Bee S3 (ESP32-S3)

Name: Bee S3 (ESP32-S3)
SKU: 27546
Price: 10.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.75 (2 reviews)

(2 Reviews)

The Bee S3. An Ultra Low Power ESP32-S3 Board

Designed by Smart Bee Designs LLC in United States of America

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$10.00

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The Bee S3. An Ultra Low Power ESP32-S3 Board

Bee S3 is the next installment in the Bee Family of ESP32 products. See our Store. Why did you make it? I set out to make an Ultra Low powered ESP32 board and make it affordable. What makes it specia…

Why did you make it?

I set out to make an Ultra Low powered ESP32 board and make it affordable.

What makes it special?

ESP32-S3 powered (Espressifs latest gen chip)
Ultra Low power deep sleep (<20uA!!!)
Battery Voltage Monitoring built in.
RGB LED (for fun)
USB-C
Supports Arduino, Micro Python and Circuit Python with many example sketches!
Fully open source. Check out the Github.
Breadboard compatible for easy prototyping.
Small and Compact with mounting holes for easy mounting.

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Deep Sleep Consumption <20uA!

Q: Ok, but how does that translate to battery life?

A: Well if you had this paired with a 1500mah LiPo battery, turning on once a day and sending a sensor reading over MQTT it would last for over 5 years!

NOTE: the Bee S3 does NOT have LiPo charging capabilities. to re-charge a battery you will need an external battery charging option

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.50)

Shipping: (5.00)

Communication: (4.50)

Des | Jan. 20, 2023

Easy fun board

Bee S3 is an easy and fun board to work with, I'm using it with the arduino IDE, replacing the arduino nano as my go to play around board.

I'll update this review if I change my opinion, but for now, I'd say buy some.

4 stars for documentation because, well, it could be better. Its been adequate. I've had most value from the github repo, and reading about other ESP32 with arduino ide projects.

The 4 stars for communication are as much on me as anyone, I have discord, but have not reached out.

Response from Smart Bee Designs LLC | Jan. 20, 2023

Thank you for the review!

Ive tried to make the Bee S3 as easy to use as possible, but I'm always willing to further improve the documentation if you have an suggestions.

The GitHub has example sketches for every programming language supported by the Bee S3 and I'm usually always around on the discord to answer any questions you may have.

Cheers,

Paul

Vedran | Sept. 22, 2022