NodeMCU development board: Affordable and versatile for IoT projects The NodeMCU development board, based on the Espressif ESP-32 / ESP-WROOM-32 chipset, is a cost-effective solution to easily get started with the development of IoT projects. It is ideal for beginners and hobby developers looking for uncomplicated internet connection, data transmission and networking of devices. Features at a glance
Open source development board
Based on Espressif ESP-32 / ESP-WROOM-32 chipset
Integrated WLAN and Bluetooth
38 pins including GPIO, ADC, PWM, SPI, I2C, UART
CP2102 USB-Serial chipset for easy programming
Technical specifications
Chipset: ESP-WROOM-32
USB serial chipset: CP2102
Pins: 38 pin version
Communication interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART
Special functions: ADC, PWM
Wide range of project applications The board is ideal for smart home devices, radio-based sensor networks, wireless communication devices and other IoT applications. Its flexible pin configuration makes it possible to control and monitor a wide range of devices. Scope of delivery
1x NodeMCU development board (38 pin version)
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The ESP-WROOM-32 is based on Espressif's most advanced SoC and features high performance, a wide range of peripherals, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio, providing a complete solution for advanced IoT applications. Features
240 MHz dual core Tensilica LX6 microcontroller with 600 DMIPS
Integrated 520 KB SRAM
Integrated 802.11BGN HT40 Wi-Fi transceiver, baseband, stack and LWIP
Integrated dual mode Bluetooth (classic and BLE)
4 MByte flash
2.2V to 3.6V operating voltage
-40°C to +125°C operating temperature
On-board PCB antenna / IPEX connector for external antenna
Supports sniffer, station, softAP and Wi-Fi direct modes
Max data rate of 150 Mbps@11n HT40, 72 Mbps@11n HT20, 54 Mbps@11g, and 11 Mbps@11b
Maximum transmit power of 19.5 dBm@11b, 16.5 dBm@11g, 15.5 dBm@11n
Minimum receiver sensitivity of -98 dBm
135 Mbps UDP sustained throughput
2.5 µA deep sleep current
Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n/e/i
802.11 n (2.4 GHz), up to 150 Mbps
802.11 e: QoS for wireless multimedia technology
WMM-PS, UAPSD
A-MPDU and A-MSDU aggregation
Block ACK
Fragmentation and defragmentation
Automatic Beacon monitoring/scanning
802.11 i security features: pre-authentication and TSN
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)/WPA2/WPA2-Enterprise/Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Infrastructure BSS Station mode/SoftAP mode
Wi-Fi Direct (P2P), P2P Discovery, P2P Group Owner mode and P2P Power Management
UMA compliant and certified
Antenna diversity and selection
Compliant with Bluetooth v4.2 BR/EDR and BLE specification
Bluetooth
Class-1, class-2 and class-3 transmitter without external power amplifier
Enhanced power control
+10 dBm transmitting power
NZIF receiver with -98 dBm sensitivity
Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)
Standard HCI based on SDIO/SPI/UART
High speed UART HCI, up to 4 Mbps
BT 4.2 controller and host stack
Service Discover Protocol (SDP)
General Access Profile (GAP)
Security Manage Protocol (SMP)
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
ATT/GATT
HID
All GATT-based profiles supported
SPP-Like GATT-based profile
BLE Beacon
A2DP/AVRCP/SPP, HSP/HFP, RFCOMM
CVSD and SBC for audio codec
Bluetooth Piconet and Scatternet
ESP32 vs ESP8266 :
ESP32ESP8266
Ethernet MAC Interface
Not available
GPIOs for 10 touch sensors
Not available
Temperature sensor (on-chip)
Not available
Remote controller functionality
Not available
Hall sensor
Not available
Digital-to-analogue converter (DAC)
Not available
CAN 2.0
Not available
Analogue-to-digital converter (ADC): 16 channels with 12-bit SAR-ADC with support for a low-noise amplifier (LNA)
10-bit ADC, no LNA
2 I2C interfaces
1 I2C interface
16 channels for PWM
8 channels for PWM
GPIOs (General-Purpose Input/Output): 36
GPIOs: 17
4 SPI interfaces with Quad SPI and maximum 80 MHz
3 SPI interfaces with Quad SPI and maximum 80 MHz