ESP32 in Pre-Order

Guys

My purchase protection was going to run out in the next week, and they claimed to have dispatched weeks ago, so I’ve pulled the pin and opened a dispute asking for a refund.

I think the whole thing could be a scam, as they could never have shipped any boards when they claim to have, as the Espressif had not manufactured the devices at that time.

I’ll let you know what happens.

At the moment I don’t think I’ll bother to order any replacement, as I’m swamped with work and also things that need to be done for the STM32, as well as my other areas of interest e.g. Nordic nRF51 as well as laser cutting etc etc

We are ready to ship the ESP32 module
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fm-0fNjt6E

ESP32 chip, module, development board, please click here.
http://analoglamb.com/shop/esp32

RogerClark wrote:Guys

My purchase protection was going to run out in the next week, and they claimed to have dispatched weeks ago, so I’ve pulled the pin and opened a dispute asking for a refund.

I think the whole thing could be a scam, as they could never have shipped any boards when they claim to have, as the Espressif had not manufactured the devices at that time.

I’ll let you know what happens.

At the moment I don’t think I’ll bother to order any replacement, as I’m swamped with work and also things that need to be done for the STM32, as well as my other areas of interest e.g. Nordic nRF51 as well as laser cutting etc etc

@AnalogLamb

Thanks.

Perhaps if I get a refund I will buy 1 board from you instead

What does it mean the “S” in ESP-32S, plz??

Espressif has shown a lot of engineering excellence, but in marketing and communication there are major challenges. I have my own understanding about the different versions, but those could be wrong and I will not show them here. I think that the following are different products
– ESP32
– ESP3212
– ESP32S
– ESP32-WROOM-02
– ESP32-WROOM-03

Cheers, Ollie

Pito wrote:What does it mean the “S” in ESP-32S, plz??

Just a note for anyone else who ordered the ESP32 module though the same AliExpress vendor.

The vendor didn’t bother to respond to the dispute (that I had not received the item and its well overdue), so AliExpress have settled the dispute in my favor and will refund me (eventually)

Looking back at the transaction record for the item, the vendor claimed to have sent the item on 7th Aug (over 2 months ago), but when I now check the tracking code, which they originally sent back in Aug, and didnt work at the time, I find that the item is showing only as

Electronic Data Received
on 08/08/16

Normally when I get things shipped via courier, this sort of status indicates that the paperwork has been lodged, but nothing has been collected.
But in the case of China post, I don’t really know.

As its now 2 months since they claim to have posted it, and since no one else has received from this supplier, I suspect they never posted it at all, as they never had the item to post in the first place.

Fortunately, I still have 3 weeks to open a dispute.
I still hope to receive the modules, but I’m afraid it won’t since they lied to us from Day1.

Martin

I had about a week before my purchase protection.

You could just try contacting them, as they didn’t even bother replying to my dispute, hence AliExpress settled on my behalf

It is not a scam. I got my two ESP32 modules today. Perhaps I will get my five modules on nxt week that I did order one week later.

Cheers, Ollie

A recommended book for all ESP32 developers is Kolban’s Book on the ESP32 & ESP8266. I got most of my ESP8266 info from his original book. The recommended price ($4) is a good bargain for this brick of solid information.

Cheers, Ollie

Prolonging protection time on ali is also an option.
Offtopic: Meanwhile I only use the “registered mail” option (mostly only 1 Euro more) and it’s really faster and I have a drop out rate of 0.

It seems that there is a node MCU 32 for those who want a breadboard friendly development experience. It ain’t cheap though $24 ish but if you want ahead of the pack and get your design ready for when the ESP32s are cheaper its not too bad.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NodeMCU … 24128.html

Arent the ones from AnalogLamp similar and cheaper

RogerClark wrote:Arent the ones from AnalogLamp similar and cheaper

There are also backplates appearing they are much cheaper on TaoBao $0.80 they will probably drop to $1 on aliexpress when the newness goes away.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ESP-32- … 45924.html

I just got a notice that Spark Fun’s ESP32 Thingy is in stock. Of course time has passed since I got the email. lol I can’t get one at this time but in case you’re dying to get ahold of one.

Enjoy
Michael

The SparkFun ESP32 Thingy is in back-order at the moment. For US boards, my preference is Adafruit ESP32 Development Board for $15, although it is out of stock.

I have not yet received my AnalogLamb ESP32 development board, which uses the capsuled ESP32s instead of the plain components used in SparFun and Adafruit boards.

Cheers, Ollie