Heltec ESP32+Arduino Series Quick Start

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Before all operation, please confirm whether the USB driver, Git and Arduino IDE has been installed correctly. If not, please refer to this two articles establish serial connection and Install Git and Arduino IDE.

The Heltec ESP32 development environment already contains the basic code. For the special codes related to the Heltec ESP32 development board, please refer to: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/tree/master/esp32/libraries/Heltec-Example .

There are three methods to install the development framework, choose one of they:

 

Via Arduino Board Manager

Step1. Download Arduino-ESP32 Support

Open Arduino IDE, and click File->Peferences.

 

Input the last ESP32 package URL: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/releases/download/0.0.7/package_heltec_esp32_index.json

Click Tools --> Board --> Boards Manager..., search Heltec ESP32 in the new pop-up dialog, then click install

The source code of Heltec ESP series (ESP32 & ESP8266) framework available here: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series

 

Via Git

After obtaining updates through “git pull”, please execute “get. exe” under the path of “Arduino\hardware\WiFi_Kit_series\esp32\tools” to obtain the latest compilation tool.

  • For Windows: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/windows.md

  • For MacOS: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/mac.md

  • For Linux

    • Debian/Ubuntu: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/debian_ubuntu.md

    • Fedora: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/fedora.md

    • OpenSUSE: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/opensuse.md

 

Via Local File

Download the development environment. https://resource.heltec.cn/download/tools/WiFi_Kit_series.zip

Open Arduino IDE, and click File->Peferences.

Go to the folder in the red box.

Create a new “hardware” folder in the Arduino folder. If there is already a “hardware” folder, you don’t need to create a new one.

Go to the “hardware” folder and extract “WiFi_Kit_series” into this folder.

Go to the “WiFi_Kit_series” folder, refer to the figure below to confirm whether the path in the red box is correct.

Restart the Arduino IDE to confirm whether the development environment is installed successfully.

 

Example

This section for verifying whether you can program with Arduino or not. Now, The USB cable connects to Heltec ESP32 board, then select your serial port which is connected to Heltec ESP32 board.

Select a demo example, compile and upload.

Execute an example

Correctly select a board and relevant options in the Tools menu:

Then select an example likes XXXXXX_FactoryTest.ino

Compile & Upload

New a Heltec ESP32 program

Open Arduino IDE, create a new .ino file, then copy the below code.

#include <heltec.h>

// the setup routine runs once when starts up
void setup(){

  // Initialize the Heltec ESP32 object
  Heltec.begin(true /*DisplayEnable Enable*/, true /*LoRa Disable*/, true /*Serial Enable*/, true /*PABOOST Enable*/, 470E6 /**/);
}

// the loop routine runs over and over again forever
void loop() {

}

compile it and upload, the screen (if this board has a screen) will show and Arduino’s serial monitor will print something, it means Heltec ESP32 board is running successfully!