How to Get Started with the ESP32

The #ESP32 microcontroller from Shanghai-based manufacturer #Espressif is a very popular microcontroller amongst makers and electronics hobbyists, but also in the industry. This is understandable as this big brother of the also popular #ESP8266 is an inexpensive yet powerful device with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and much more that costs only a few euros.

In this video, you will learn how to get started with the ESP32 microcontroller. Four options are presented (MicroPython, AT Commands, Arduino IDE, and ESP-IDF) so you can decide for yourself which way is best for you.

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Contents
0:00 Intro
0:08 Getting started with ESP32
1:10 Inside the ESP32
2:40 Software support
3:14 Prepare for takeoff
3:53 MicroPython
4:59 AT commands
6:56 Arduino IDE
8:02 ESP-IDF
8:50 Summarizing
9:28 Thank you for watching

[richardperritt]

The ESP32 also has a built in BASIC interpreter. Harkening to an age even older than the AT commands.

Pull GPIO 12 high and hit reset.
Connect via serial.
Hit enter/return to exit it from the reboot loop.
It will respond with "Falling back to built-in command interpreter".
Make sure your terminal program only sends a linefeed at the end of each line

Type "help".
It returns "A very Basic ROM console. Available commands/functions:" and shows everything you need to get started

[MellexLabs]

You can also use Mongoose OS for ESP32 if you want to streamline the stack for cloud connection and activities...

[vinaydand]

Additionally VSCode also supports ESP-IDF