Big ESP32 + SX127x topic part 3

ESP32-S2

Espressif recently introduced a new member of the ESP32 family: the ESP32-S2

ESP32-S2%20Architecture
ESP32-S2 datasheet is available here

Comparison with regular ESP32

(Source: https://esp32.com/viewtopic.php?t=10632)

What do we gain over ESP32?

  • Xtensa LX7
  • USB FS OTG
  • Support for larger external SPI RAM up to 128MB
  • Support for larger external SPI Flash up to 1GB
  • More GPIOs (39 gpio + 1 gpi, 22 rtcio)
  • 14/15 ch Waterproof touch sense? & Proximity sensing
  • Improved SPI (OSPI)
  • Improved ULP (RISC-V)
  • WiFi Indoor Positioning (802.11mc)?
  • V2I (802.11p?)
  • Lower cost
  • External ram access from instruction cache
  • Auto-zero ADC
  • PSRAM encryption

What do we lose?

  • Bluetooth
  • ### Dual core ###
  • RAM space (320KB vs 520KB)
  • ROM space (128KB vs 448KB)
  • UART (2 vs 3)
  • SDMMC
  • MCPWM
  • Ethernet
  • I2S (1 vs 2, no PDM)
  • RMT (4ch vs 8ch)
  • PCNT (4 vs 8)

ESP32-SOLO-1

ESP32-SOLO-1 is a new Espressif module that is based on the new ESP32-S2.

Available here:

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