ESP32-S3-EYE

The ESP32-S3-EYE is a small-sized AI development board from Espressif featuring the ESP32-S3 CPU with a 2-Megapixel camera, an LCD display, a microphone, an 8 MB Octal PSRAM and an 8 MB flash.

Features

• ESP32-S3 WROOM-1 Module

• USB micro USB port (it uses internal USB JTAG SERIAL device for flashing)

• Power LED

• LCD Display

• 2-MP Camera

• MEMS Microphone

• 8MB Octal PSRAM

• 8MB SPI Flash

• RST and BOOT buttons (BOOT accessible to user)

Configurations

nsh

Basic NuttShell configuration (console enabled in USB JTAG SERIAL Device, exposed via USB connection at 9600 bps).

You can configure this board profile this way:

$ cd nuttxspace/nuttx $ ./tools/configure.sh esp32s3-eye:nsh

Flashing

Because ESP32-S3 doesn’t use an external USB/Serial chip like others ESP32 boards you should put it in programming mode this way:

1. Press and hold BOOT and RESET (RST) buttons at same time;

2. Release the RESET button and keep BOOT button pressed;

3. After one or more seconds release the BOOT button;

4. Run the flashing command: make flash ESPTOOL_PORT=/dev/ttyACM0

Serial Console

The internal USB JTAG SERIAL Device, by default, is used as serial console. It is normally detected by Linux host as a USB CDC/ACM serial device.

It will show up as /dev/ttyACM[n] where [n] will probably be 0.

You can use minicom with /dev/ttyACM0 port at 9600 8n1 or picocom this way:

$ picocom -b9600 /dev/ttyACM0

Buttons and LEDs

Buttons

There are two buttons labeled BOOT and RST. The RST button is not available to software. It pulls the chip enable line that doubles as a reset line.

The BOOT button is connected to IO0. On reset it is used as a strapping pin to determine whether the chip boots normally or into the serial bootloader. After reset, however, the BOOT button can be used for software input.

LEDs

There are several on-board LEDs for that indicate the presence of power and USB activity. None of these are available for use by software.

Pin Mapping

Todo

To be updated

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