ELEGOO 3PCS ESP-32 Development Board USB-C, 2.4GHz Dual Mode WiFi+Bluetooth Dual Core Microcontroller for Arduino IDE, Support AP/STA/AP+STA, CP2102 Chip

Up and running quickly and easily

Great, work as expected!

It took a little bit get get started with this dev board, but I am mostly very pleased with it. I am using it as a replacement for an Arduino Nano ESP32. I do not know how it stands up to other ESP32 boards.Size:Comparatively, it is physically larger. It may not fit into the project I was hoping it would, but that's on me. The real issue with the size is that it does not fit on a standard solderless breadboard. It is too wide, and you can only use one column of pins on only one side. It is possible to remove the power rail from the edge of one breadboard and join two of them together for a bit more space, but that feels like a hack fix.Usability:I initially had trouble getting Arduino IDE to recognize my board. I could see my PC (Windows 10) was working on installing something the first time I plugged it in and got confirmation afterwards that the device was ready to use, but it still was not connecting in Arduino IDE. The fix was to install a CP210x driver, which instantly solved the problem.Compatibility:As stated, it works fine in Arduino IDE. You just need to download the esp32 board manager from espressif. I am using the ESP32-WROOM-DA Module board (I hope it is the right board, but it *does* work). Once I got it running, it was as easy as reassigning the pins to match the new board's output. It runs the code perfectly. I may even slightly increase the maximum speed of my LED matrix animations, but I'm not totally sure on that.Value:You get three boards for less than the cost of a single Arduino Nano ESP32. As far as I can tell, they are more or less equivalent in functionality and specs, making this set of three boards a great deal.Overall I like it quite a bit. I wish it were made more clear that this was specifically an ESP32 WROOM 32 board, meaning it has two cores, as opposed to a standard single core ESP32 board. Ultimately, it does not seem to make a difference in my use cases, and may possibly even be better. Both run at the same 240 MHz. The box it came in even says "ESP-WROOM-32" where the product image says "ESP-32", so I initially thought I got the wrong item. That, and the issues with the breadboard are why I give it 4 instead of 5 stars. Still, I am very much enjoying them so far and will purchasing more of these as needed.

Good stuff

these are quality chips. my wife had to deal with university hand me down esp32s using mini usb and let's just say bad experience. These work flawlessly and the power supply and data transfer through type c is just all that much better

Not all ESP32s are the same! Nowhere in the description or photos does this show an ESP32-WROOM-CE board, but as it turns out, what I received are a set of CE boards, which are cheaper, glitchier, and not as stable as an ESP32-WROOM. I discovered this when none of this 3pack of board would flash WLED by any means (web installer, PlatformIO, etc).If you order these, you will not likely get the board you think you're going to get. Hoping to still use these for basic builds, but definitely do not use these for anything you need to depend on. This is why I get the electronics I actually need to work reliably from DigiKey, Adafruit, or literally any legitimate retailer now.

Easy to connect, im able to use the Arduino IDE but landed on using the VS code with the extension

I’ve purchased this three pack many times over because they just work