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The ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 is a development kit mainly designed for human-computer interaction applications. It includes one main-board and four extension boards that support: touch panel control, audio playback, LCD display and camera image acquisition, which allows users to interact with machine through sensory channels and body language.
Touch Panel Control
  • 14 touch sensors, three of which support distance detection(proximity mode)
  • Support acrylic panels up to 5mm
  • Wet hand operation
  • Mis-touch prevention; water rejection: ESP32-S2 can be configured to disable all touchpads automatically if multiple pads are simultaneously covered with water and to re-enable touchpads if the water is removed.
Audio Playback
  • Connect speakers to play audio
  • Use together with the Touch panel to control audio playback and adjust volume
LCD Display 
  • LCD interface(8-bit parallel RGB, 8080, and 6800 interface)
  • Support display with ST7789 and ILI9341 driver
  • Support camera data real-time display on LCD screen
Camera Image Acquisition
  • Support OV2640 and OV3660 camera modules
  • 8/16-bits DVP image sensor interface
  • Clock frequency up to 40MHz
  • Optimized DMA transmission bandwidth for easier transmission of high-resolution images
Description of Components

Key Component
Description
ESP32-S2-WROVER Module | Module integrating the ESP32-S2 chip that provides Wi-Fi connectivity, data processing power, and flexible data storage.
4.3” LCD FPC Connector | (Reserved) Connect to a 4.3” LCD extension board using the FPC cable.
ESP Prog Connector | (Reserved) Connection for Espressif’s download device (ESP-Prog) to flash ESP32-S2 system.
JTAG Switch | Switch to ON to enable connection between ESP32-S2 and FT2232; JTAG debugging will then be possible using USB-UART/JTAG Port. See also JTAG.
Breakout Header 2 | Some GPIO pins of the ESP32-S2-WROVER module are broken out to this header, see labels on the board.
USB-to-UART/JTAG Bridge | FT2232 adapter board allowing for communication over USB port using UART/JTAG protocols.
Camera Header | Mount a camera extension board here (e.g., ESP-LyraP-CAM).
Extension Header | Mount the extension boards having such connectors here.
Reset Button | Press this button to restart the system
Boot Button | Holding down Boot and then pressing Reset initiates Firmware Download mode for downloading firmware through the serial port.
USB-UART/JTAG Port | Communication interface (UART or JTAG) between a PC and the ESP32-S2 module.
USB Power Port | Power supply for the board.
Battery Port | Connect an external battery to the 2-pin battery connector.
Power On LED | Turns on when the USB or an external power supply is connected to the board.
Power Switch | Switch to ON to power the system.
RGB Jumper | To have access to the RGB LED, place a jumper onto the pins.
RGB LED | Programmable RGB LED and controlled by GPIO45. Before using it, you need to put RGB Jumper ON.
Power Regulator | Regulator converts 5 V to 3.3 V.
I2C FPC Connector | (Reserved) Connect to other I2C extension boards using the FPC cable.
Breakout Header 1 | Some GPIO pins of the ESP32-S2-WROVER module are broken out to this header, see labels on the board.
Touch FPC Connector | Connect the ESP-LyraP-TouchA extension board using the FPC cable.
Touch Switch | In OFF position, GPIO1 to GPIO14 are used for connection to touch sensors; switch to ON if you want to use them for other purposes.
3.2” LCD FPC connector | Connect a 3.2” LCD extension board (e.g., ESP-LyraP-LCD32) using the FPC cable.

DOCUMENTS


SHIPPING LIST

  • ESP 32-S2-Kaluga-1 ×1
  • ESP-LyraT-8311A ×1
  • ESP-LyraP-CAM ×1
  • ESP-LyraP-TouchA ×1
  • ESP-LyraP-LCD32 ×1
  • 20-Pin FPC Cable(to connect ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 to ESP-LyraP-TouchA) ×1
  • Mounting Bolts ×8
  • Screws ×4
  • Nuts ×4

The ESP32-S2-Kaluga-1 Development Board Kit appears in the following collections:

SKU DF-KIT0178