LIST OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
ESP32 Education Kit
This page contains lists of parts, tools and software for the course ESP32 By Example. This is an all-inclusive course to learn Arduino development with the ESP32.
In this course I demonstrate the various experiments using an ESP32 DevKit clone board and an AdaFruit ESP32 Huzzah board.
If you want to follow along with minimal risk of problems, I recommend that you use the Adafruit Huzzah board. This board is somewhat more expensive but can use a LiPo battery to provide power adapter free connectivity. If price is an issue, I have had success using the cheaper development kit boards such as the first ESP32 version shown in the parts table below.
If you already have an ESP32 board, it may work for most, if not all, of the experiments and projects explored in the course. The main issue will be to identify which GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) pins you want to use in place of the ones that work for the two fully supported ESP32 boards. The sketches I cover already have support for choosing which pins make sense to use for either of the two supported boards. You can modify the sketches as needed for the GPIO pins available for your board.
The items in these lists are provided in an effort to make it easier for our students to find the parts and tools they need. While we take care to find reliable sellers, we cannot be responsible for problems in their supply chain or fulfillment. Sellers may run out of stock at any time, or shipments may be lost in transit. For issues like these, or for warranty claims, please contact the seller directly.
We have taken time to find the listed components in Amazon US only. In future, links for Amazon Australia, UK and Germany may also be itemized in the table. If these options are not suitable for you because of your locality or other constraints, consider using a freight forwarding service like Shipito. You can ship your shopping to your Shipito address, and Shipito will then forward your shopping to your personal address, anywhere in the world. This is useful in case, for at least some of the items in your shopping list, Amazon will not ship to addresses outside the US. To the best of my knowledge, Seeed will ship anywhere in the world directly, so you do not need a forwarding service.
In addition to Amazon, the course instructor has set up a small store front to sell kit-based versions of the EEK course hardware. These kits come with all parts needed and you can choose a less expensive kit with a DevKit ESP32 board (no battery) or one with the AdaFruit Huzzah board with a LiPo battery. In addition, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) EEK boards are available that require no assembly and are ready to use for all course activities.
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Hardware requirements:
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EEK Kit |
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ESP32 DevKit |
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AdaFruit ESP32 Huzzah |
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Breadboard |
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USB Serial Cable |
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Wire |
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OLED Display |
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MPU 6050 |
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LEDs |
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Resistors |
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Switches |
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About this parts list
This list was out of date the moment I published it. Every link depends on a marketplace and a seller, and those change constantly: listings vanish, stock rotates, sellers close, part numbers get reused. The list is here to help you identify what you need. It is not a guarantee that a given item will be available on any given day.
So use it this way: treat each entry as the name and specification of a part, then search for that same thing on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress, or your local supplier. In most cases you will find several equivalents, sometimes cheaper or closer to home than the one I linked. If you have made a real attempt and still can't find something, ask me and I will help.
Remember what you are building. These are open hardware projects made from off the shelf components, not a sealed product from a single vendor. Sourcing parts in a fluid marketplace is part of the work, and it is a skill worth having.
Last Updated 3 years ago ago.