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Recent ESP32 coverage is focused on new hardware derivatives and firmware/platform upgrades: an e-Ink ESP32 Game Boy-style handheld, several ESP32 boards aimed at specific use cases (USB-C power, touchscreen HMI, smart speaker add-on), and the ESP32-C6 BIOS project enabling network boot and OTA updates.

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Also known as esp32-s2·esp32-s3·esp32-c2·esp32-c3·esp32-c5

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Key Takeaway The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding with purpose-built boards and even PC-like firmware for ESP32-C6, alongside playful new handheld and display-driven builds.
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The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding with purpose-built boards and even PC-like firmware for ESP32-C6, alongside playful new handheld and display-driven builds.

Recent ESP32 coverage is focused on new hardware derivatives and firmware/platform upgrades: an e-Ink ESP32 Game Boy-style handheld, several ESP32 boards aimed at specific use cases (USB-C power, touchscreen HMI, smart speaker add-on), and the ESP32-C6 BIOS project enabling network boot and OTA updates.

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Top 1 signals · The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding
CNX Software · 5d ago
OpenC6 BIOS project brings PC-like firmware to ESP32-C6 MCU with network boot and OTA update support

Broader ESP32 coverage

Other ESP32 activity — not part of the “The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding” story
CNX Software · 4d ago
Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch HMI display features 4G LTE and Ethernet connectivity, a 2MP camera
XDA-Developers · 9h ago
Someone made an e-Ink ESP32 Game Boy, and it runs at a very playable 60Hz refresh rate
CNX Software · 5d ago
Louder ESP32 Mini board adds WiFi and Bluetooth to old speakers for SqueezeLite, Snapclient, or ESPHome support
CNX Software · 1d ago
Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B – A tiny ESP32-C6 USB-C board with 5V-36V wide supply voltage

Briefing Findings · The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding

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ESP32-C6 board supply range 5V–36V wide supply voltage

What to Watch

  • Track new ESP32-C6 board/BIOS experiments leveraging wide-voltage USB-C powering and OTA. CNX Software

What Changed

  • OpenC6 BIOS project brings PC-like firmware to ESP32-C6 MCU with network boot and OTA update support CNX Software
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Broader ESP32 coverage · not part of the The ESP32 ecosystem is rapidly expanding story
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OpenC6 BIOS project brings PC-like firmware to ESP32-C6 MCU with network boot and OTA update support - CNX Software

OpenC6 BIOS is an open-source project by Rompass that takes a different approach to MCU development. It adds a BIOS-like system to the ESP32-C6, so the

5d ago Debashis Das
cnx-software.com

Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch HMI display features 4G LTE and Ethernet connectivity, a 2MP camera - CNX Software

Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 TFTTouch 10.1 MIPI with 4G LTE is an ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C6-based display development platform for HMI edge AI, and connected

4d ago Debashis Das
cnx-software.com

Louder ESP32 Mini board adds WiFi and Bluetooth to old speakers for SqueezeLite, Snapclient, or ESPHome support - CNX Software

Sonocotta's Louder-ESP32-Mini is a compact version of the Louder ESP32 board that converts old speakers into WiFi (and Bluetooth) connected speakers for

5d ago Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)
cnx-software.com

Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B - A tiny ESP32-C6 USB-C board with 5V-36V wide supply voltage - CNX Software

Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B is a variant of the company's ESP32-C6-Zero USB-C board that adds 5V-36V wide supply voltage support for industrial applications

1d ago Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)
xda-developers.com

You, too, can build this ESP32 plane tracker to keep an eye on the skies

It was meant to be a console.

2d ago Simon Batt
xda-developers.com

A developer created an ESP32 device that releases encrypted files to trusted people on a timer

People can unlock their files even if you're not there in person.

3d ago Simon Batt

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CNX Software 4 articles

Tracking: Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B – A tiny ESP32-C6 USB-C board with 5V-36V wide supply voltage / Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch HMI display features 4G LTE and Ethernet connectivity, a 2MP camera

Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B – A tiny ESP32-C6 USB-C board with 5V-36V wide supply voltage Makerfabs MaTouch ESP32-P4 10.1-inch HMI display features 4G LTE and Ethernet connectivity, a 2MP camera
+2 more Louder ESP32 Mini board adds WiFi and Bluetooth to old speakers for SqueezeLite, Snapclient, or ESPHome support OpenC6 BIOS project brings PC-like firmware to ESP32-C6 MCU with network boot and OTA update support
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Hacker News · u/tylerrosnett · 

Show HN: Smart Vornado 660 Fan – reversible ESP32 button injection for HomeKit

I've had this Vornado 660 for years and didn't want to swap out a working fan just to control it from my phone. So I wired transistors across each of the physical buttons and let an ESP32 tap them. The fan's own controll…

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