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ESP32-DevKit-LiPo User's Manual

User manual for the Olimex ESP32-DevKit-LiPo development board, featuring Li-Po battery support, ESP32 modules, and low-power operation for IoT applications.

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Overview

This document is the user manual for the ESP32-DevKit-LiPo, an open-source development board from Olimex based on Espressif Systems' ESP32 modules. The board features a built-in Li-Po battery charger and connector, designed for high reliability and handheld applications. It supports deep sleep modes down to 10uA and includes battery measurement and external power sense circuits. Available variants include the ESP32-WROOM-32E, the ESP32-WROOM-32UE with external U.FL antenna, and the ESP32-WROVER-E with 8MB PSRAM. The manual provides technical specifications, pinout descriptions, power consumption data, and setup instructions for the Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF.

Use Cases

  • Battery-powered WiFi and Bluetooth devices
  • Handheld IoT applications
  • Remote sensor nodes with deep sleep requirements
  • Prototyping with ESP32-WROOM and WROVER modules
  • Portable electronics requiring integrated battery management

Topics

ESP32-DevKit-LiPo
Olimex
Espressif Systems
ESP32-WROOM-32E-N4
ESP32-WROOM-32UE-N4
ESP32-WROVER-E-N4R8
Li-Po charger
CH340
IoT development board
low power
Open Source Hardware

Referenced Parts

ESP32-WROOM-32E-N4

Espressif Systems

ESP32-DevKit-LiPo comes with ESP32-WROOM-32E-N4 module;

ESP32-WROOM-32UE-N4

Espressif Systems

ESP32-DevKit-LiPo-EA uses ESP32-WROOM-32UE-N4 module

ESP32-WROVER-E-N4R8

Espressif Systems

ESP32-WROVER-DevKit-LiPo uses ESP32-WROVER-E-N4R8 module that has extra 8MB PSRAM.

ANTENNA-WIFI-U.FL

Olimex

comes with external 3dB antenna compatible with the module’s u.FL connector (ANTENNA-WIFI-U.FL);

CH340

WCH

In the “Windows Device Manager” you should be seeing a new CH340 device. It should be listed under “Ports” and listed as “USB-SERIAL CH340”.

USB-CABLE-A-MICRO-1.8M

Olimex

Usually only such cable is required: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Components/Cables/USB-CABLE-A-MICRO-1.8M/