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Olimex ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB User Manual

User manual for the Olimex ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB, an open-source development board featuring ESP32-S2 modules, LiPo battery charging, and USB-OTG support.

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Overview

This document is a comprehensive user manual for the ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB development board by Olimex. The board is based on the Espressif ESP32-S2 module (WROOM and WROVER variants), offering single-core WiFi connectivity and a high GPIO count. Key hardware features include an integrated LiPo battery charger, micro USB-OTG for power and programming via the internal USB interface, and a low-power MCP1700T regulator enabling deep sleep current as low as 20uA. The manual provides technical specifications, pinout descriptions, power consumption data, and detailed instructions for software setup using the Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF.

Use Cases

  • WiFi-enabled IoT applications
  • Battery-powered handheld devices
  • Low-power remote sensor nodes
  • USB host or device prototyping
  • Open-source hardware development

Topics

Olimex
ESP32-S2
ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB
ESP32-S2-WROOM
ESP32-S2-WROVER
MCP1700T
LiPo battery charger
USB-OTG
Development Board
IoT
WiFi
Open Source Hardware

Referenced Parts

ESP32-S2-WROVER-I-4MB

Espressif Systems

ESP32-S2-WROVER-DevKit-LiPo-USB and ESP32-S2-WROVER-DevKit-LiPo-USB-EA come with ESP32-S2-WROVER-I-4MB

ESP32-WROOM-32E

Espressif Systems

ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB and ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo-USB-EA come with ESP32-WROOM-32E module

MCP1700T

Microchip

The board uses low power regulator MCP1700T, it was chosen since it consumes only 1.5uA in power down mode.

ESP32-S2-WROOM

Espressif Systems

ESP32-S2-WROOM module or ESP32-S2-WROVER module

ESP32-S2-WROVER

Espressif Systems

ESP32-S2-WROOM module or ESP32-S2-WROVER module

CH340

WCH

ESP32-S2-DevKit-LiPo uses external CH340 adapter for the USB communication.