Adafruit ESP32 Feather

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Code name: FEATHER_ESP32

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Adafruit ESP32 Feather is a development board based on the ESP32 microcontroller using XTENSA architecture.

This board features a maximum CPU frequency of 240 MHz and 4MB flash memory.

About Adafruit ESP32 Feather

Feather-format ESP32 board with LiPo charging - great for wireless projects using CircuitPython or Arduino.

Technical Specifications

Complete technical specification details for Adafruit ESP32 Feather

Connectivity

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz)

Bluetooth 4.2

BLE 4.2

Microcontroller

Model esp32

Clock Speed 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Architecture xtensa

✨ Features & Pins

Digital IO 40

Analog Input 16

PWM 17

Interrupts 16

Quick Setup

Copy-paste configs for Adafruit ESP32 Feather - auto‑generated from this board’s exact hardware specs.

ESP32 240 MHz 4MB DIO Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2 select Feather Esp32 from the esp32 by Espressif package. In PlatformIO use board = esp32dev. ESP32 · 240 MHz · 4MB · DIO.

Arduino IDE PlatformIO ESPHome esptool

Tools menu settings Copy

Board (select in Arduino IDE) Feather Esp32

CPU Frequency 240 MHz

Flash Size 4MB

Flash Mode DIO

Upload Speed 921600

Architecture Xtensa

In Arduino IDE 2, open Boards Manager, search “esp32” by Espressif and install it. Then go to Tools → Board and select “Feather Esp32” for the Adafruit ESP32 Feather.

platformio.ini Copy

[env:featheresp32]
platform  = espressif32
board     = esp32dev
framework = arduino

; Exact hardware config for Adafruit ESP32 Feather
board_build.mcu        = esp32
board_build.f_cpu      = 240000000L
board_build.flash_size = 4MB
board_build.flash_mode = dio
board_upload.flash_size = 4MB

The board value is a close generic match - check PlatformIO board registry for an exact fit.

esp32: block (YAML) Copy

esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: arduino   # or "esp-idf"

# Adafruit ESP32 Feather - 240 MHz ESP32
# Flash: 4MB | USB: N/A

Paste into your device’s .yaml. See ESPHome ESP32 docs for full options.

esptool.py - flash command Copy

esptool.py \
  --chip esp32 \
  --baud 921600 \
  write_flash \
    --flash_mode dio \
    --flash_size 4MB \
    0x1000 bootloader.bin \
    0x8000    partitions.bin \
    0xe000    boot_app0.bin \
    0x10000   firmware.bin

Install: pip install esptool - replace firmware.bin with your binary - bootloader at 0x1000

Useful Links

Datasheets and resources for Adafruit ESP32 Feather

[

ESP32 Datasheet

Microcontroller reference

](https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32_datasheet_en.pdf)

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