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FemtoBeacon ESP32 D2WD 20190807 Brochure PDF

The document provides an overview of the FemtoBeacon ESP32, which is an ESP32-based WiFi/Bluetooth coin that is the size of a US dime. It operates at 3.3V using the ESP32-D2WD chipset with 2MiB of internal flash and a dual core. Setup requires a 3.3V USB-to-UART adapter along with supplying 5V to the coin's LDO regulator. The document describes using the coin with Arduino IDE or MicroPython.

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FemtoBeacon ESP32 D2WD 20190807 Brochure PDF

The document provides an overview of the FemtoBeacon ESP32, which is an ESP32-based WiFi/Bluetooth coin that is the size of a US dime. It operates at 3.3V using the ESP32-D2WD chipset with 2MiB of internal flash and a dual core. Setup requires a 3.3V USB-to-UART adapter along with supplying 5V to the coin's LDO regulator. The document describes using the coin with Arduino IDE or MicroPython.

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Femto.io 
32850 Mill Creek Dr #46 
Fort Bragg, CA 95437 
Twitter/IG: @femtoduino 
Website: femto.io/ 

FemtoBeacon ESP32 
(ESP32-D2WD) 
June 01, 2019 

Product Overview 
This is an ESP32 based WiFi/Bluetooth coin! It operates at 3.3V, and uses the ESP32-D2WD 
chipset (Internal 2MiB flash, dual core). It is the size of a US Dime coin (9mm radius) and can fit 
just about anywhere! SPI/JTAG pins are available. Works with MicroPython (default) or Arduino! 

Set Up 
You will need a 3.3V Logic USB-to-UART adapter (not 
included) and the ability to s
​ upply 5V to the coin’s 
LDO regulator (VIN pin)​. Connect the VIN pin to the 
adapter’s voltage pin, GND to ground, coin RX to the 
adapter’s TX, and coin TX to the adapter’s RX. 

Voltage Pins 
Please note: The VIN (LDO Regulator input) pin can 
take in 5.5V max and power the 3V3 line with 3.3V. 
DO NOT EXCEED 3.3V on the 3V3 pin, or any GPIO 
pins! 

 
 
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Arduino IDE Usage 


If you are using the Arduino IDE, please use the latest Arduino IDE release. You will need to wire 
up your coin to the FTDI-to-UART adapter. Press and hold the “Boot” button before powering the 
coin to enter sketch upload mode. 

To work with the FemtoBeacon ESP32 using the Arduino IDE, do the following: 

● Arduino IDE: Add this to Preferences > Additional Boards Manager URL: 
https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json 
● Arduino IDE > Boards > Boards Manager: Install the ESP32 board package.  
● Arduino IDE > Boards: Set board to "ESP32 Dev Module" 
● Arduino IDE > Tools > Partition Scheme: Set to “Minimal SPIFFS” 
● Arduino IDE > Tools > Flash Frequency: 40MHz (You can experiment w/ 80MHz) 
● Arduino IDE > Tools > Flash Mode: DIO (You can experiment with QIO) 
● Arduino IDE > Tools > Flash Size: Set Flash Size to "2MB" 

Now you can select your port, and upload your sketch. Power cycle the coin (don’t hold the Boot 
button) and your sketch will execute.   

 
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MicroPython Usage 
This board ships with MicroPython preinstalled. If you need to re-install MicroPython, see 
femtoduino.com​ for the latest MicroPython binaries. Since this board has only 2MiB of Flash 
storage, please be mindful of storage space constraints. 

You can connect your USB-to-UART adapter, and use your preferred Serial Terminal emulator 
(such as Minicom) to interact with REPL, or even manage python scripts using Adafruit’s ampy. 

NOTE​: You will need to disable hardware flow control to interact with REPL on the FemtoBeacon 
ESP32. 

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