Espressif (ESP32) Design Services
Espressif's ESP32 family delivers low-cost integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with on-board compute, spanning the ESP32-S (USB/AI), ESP32-C (RISC-V, Wi-Fi 6) and ESP32-H (802.15.4/Thread/Zigbee) lines.
ESP32 is the go-to when a product needs affordable internet connectivity with enough compute to run the application on the same chip. A mature SDK (ESP-IDF), wide module availability, and pre-certified modules make it fast to get a connected product to market.
Key product families
ESP32 / ESP32-S3
Wi-Fi + Bluetooth with dual-core compute; S3 adds USB and vector instructions for edge AI.
ESP32-C3 / C6
Cost-effective RISC-V parts; C6 adds Wi-Fi 6 and 802.15.4 for Thread/Matter.
ESP32-H2
802.15.4-only (Thread/Zigbee/Matter) for low-power mesh nodes without Wi-Fi.
When to choose it
- Cost-sensitive products that need Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth
- Matter over Wi-Fi or Thread with a single low-cost SoC
- Fast path from prototype to production using pre-certified modules
Typical applications
How Rapid Circuitry designs with Espressif
Rapid Circuitry designs ESP32 products around pre-certified modules or bare chips, lays out the RF and antenna, builds firmware on ESP-IDF, and manages OTA, security and module-level certification.
Frequently asked questions
Can ESP32 run Matter?
Yes. Espressif provides a Matter SDK; the ESP32-C6 supports Matter over Wi-Fi or Thread, and the ESP32-H2 supports Matter over Thread. The classic ESP32 supports Matter over Wi-Fi.
Is the ESP32 suitable for production, not just prototypes?
Yes. With pre-certified modules, mature ESP-IDF support, secure boot and OTA, the ESP32 is widely used in shipping consumer and industrial products, not only prototypes.
Building on Espressif?
Tell us your requirements and we'll confirm the right part and design the board and firmware around it.
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