Introducing the Nano ESP32

Re:Introducing the Nano ESP32 by snvzz on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:03PM (#36765298)

It's not just this, but also that Espressif CEO's expressed their desire to focus on RISC-V[0].

Thus, a new Arduino platform is being created out of a deprecated family of MCUs, the Tensilica-based ESP32s.

0. https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/espressif-moves-exclusively-...

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Re:Introducing the Nano ESP32 by solarkraft on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:24PM (#36765504)

The move when using the IDF is quite smooth though.

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Re:Introducing the Nano ESP32 by adolph on Monday July 17, 2023 @07:33PM (#36765594)

Arduino’s decision process doesn’t make sense to me. The Uno R4 Wifi is another instance of selecting an ESP32-S3, but pretty much treating it as a dumb peripheral to a lower seed main MCU.

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Re:Introducing the Nano ESP32 by jononor on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:12PM (#36766508)

Deprecated in microcontroller land means you should probably move away sometime within the next 10 years or so. And being on the bleeding edge can be quite painful. So I think Xtensa based ESP32 was a good choice, for a first board. It will have the best support for at least another 3 years. And possibly way longer.

Also, arguably the entire Arduino brand started on a deprecated (and much less capable) platform, the Atmel AVR8. It was not an issue either.

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