The Blink


 My First ESP32 Experience


Two days ago, I got my hands on an ESP32-C3 module.


And when I say module, I mean just the module — no development board, no fancy setup, nothing. Just the ESP32-C3 sitting there, waiting for me to figure out what to do with it.


Yesterday, I didn't really get any time to explore it. So today, I was pretty confident.


"How hard can it be? I'll just connect it and start programming."


Well... apparently, harder than I thought. 😅


I spent around one and a half hours researching, trying different things, going through tutorials, checking connections, and basically trying to figure out why my ESP32 wasn't connecting.


And after all that?


I still couldn't connect it. 🥲


But I didn't completely lose today.


I managed to write my first little piece of code to make the LED blink. It's a very simple program, but honestly, seeing that LED blink after struggling with the setup felt like a small victory.


For someone just starting out with ESP32, I guess this is what the learning process actually looks like.


You don't always get things working on the first try.


Sometimes you spend 90 minutes just trying to make a computer recognize a tiny piece of electronics.


And sometimes, the biggest achievement of the day is simply getting an LED to blink.


So, I'm going to end today's blog right here.


The ESP32 isn't connected properly yet. My first project isn't completed yet.


But I'm not giving up.


I'll keep updating this same page as I figure things out, and hopefully, the next update will be:


«"I finally connected my ESP32 and completed my first project!"»


Until then...

Day 1: LED blinking. ESP32 connecting: still pending. 😭😂


The journey continues.

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