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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : Interesting esp32 S3 device
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| zeitfest Guru  Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 642 |
Considering esp32 S3 hardware maybe ... This looks nifty, don't know much about it yet though apart from it using an esp32 S3. The RTC claims 1 ppm accuracy which would be good. |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
This is what I have and it's easy to program in BASIC:  More capabilities and a heck of a lot faster, metal frame and no 3d printed finish. Edited 2025-09-18 13:06 by PhenixRising |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 642 |
Well - I tried. Yet another thread down the tube. |
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thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4329 |
@PhenixRising, YMMV, but we all know you are doing impressive and apparently well paying stuff with Android, and that (at the moment) I am more interested in MMBasic on Linux (and Android) than PicoMite, but perhaps we should be more circumspect and not stick our Size 11 distractions into unrelated threads? Enjoy your weekend everyone. Tom Edited 2025-09-20 20:34 by thwill MMBasic for Linux, Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
Tom, My apologies for being the one and only who responded (I don't see yours) Two small computers with docking station: One of them has a lot more memory One of them has a high resolution display One of them has a GPU One of them has an eight-core processor @2.4GHz One of them can be programmed using an onboard interpreted language One of them can support an external mouse and keyboard. Ah, I see what you mean by "unrelated" Size 10, BTW. |
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stanleyella Guru Joined: 25/06/2022 Location: United KingdomPosts: 2702 |
does mmbasic work on raspian linux and what does it do please? |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
Stan, unrelated more than my first post. Tom's gonna slap your wrist  |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 642 |
Forget it everyone. Maybe it would be good to check images for steganography. Until then we will just wait for the Bam-Bam attention span to move on. |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8375 |
A couple of things put me off replying originally. First, it uses the ESP32 - not something I've ever got along with. :) Secondly, the price is very expensive when you compare it with a 7 inch Android tablet from Amazon. Yes, it's very clever and, in some ways, superior to the tablet, but when the end price is twice the cost of a similar consumer device you have to ask is it really worth it? Like other similar things, this will have a niche market of people with pretty deep pockets so is unlikely to ever be able to benefit from the price reductions that come from real production scaling. It's a pity because it's a nice concept if you happen to be a techie. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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PeteCotton Guru Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 583 |
I've been using the M5 Tough - which is quite similar. https://mm.digikey.com/Volume0/opasdata/d220001/medias/docus/4457/K034.pdf The one thing I would say is that the tiny screen (2" on the M5 and 4" on your one) is actually surprisingly usable. You can get quite a lot of information on it (readable even with my knackered old eyes), and if the you use a touch-screen stylus, then button presses can be quite accurate. What were you thinking of using it for? |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
What are you programming with, Pete? I also have an M5 Tough, gathering dust. I can't use Annex32 because I re-sell. |
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| PeteCotton Guru Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 583 |
I just used the Arduino IDE (C language) and M5's tutorial. It's a simple interface that connects to the WiFi and echo's Bluetooth signals up on to the internet. But they've been working great all summer through (a lot of) rain and shine. I was skeptical that I could make such a small screen usable, but as it turns out - it's very legible. I look forward to seeing what Zeitfest does with this new kit. A 4" screen would certainly be a step up. Edited 2025-09-23 08:41 by PeteCotton |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
The M5 products are really nice because they have quality packaging but yes the screens are a bit on the small side. I have a 7" ESP32 module but it has no enclosure and 3d printed is not for me.  I loaded Annex32 onto this for test purposes. I like the fact that it has a capacitive touchscreen. It works well but I have been spoiled due to using rugged Android tablets. I have come to accept the Arduino IDE and so that is the next test. I deal with a company that does sheet-metal work, including laser-cutting and so I'll look at something like that for an enclosure. Edited 2025-09-23 21:22 by PhenixRising |
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| PeteCotton Guru Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 583 |
The Arduino IDE is excellent - with one caveat. I wouldn't use it for a large program. It works great for smaller projects, and you can split source code up among many files/tabs. But there isn't the ability to put the source files in a hierarchical structure (somebody please correct me if I'm wrong) like a tree view. So you quickly run out of space for all of the tabs across the top of the screen. But for smaller projects I have found it absolutely great. |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
Up 'til now, the ESP32 is merely a peripheral to the PicoMite. It can handle Bluetooth, WiFi, Ethernet, ESP-NOW. We need to embrace it as a peripheral, IMO. Code for pretty much anything, already exists. Such exciting times in the MCU world  |
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| Wolfgang Regular Member  Joined: 03/11/2021 Location: GermanyPosts: 74 |
There is also a powerful Annex-RDS WiFi Basic for the ESP32. What do you think? |
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| PhenixRising Guru Joined: 07/11/2023 Location: United KingdomPosts: 1682 |
Pretty darned good but not for commercial use which rules me out. |
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| scruss Regular Member Joined: 20/09/2021 Location: CanadaPosts: 96 |
I know Seon of Unexpected Maker, and his kit and support is good. His hardware is mostly (possibly all) made in Australia. That's why it's not super cheap. This device already supports MicroPython and CircuitPython. BASIC dialects? Dunno. |
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| zeitfest Guru Joined: 31/07/2019 Location: AustraliaPosts: 642 |
At (ed) $99US it is too expensive for me. There seem to be a few esp32+S3 displays though, eg with LVGL. Edited 2025-09-27 13:45 by zeitfest |
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