Exploring the Arduino Nano ESP32 | MicroPython & IoT Cloud

Another new Arduino board! This time it’s the Arduino Nano ESP32, and we’ll test it out today. Includes MicroPython and Arduino IoT Cloud experiments.

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Arduino has certainly been busy lately. After releasing the Arduino Giga at the beginning of the year, they followed up by releasing two new Arduino Uno boards. And, as if that wasn’t enough, they have just added another member to the growing Arduino Nano family - the Arduino Nano ESP32.

Although a few of the Nano boards already have ESP32 chips, those boards use the ESP32 as a communications coprocessor. This new Nano is the first Arduino board to use the ESP32 as its main processor.

We will begin by looking at the board features and pinouts. Of course, all Nano boards use the same pinout, allowing you to repurpose any prototyping tools you have gathered for the other family members.

At the heart of the board is an ESP32-S3 module, so the new Nano board has essentially the same specifications as other boards built around that chip.

We’ll also use the board with MicroPython, and I’ll show you how to install the MicroPython bootloader. Don’t worry; you can revert to C++ by reinstalling the Arduino Bootloader. I’ll show you how to do that as well.

And we will build a project for the Arduino IoT Cloud. The Arduino Nano ESP32 is an inexpensive way of creating IoT applications.

Here is the Table of Contents for today's video:

00:00 - Introduction 01:56 - Arduino Nano ESP32 09:32 - Arduino IDE Setup & WiFi Scan Test 12:13 - Nano ESP32 as a Human Interface Device 19:07 - Using MicroPython 23:30 - Installing MicroPython 27:40 - Using the Arduino Labs Python Editor 32:28 - Reloading the C++ Bootloader 34:28 - Arduino IoT Cloud 37:09 - IoT Cloud Project Hookup 38:05 - Connect Nano ESP32 to IoT Cloud 41:06 - Build a Thing 44:29 - IoT Cloud Project Code 49:01 - Build a Dashboard 53:49 - Running Remote & OTA Updates 54:52 - Conclusion

If Arduino releases any more new boards this year, I’ll need a new Arduino shirt! Hope you enjoy the video.

Bill ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R51tf66es9w