This case study assesses device-to-cloud IoT implementation of products based on ESP32-C5 and ESP RainMaker against the EN 18031 security requirements for the EU market.
ESP32 Bit Pirate turns an ESP32-S3 into a scriptable multi-protocol workbench with more than twenty modes, a web and serial CLI, and dump and sniff tooling. This article walks through the firmware and the two open-hardware companions that extend it: a carrier dock with selectable 1.8 V, 3.3 V and 5 V level translation, and an ESP32-C5 adapter that adds a dual-band radio.
A first-person account of building an ESP32-C5 Arduino temperature indicator with AI assistance, from generated code and confusing errors to serial debugging, wiring issues, and the moment the LED finally changed color.
