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Working with Arduino

This chapter contains the following sections. Please read as needed:

Arduino Getting Started​

New to Arduino ESP32 development and looking for a quick start? We have prepared a comprehensive Getting Started Tutorial for you.

Note: This tutorial uses the ESP32-S3-Zero as a reference example, and all hardware code is based on its pinout. Before you start, we recommend checking the pinout of your development board to ensure the pin configuration is correct.

Setting Up Development Environment​

1. Installing and Configuring the Arduino IDE​

Please refer to the tutorial Installing and Configuring Arduino IDE to download and install the Arduino IDE and add ESP32 support.

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For the ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8 development board, esp32 by Espressif Systems v3.0.0 or later is required.

2. Additional Tips​

The ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8 can be directly selected in the Arduino IDE. Select "ESP32C6 Dev Module".

Select ESP32C6 Dev Module in Arduino IDE

Example​

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Change the project folder to C:\Users\Waveshare\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages (where Waveshare is the computer username).

Select ESP32C6 Dev Module in Arduino IDE
  • After changing the project folder to c:\Users\Waveshare\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages as shown above,
  • You can create examples from the examples in the project folder under File.

    ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8-idf-helloworld

  • The following demonstrates creating an RGB blink example (located under File -> Sketchbook -> esp32 -> hardware -> esp32 -> 3.0.0-alpha3 -> libraries -> ESP32 -> examples -> GPIO -> BlinkRGB).

    ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8-idf-helloworld

  • Click Upload, and the Arduino IDE will compile and flash the program.

    ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8-idf-helloworld

  • After uploading, you can see the result on the development board

    ESP32-C6-DEV-KIT-N8-idf-helloworld