ESP32 Forum

So since there are a plethora of ESP32 boards it's better if I ask.

I started developing a project with the XIAO ESP32S3: https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32 ... g_started/

One thing I do know for a fact that this board is rock solid I running a stress test for my code on it since many months now.

Sadly I going to need more pins for my project so I have to chose another board in place.

One main criteria is the possibility of external WIFI antenna and USB-C. Also I want the board to be dual core so a core can do the wifi stuff and the other the code dedicated, I don't really want to downgrade to some older/worst version.

I found some boards like this: IoTCrazy ESP32-WROOM-32U Board for ESP32 Development with 3dBi 2.4GHz Antenna, Micro USB, WiFi+BT Development Module, Dual-Core Processing for IoT Projects (DevKitC) looks way out of date


ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1 v1.0 -> no external wifi antenna

So what would you recommend as a replacement? Thanks!

maybe this
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5885

Or this, if your making your own PCB.
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/det ... 8/16162635

There is a plethora of ESP32-S3 boards that are essentially DevKit-C clones, but that come out to 44-pin DIP packages. A year ago, they were about $4.10USD and now they're more because, well, because.

I inventory the N8R16 models.

Without vouching for these products, but confirming that those pictures are approximately what I use, they're something like:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB1WK3CW
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808023363384.html

It's worth mentioning that these are fairly chunky. They don't fit well on small breadboards (use two and straddle them) and finding breakout boards with all the pins can be a bit of a challenge. This is pretty close to the ones (plural) I use.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807915675224.html