ESP32-P4-MINI development board offers two 34-pin GPIO headers, ESP32-C6 wireless module

Another day, another ESP32-P4 RISC-V MCU board with the ESP32-P4-MINI equipped with an ESP32-C6 wireless module and exposing all I/Os through two 34-pin GPIO headers.

The board also features two USB-C ports, one for data and one for debugging, MIPI DSI and MIPI CSI connectors to add a display and a camera, a microSD card slot for storage, and a few buttons and LEDs. It’s basically a board for engineers wanting to access all features of the ESP32-P4 without extra bells and whistles.

ESP32-P4-MINI board specifications:

• SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4
  • CPU
    • Dual-core 32-bit RISC-V HP (High-performance) CPU @ up to 400 MHz with AI instructions extension and single-precision FPU
    • Single-RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core @ up to 40 MHz
  • Memory
    • 768 KB HP L2MEM (for dual-core CPU), 32 KB LP SRAM, 8 KB TCM (for LP MCU core)
    • 32MB PSRAM
  • Storage – 128 KB HP ROM, 16 KB LP ROM
  • GPU – 2D Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA)
  • VPU – H.264 and JPEG codecs support
• Storage
  • 16MB NOR flash
  • MicroSD card slot
• Display I/F – 15-pin MIPI DSI connector
• Camera I/F – 15-pin MIPI CSI connector
• Wireless – ESP32-C6-MINI-1-N4 wireless SDIO module with 2.4 GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.x LE, and 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee, Thread, and Matter
• USB
  • 1x USB 2.0 Type-C high-speed port
  • 1x USB Type-C USB TTL port for debugging
• Expansion – 2x 34-pin GPIO headers with access to all I/Os from the ESP32-P4 microcontroller, plus 5V, 3.3V, and GND power signals
• Debugging
  • USB-C debug port for ESP32-P6
  • Unpopulated 6-pin header with UART, BOOT, and Reset for the ESP32-C module
• Security – Secure boot, Flash encryption, hardware encryption accelerator, hardware random number generator, etc…
• Misc
  • Reset and Boot buttons
  • Power LED
  • WS2812 RGB LED
• Power Supply – 5V via USB-C port
• Dimensions – TBD

There’s limited information about software support, and people are just told to the the ESP-IDF framework with Visual Studio Code. The schematics are shared on the AliExpress page (see below) includng the pinout for the GPIO headers.

The ESP32-P4-MINI board can be purchased for $20.80 plus shipping and taxes on AliExpress. I was unable to find a product page for the board, but the schematics on the AliExpress page imply “Kevincoooool” may have developed the board.

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