TinySkiff ESP32-S3 Lab

The voyage

A guided 30-day, Arduino-first course. Each day is one complete win in about 30 minutes — wire it, run it, understand it, then try one small thing of your own.

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All 30 days are ready to sail. Pick your day and cast off.

First light

Set up the board and score your first wins.

Day 1 Unbox safely and meet the ESP32-S3 About 15 min · Ready Day 2 Install the Arduino IDE and see the board About 25 min · Ready Day 3 Blink: prove the whole chain works About 15 min · Ready Day 4 Make a button light an LED About 25 min · Ready Day 5 Make a mini table lamp About 20 min · Ready

Light and motion

Drive many outputs and shape how they glow.

Day 6 Make ten lights flow like water About 25 min · Ready Day 7 Make an LED breathe About 20 min · Ready Day 8 Send a comet down the bar About 20 min · Ready Day 9 Mix any colour from three lights About 25 min · Ready Day 10 Give the board a voice About 25 min · Ready

Talking over serial

Open a two-way channel to the board.

Day 11 Make the board talk back About 15 min · Ready Day 12 Type to the board, hear it answer About 15 min · Ready

Reading the world

Turn sensors into numbers you can use.

Day 13 Read a knob as a number About 20 min · Ready Day 14 Touch sensor: use your body as input About 25 min · Ready Day 15 Soft light: map input to brightness About 20 min · Ready Day 16 Soft colourful light: map input to colour About 25 min · Ready Day 17 Night lamp: respond to ambient light About 25 min · Ready Day 18 Thermometer: sense temperature About 25 min · Ready Day 19 Joystick: read two axes and a button About 20 min · Ready Day 20 Shift register: many outputs, fewer pins About 30 min · Ready Day 21 Seven-segment display: show one clear digit About 30 min · Ready

Making things move

Add motors, servos, and a real display.

Day 22 Motor driver: control motion safely About 30 min · Ready Day 23 Servo sweep: move to positions About 20 min · Ready Day 24 Servo knob: control position with a knob About 20 min · Ready Day 25 LCD1602: give the project a display About 25 min · Ready

Sensing distance

Measure the world by timing sound.

Day 26 Measure the room with sound About 30 min · Ready

Onto the network

Go wireless and reach the internet.

Day 27 BLE pass-through: talk at short range About 25 min · Ready Day 28 Switch an LED from your phone About 25 min · Ready Day 29 Put the board on the network About 25 min · Ready Day 30 TCP/IP: a mini web-connected device About 30 min · Ready