ESP32-DevKitM-1 is an ESP32-MINI-1(1U)-based development board produced by Espressif. Most of the I/O pins are broken out to the pin headers on both sides for easy interfacing. Users can either connect peripherals with jumper wires or mount ESP32-DevKitM-1 on a breadboard.
This section describes how to get started with ESP32-DevKitM-1. It begins with a few introductory sections about the ESP32-DevKitM-1, then Section `Start Application Development`_ provides instructions on how to do the initial hardware setup and then how to flash firmware onto the ESP32-DevKitM-1.
The following figure and the table below describe the key components, interfaces and controls of the ESP32-DevKitM-1 board. We take the board with a ESP32-MINI-1 module as an example in the following sections.
- ESP32-MINI-1 module or ESP32-MINI-1U module. ESP32-MINI-1 comes with an on-board PCB antenna. ESP32-MINI-1U comes with an external antenna connector. The two modules both have a 4 MB flash in chip package. For details, please see `ESP32-MINI-1 & ESP32-MINI-1U Datasheet <https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-mini-1_datasheet_en.pdf>`_.
- Download button. Holding down **Boot** and then pressing **Reset** initiates Firmware Download mode for downloading firmware through the serial port.
* - Reset Button
- Reset Button
* - Micro-USB Port
- USB interface. Power supply for the board as well as the communication interface between a computer and the ESP32 chip.
* - USB-to-UART Bridge
- Single USB-UART bridge chip provides transfer rates up to 3 Mbps.
* - 3.3 V Power On LED
- Turns on when the USB is connected to the board. For details, please see the schematics in `Related Documents`_.
* - I/O Connector
- All available GPIO pins (except for the SPI bus for flash) are broken out to the pin headers on the board. Users can program ESP32 chip to enable multiple functions.
Please proceed to :doc:`../../get-started/index`, where Section :ref:`get-started-step-by-step` will quickly help you set up the development environment and then flash an application example onto your ESP32-DevKitM-1.
ESP32-DevKitM-1 boards manufactured before December 2, 2021 have a single core module installed. To verify what module you have, please check module marking information in `PCN-2021-021 <https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/pcn_downloads/PCN-2021-021%20ESP32-U4WDH%20%E5%8D%87%E7%BA%A7%E4%B8%BA%E5%8F%8C%E6%A0%B8%E5%A4%84%E7%90%86%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%A7%E5%93%81.pdf>`_ . If your board has a single core module installed, please enable single core mode (:ref:`CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE`) in :ref:`menuconfig <get-started-configure>` before flashing your applications.
There are three mutually exclusive ways to provide power to the board:
* Micro USB port, default power supply
* 5V and GND header pins
* 3V3 and GND header pins
..warning::
- The power supply must be provided using **one and only one of the options above**, otherwise the board and/or the power supply source can be damaged.
The table below provides the Name and Function of pins on both sides of the board. For peripheral pin configurations, please refer to `ESP32 Datasheet`_.
..[2] MTDI, GPIO0, GPIO2, MTDO, and GPIO5 are strapping pins. These pins are used to control several chip functions depending on binary voltage values applied to the pins during chip power-up or system reset. For description and application of the strapping pins, please refer to `ESP32 Datasheet`_ > Section *Strapping Pins*.
*`ESP32-DevKitM-1 layout <https://dl.espressif.com/dl/schematics/ESP32-DevKitM-1_V1.dxf>`_ (DXF) - You can view it with `Autodesk Viewer <https://viewer.autodesk.com/>`_ online
