I noticed only one button on the board. Does this mean that it is as easy to upload as traditional ESP32 Dev boards? It is real progress if we don't need any fiddling with multiple buttons as some 'modern' implantations have given us. It's so annoying that you must mess with these button combinations to upload code to the microcontroller in the 21st century. Cheers.
Yes, there are no buttons that you need to click or hold such as boot on some esp32’s. I have an ESP32 Dev Board and you don’t need to hold any buttons, like with the case of this Arduino board.
@@maxwimmreuter I know, but ESP's have been around for so long and the 2.4GHz just keeps getting fuller (over 200 networks nearby here), so why not implement 5GHz. Is it a license thing or something, do you happen to know?
@@bartgrefte Honestly there's really no point. The ESP32 can't even come close to utilizing the full bandwidth of 2.4ghz. 5ghz wifi also doesn't travel as far and the ESP32 already has a tiny antenna.
Imo, that comes a bit too late and way too expensive. Actually, i end up with a cheaper price for a full assembled custom designed board when i order at least 100 pieces at JLCPCB or similar service, with a even better Module if you want. Also, the Board design looks really bad, these lanes will break with ease ._.
I agree with you. I think that it is a bit too expensive for what you get. But if you look at all the Arduino line-up it's the same! The upsell is the ecosystem
Well as far as price it is better value than the Arduino UNO or Arduino Nano. Would anyone buy from Arduino if they were worried about the price? If they wanted to shouldn't they be able to compete with Raspberry as UK production costs should be similar to Italy?
why its so expensive u can buy blown up micro PC for that price with immense amount of RAM and external store like GB's not Mb's if not Kb's as in nano, i saw some boards in the official store like 80$ way too expensive
3.3V only - this does not only make most projects unnecessarily complicated, it's also a step backwards compared to a simple Nano that has two rails, 3.3V and 5V 😐
If you power it with a USB, you have a 5V output on the VBUS pin and many components are both 3.3V and 5V compatible anyway. This "backward step" is nothing compared with the power this new board offers.
Is there a way to.. Upload to the code to the chip over wife instead if physical connection?
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You will have an example to transmit and receive data via Bluetooth. I appreciate your response since I cannot find a functional example.
I noticed only one button on the board. Does this mean that it is as easy to upload as traditional ESP32 Dev boards? It is real progress if we don't need any fiddling with multiple buttons as some 'modern' implantations have given us. It's so annoying that you must mess with these button combinations to upload code to the microcontroller in the 21st century. Cheers.
Yes, there are no buttons that you need to click or hold such as boot on some esp32’s. I have an ESP32 Dev Board and you don’t need to hold any buttons, like with the case of this Arduino board.
I think the every has custom configurable logic, which is pretty different to the og nano?
Well done, keep it up, thanks for sharing it with us:)
Very informative video
Thanks
Platformio integration?
I guess, it's in planning.
FCC certified? ISED certified? Otherwise, it would be illegal to sell and to operate in USA and Canada.
Is there a reason as of why there's only 2.4GHz wifi support?
Thats a limitation of the ESP32 C3 Chip
@@maxwimmreuter I know, but ESP's have been around for so long and the 2.4GHz just keeps getting fuller (over 200 networks nearby here), so why not implement 5GHz. Is it a license thing or something, do you happen to know?
@@bartgrefteI don't really know, but the ESP32 C5 available later this year will support 5 ghz wifi
@@bartgrefte Honestly there's really no point. The ESP32 can't even come close to utilizing the full bandwidth of 2.4ghz. 5ghz wifi also doesn't travel as far and the ESP32 already has a tiny antenna.
2.4GHz is fast enough, travels longer than 5Ghz, you are not gonna stream 4k movies in ESP32, the SoC can't keep up with the frequency
Imo, that comes a bit too late and way too expensive. Actually, i end up with a cheaper price for a full assembled custom designed board when i order at least 100 pieces at JLCPCB or similar service, with a even better Module if you want. Also, the Board design looks really bad, these lanes will break with ease ._.
I agree with you. I think that it is a bit too expensive for what you get. But if you look at all the Arduino line-up it's the same! The upsell is the ecosystem
Very good
Well as far as price it is better value than the Arduino UNO or Arduino Nano. Would anyone buy from Arduino if they were worried about the price?
If they wanted to shouldn't they be able to compete with Raspberry as UK production costs should be similar to Italy?
why its so expensive u can buy blown up micro PC for that price with immense amount of RAM and external store like GB's not Mb's if not Kb's as in nano, i saw some boards in the official store like 80$ way too expensive
3.3V only - this does not only make most projects unnecessarily complicated, it's also a step backwards compared to a simple Nano that has two rails, 3.3V and 5V 😐
If you power it with a USB, you have a 5V output on the VBUS pin and many components are both 3.3V and 5V compatible anyway. This "backward step" is nothing compared with the power this new board offers.
Perfect for Lithium battery