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ESP Frameworks

For ESP32 boards, you can use either framework:

  • esp-idf1
  • arduino2

In short, ESPhome uses the arduino framework libraries as a middle layer in the stack, so using the esp-idf framework cuts that out3. But for some boards, it can be easier to use the arduino framework (for example using I²C on an ESP32 S2 Mini).

For ESP8266, there only exists the arduino framework4.

Boards

See the boards page for my collected notes, references, links, datasheets (and etc) for boards that I have used.

One board that I have not tried, but seems quite interesting as well as unusually well-designed: QuinLED-ESP32.

References