RIOT/boards/esp32-mh-et-live-minikit/doc.md

@defgroup boards_esp32_mh-et-live-minikit MH-ET LIVE MiniKit @ingroup boards_esp32 @brief Support for MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32 @author Gunar Schorcht gunar@schorcht.net

\section esp32_mh_et_live_minikit MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32

Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Hardware
   1. MCU
   2. Board Configuration
   3. Board Pinout
   4. Optional Hardware Configurations
3. Flashing the Device

Overview

The MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32 uses the ESP32-WROOM-32 module. It is a very interesting development kit as it uses in the stackable Wemos D1 Mini format. Thus, all shields for Wemos D1 mini for ESP8266 can also be used with ESP32. Examples for such shields are:

• Micro SD-Card Shield (enable module sdcard_spi to use it)
• MRF24J40 IEEE 802.15.4 radio Shield
• Button Shield
• RGB LED Shield
• ...

This makes it possible to create different hardware configurations without the need for a soldering iron or a breadboard.

MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32 belongs to the class of general purpose boards where most ESP32 pins are broken out for easier access.

@image html "https://gitlab.com/gschorcht/RIOT.wiki-Images/raw/master/esp32/MH-ET_LIVE_D1_mini_ESP32_2.png" "MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32" width=250px

This stackable platform was tested in an RIOT application with:

• Micro SD-Card Shield
• MRF24J40 IEEE 802.15.4 radio Shield (contact gunar@schorcht.net for more information)
• BMP180 Pressure Sensor Shield

This application is a good example how easy it is with this board to create different hardware applications.

@image html "https://gitlab.com/gschorcht/RIOT.wiki-Images/raw/master/esp32/MH-ET_LIVE_D1_mini_ESP32_5.png" "RIOT application with SD-Card, MRF24J40 Radio, and BMP180 Pressure Sensor"

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Hardware

This section describes

• the MCU,
• the default board configuration,
• optional hardware configurations,
• the board pinout.

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MCU

Most features of the board are provided by the ESP32 SoC. For detailed information about the ESP32, see section \ref esp32_mcu_esp32 "MCU ESP32".

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Board Configuration

The following table shows the default board configuration, which is sorted according to the defined functionality of GPIOs. This configuration can be overridden by an \ref esp32_application_specific_configurations "application-specific configuration".

Pin | Default Configuration* | Optional Modules | Remarks / Prerequisites | Configuration :------|:-------------------------|:--------------------------|:--------|:------ GPIO2 | PWM_DEV(0):0 / LED blue | | | \ref esp32_pwm_channels "PWM Channels" GPIO0 | PWM_DEV(0):1 | | | \ref esp32_pwm_channels "PWM Channels" GPIO4 | PWM_DEV(0):2 | | | \ref esp32_pwm_channels "PWM Channels" GPIO15 | PWM_DEV(0):3 | | | \ref esp32_pwm_channels "PWM Channels" GPIO22 | I2C_DEV(0):SCL | | | \ref esp32_i2c_interfaces "I2C Interfaces" GPIO21 | I2C_DEV(0):SDA | | | \ref esp32_i2c_interfaces "I2C Interfaces" GPIO18 | SPI_DEV(0):SCK | | | \ref esp32_spi_interfaces "SPI Interfaces" GPIO19 | SPI_DEV(0):MISO | | | \ref esp32_spi_interfaces "SPI Interfaces" GPIO23 | SPI_DEV(0):MOSI | | | \ref esp32_spi_interfaces "SPI Interfaces" GPIO5 | SPI_DEV(0):CS0 | SD Card CS | when module \ref drivers_sdcard_spi "sdcard_spi" is used | \ref esp32_spi_interfaces "SPI Interfaces" GPIO1 | UART_DEV(0):TxD | | Console (configuration is fixed) | \ref esp32_uart_interfaces "UART interfaces" GPIO3 | UART_DEV(0):RxD | | Console (configuration is fixed) | \ref esp32_uart_interfaces "UART interfaces" GPIO9 | UART_DEV(1):TxD | | | \ref esp32_uart_interfaces "UART interfaces" GPIO10 | UART_DEV(1):RxD | | | \ref esp32_uart_interfaces "UART interfaces" GPIO34 | ADC_LINE(0) | | | \ref esp32_adc_channels "ADC Channels" GPIO35 | ADC_LINE(1) | | | \ref esp32_adc_channels "ADC Channels" GPIO36 | ADC_LINE(2) | | | \ref esp32_adc_channels "ADC Channels" GPIO39 | ADC_LINE(3) | | | \ref esp32_adc_channels "ADC Channels" GPIO25 | DAC_LINE(0) | | | \ref esp32_dac_channels "DAC Channels" GPIO13 | - | | | | GPIO12 | - | | | | GPIO14 | - | | | | GPIO16 | - | MRF24J40 RESET | when module \ref drivers_mrf24j40 "mrf24j40" is used | | GPIO17 | - | MRF24J40 INT | when module \ref drivers_mrf24j40 "mrf24j40" is used | | GPIO26 | - | MRF24J40 CS | when module \ref drivers_mrf24j40 "mrf24j40" is used | | GPIO27 | - | | | | GPIO32 | - | | | | GPIO33 | - | | | |

\b * Default configuration cannot be used or is not available at all when optional hardware is used.

@note

• GPIO9 and GIOP10 can only be used in dout and dio \ref esp32_flash_modes "flash modes".
• The RESET signal of MRF24J40 shield can be connected to the RST pin of the board (see \ref esp32_mh_et_live_minikit_pinout_img "pinout") to keep the configured GPIO free for other purposes.

For detailed information about the configuration of ESP32 boards, see section \ref esp32_peripherals "Common Peripherals".

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Optional Hardware Configurations

ENC28J60-based Ethernet network interface modules have been tested with the board. You could use the following code in your \ref esp32_application_specific_configurations "application-specific configuration" to use such a module:

#if MODULE_ENC28J80 && BOARD_ESP32_MH_ET_LIVE_MINIKIT
#define ENC28J80_PARAM_CS       GPIO14      /* ENC28J80 CS signal    */
#define ENC28J80_PARAM_INT      GPIO33      /* ENC28J80 INT signal   */
#define ENC28J80_PARAM_RESET    GPIO12      /* ENC28J80 RESET signal */
#endif

For ENC28J80_PARAM_SPI the default parameter defined by the driver can be used.

@note The RESET signal of ENC28J60 based modules can also be connected to the RST pin of the board (see \ref esp32_mh_et_live_minikit_pinout_img "pinout") to keep the configured GPIO free for other purposes.

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Board Pinout

The following picture shows the pinout of MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32 board as defined by the default board configuration. The light green GPIOs are not used by configured on-board hardware components and can be used for any purpose. However, if optional off-board hardware modules are used, these GPIOs may also be occupied, see section \ref esp32_mh_et_live_minikit_board_configuration for more information.

The corresponding board schematic can be found here

\anchor esp32_mh_et_live_minikit_pinout_img @image html "https://gitlab.com/gschorcht/RIOT.wiki-Images/raw/master/esp32/MH-ET_LIVE_D1_mini_ESP32_pinout.png" "MH-ET LIVE MiniKit for ESP32 pinout"

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Flashing the Device

Flashing RIOT is quite easy. The board has a Micro-USB connector with a reset/boot/flash logic. Just connect the board to your host computer using the programming port and type:

make flash BOARD=esp32-mh-et-live-minikit ...

For detailed information about ESP32 as well as configuring and compiling RIOT for ESP32 boards, see \ref esp32_riot.

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