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Availability of PCB for ESP32-Based Industrial IoT Sensor Node

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 7:08 pm
by Aria James
Hello everyone,

I’m working on an Industrial IoT sensor node using an ESP32 for real-time data acquisition and wireless communication. The project involves integrating multiple sensors (temperature, humidity, vibration) with the ESP32, and I’m designing a custom PCB to streamline the connections and improve reliability.

I wanted to ask if there are any recommended sources where I can get pre-designed PCBs for similar ESP32-based projects, or if I need to manufacture my own via services like JLCPCB or PCBWay. Have any of you come across open-source PCB designs for such applications?

Any guidance or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

Re: Availability of PCB for ESP32-Based Industrial IoT Sensor Node

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:53 am
by lbernstone
Espressif provides hardware design guidelines and schematics for their devkits. Your sensors will likely have a typical design in their datasheets. If you do a bit of googling, you can find lots of schematics and gerber layouts.
If you are soliciting for help, good luck. Maybe try the hardware forum instead of Arduino.

Re: Availability of PCB for ESP32-Based Industrial IoT Sensor Node

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:37 am
by xiqwertyui
You can assess datasheet to view the circuit diagram and understand how to start to use their module: https://www.espressif.com/sites/default ... eet_en.pdf
Often they provide simple power supply instructions and a startup reset circuit design, though you'll need other circuitry to solve the 3V3 power supply problem (e.g. you can use an LDO to get 3V3 voltage from the TYPE_C port).

If you need some example projects (all schematics, BOM, PCB), you might want to look on some open source hardware forums.
Ordering PCBs from JLC is a good option, and if you want convenience (don't want to do PCB file conversions or schematic design, etc.), you might want to look at this forum (though it's in chinese):
https://oshwhub.com/

Re: Availability of PCB for ESP32-Based Industrial IoT Sensor Node

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:45 pm
by Aria James
Thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely check out Espressif’s hardware design resources and take a closer look at sensor datasheets for reference circuits. Also, good call on posting in the hardware forum might get more targeted help there.

Re: Availability of PCB for ESP32-Based Industrial IoT Sensor Node

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:46 pm
by Aria James
You can assess datasheet to view the circuit diagram and understand how to start to use their module: https://www.espressif.com/sites/default ... eet_en.pdf
Often they provide simple power supply instructions and a startup reset circuit design, though you'll need other circuitry to solve the 3V3 power supply problem (e.g. you can use an LDO to get 3V3 voltage from the TYPE_C port).

If you need some example projects (all schematics, BOM, PCB), you might want to look on some open source hardware forums.
Ordering PCBs from JLC is a good option, and if you want convenience (don't want to do PCB file conversions or schematic design, etc.), you might want to look at this forum (though it's in chinese):
https://oshwhub.com/
Thanks for the additional info! The datasheet from Espressif will definitely help, and I’ll look into using an LDO for the 3.3V supply. I appreciate the suggestion on open-source hardware forums and the link to OSH Whub, I'll check it out. Also, ordering from JLCPCB seems like a solid option for PCB manufacturing. Thanks again for the help!