# esp32-wroom-30pin

This skill helps configure firmware for 30-pin ESP32-WROOM-32 boards and troubleshoot pin, power, and peripheral issues. Use it when your board matches this form factor.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 22
- Author: alexex1993
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/esp32/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin

## What it does

The skill covers the DOIT ESP32 DevKit V1 and other 30-pin ESP32-WROOM-32 boards. It helps choose GPIOs, set up `platformio.ini` and `sdkconfig` for ESP-IDF or Arduino, and diagnose flashing or recovery problems. The package includes board and chip-family references, code recipes, and a project template with two build variants.

It also calls out hardware limits that affect wiring. ADC2 cannot be read while Wi-Fi is running, and GPIO34, GPIO35, GPIO36, and GPIO39 are input-only. Check the header before using the guidance: this skill is for boards with 15 pins on each side, while 36- and 38-pin versions have different pin maps.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32-wroom-30pin -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32-wroom-30pin -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32-wroom-30pin -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install alexex1993/mcu-skills esp32-wroom-30pin
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32-wroom-30pin -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills --path skills/esp32/esp32-wroom-30pin
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add alexex1993/mcu-skills --skill esp32-wroom-30pin -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/alexex1993/mcu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/esp32/esp32-wroom-30pin/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose GPIO pins with their alternate functions in mind
- configure `platformio.ini` and `sdkconfig` for firmware builds
- diagnose ADC2 reads failing during Wi-Fi operation
- trace resets that occur when Wi-Fi starts
- recover board flashing with the BOOT and EN buttons

## Example prompts
- Set up `platformio.ini` for my 30-pin ESP32-WROOM-32 board.
- Check which GPIO pins can connect a button and an analog sensor while Wi-Fi is active.
- Find out why the board resets when Wi-Fi starts and tell me what to check.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: esp32-wroom-30pin
description: Firmware development for the 30-pin ESP32-WROOM-32 development board — the DOIT ESP32 DevKit V1 / ESP32 CH340 Type-C / NodeMCU-ESP32 30-pin form factor, 15 pins per side, CH340G or CP2102 USB-UART bridge, AMS1117 LDO, user LED on GPIO2. Use when working on a 30-pin ESP32 devkit (ESP32-D0WDQ6 / ESP32-D0WD-V3, ESP-WROOM-32 module): project setup, platformio.ini and sdkconfig for ESP-IDF or Arduino, pin mapping and which GPIOs are safe, strapping pins, ADC1 vs ADC2 with Wi-Fi, SPI speed and IO_MUX pins, I2C, deep sleep and RTC wake pins, flashing over the CH340 bridge, BOOT/EN recovery, brownouts, or debugging why something on the board does not work.
---

# ESP32-WROOM-32 devkit — 30-pin

The commodity ESP32 board: `ESP-WROOM-32` module, USB-serial bridge, LDO, two buttons,
15 pins a side. It is the one that fits a breadboard with a row free, which is why it
outsells the 36- and 38-pin versions.

Nearly every failure on this board comes from a pin that has a second job. Read
`reference/board-hardware.md` before choosing pins rather than guessing from a tutorial —
a lot of ESP32 tutorials were written for a different board size.

- `reference/board-hardware.md` — the board: header pin map with every pin's alternate
  functions, what is *not* broken out and why that helps, the USB bridge and auto-reset
  circuit, power tree, flash partitions — **plus** a development guide (§10 toolchain,
  §11 sdkconfig, §12 flashing and recovery, §13 peripheral cookbook, §14 symptom → cause
  → fix table).
- `reference/esp32-soc.md` — the silicon: pins that do not exist, strapping semantics and
  the `GPIO_STRAP_REG` bit order, ADC/DAC/touch maps and accuracy, IO_MUX vs GPIO Matrix
  and the SPI speed rule, power modes, memory map, deep-sleep wake pins.
- `reference/esp32-family.md` — the rest of the family, for "should this be a different
  ESP32?" questions: what does and does not port between chips, radio and USB capability
  per chip, the RMT generation table (WS2812 under Wi-Fi load), deep-sleep memory and
  ULP/LP-core availability, and a chip-selection table.
- `reference/recipes.md` — code that compiles: `platformio.ini`, `sdkconfig.defaults`,
  ADC1 with calibration, LEDC LED and servo, debounced input, the new I2C master driver,
  80 MHz SPI, UART2, Wi-Fi scan and station connect, NVS, deep sleep, RMT WS2812.
- `template/` — a **project that builds clean**, in two variants, plus a scaffold script.
  See `template/README.md`.

## Confirm the board first

The 30-, 36- and 38-pin ESP32 devkits share silicon but not a header, and the pin map is
what this skill is for. Count the pins on one side:

| Pins per side | Flash pins on the header | `IO0`/`D0` pin | GND pins | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **15** | **no** | **no** | **2** | **this one** |
| 18 | yes (`SD2 SD3 CMD` / `SD1 SD0 CLK`) | no | 2 | `esp32-wroom-36pin` |
| 19 | yes (`D2 D3 CMD` / `D1 D0 CLK`) | yes | 3 | `esp32-wroom-38pin` |
```
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