FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4 AI Development Kit

The DFRobot kit consists of the FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4 and a matching IO expansion board. The ESP32-P4 has two RISC-V cores at 360 MHz, 32 MB PSRAM and 16 MB flash, camera and display connect via MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 come from an ESP32-C6 on the board. The expansion board brings out the connections with labels, so sensors, motor drivers and displays can be connected without breadboard and without soldering.

The board alone: FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4 AI Vision Board with WiFi 6

Recommended Accessories:

• 16GB MicroSDHC Memory Card Class 10 UHS-I incl. SD Adapter

Features:

• IO expansion board with labelled connectors for I2C, UART, SPI and further IO plus additional power pins, sensors and displays can be connected without a breadboard
• ESP32-P4 (chip v1.0) with two RISC-V cores at 360 MHz with floating point unit and AI instruction extensions, plus a low-power RISC-V core at 40 MHz
• Hardware encoder for H.264 up to 1080p at 30 frames/s and JPEG
• MIPI-CSI and MIPI-DSI with two lanes each, according to DFRobot pin-compatible with camera and display of the Raspberry Pi 4B
• ESP32-C6-MINI-1 via SDIO for Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz, 802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5 (LE)
• PDM microphone, microSD slot, USB-C 2.0 high-speed OTG and USB-C for programming and power
• BOOT (IO35) and RST buttons, LED on IO3
• Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF; according to DFRobot MIPI-CSI and AI functions currently need ESP-IDF; MicroPython examples in the wiki (YOLO11, faces, pedestrians)

Application Examples:

• AI cameras with face or object recognition
• Video doorbell and electronic door viewer
• Home automation control panels
• Digital photo frames and advertising displays

Documentation:

• Wiki DFRobot DFR1237 with pinout and examples
• Schematic board (PDF)
• DFRobot Community guide: CSI camera with ESP-IDF
• Dimension drawing kit (PDF)

Technical Data:

• Manufacturer: DFRobot
• Manufacturer SKU: DFR1237
• Chip: ESP32-P4, 2 × RISC-V 360 MHz, LP core RISC-V 40 MHz
• Memory: 32 MB PSRAM, 16 MB flash, 768 KB L2MEM, 32 KB LP SRAM
• Wireless: ESP32-C6, WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ax 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5 (LE)
• Camera and display: MIPI-CSI 2 lanes, MIPI-DSI 2 lanes
• Interfaces (multiplexed, maximum values): 24 digital IO, 5 UART, 2 I2C, 1 I3C, 3 I2S, 2 SPI, 4 touch, 8 LED PWM, 12-bit ADC with 7 channels
• USB: USB-C 2.0 high-speed OTG, USB-C CDC for programming
• Operating voltage: 3.3 V
• Input voltage: 5 V DC via USB-C or VIN
• Current consumption at VIN 5 V: idle 80 mA, WLAN STA average 80 mA, peak 1050 mA
• Operating temperature: -10 °C to 60 °C
• Dimensions: board 25.4 × 60 mm, IO expansion board 45 × 60 mm
• Weight: 38 g

Scope of Delivery:

• 1× FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4 board
• 1× IO expansion board for FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4
• 2× pin header 20-pin, 2.54 mm pitch