	A19		PWM
33			PWM	RX1
34			PWM	TX1
35			PWM	MOSI
36			PWM	SCK
37			PWM	MISO
42			PWM	SS
43			PWM	TX
44			PWM	RX

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 SparkFun ESP32-S2 Thing Plus

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