I'm getting back to this topic again.

If we disable the Download Mode permanently, can we access the UART for debugging purposes if there's some field return that we want to investigate?

Hello, I wanted to ask what would be the state of the GPIOs particularly IO47 and IO48 when in BOOT_MODE? I'm using ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U-N8R8. Thanks! I looked over the datasheet and hardware design guidelines but it only mentions the state of the pins "At reset" and "After Reset".

No :) I'm only asking because you can also permanently disable the strapping pin's (GPIO0) "enter download mode" functionality, if you're after disabling download mode for security reasons; in that case, you'd also have to disable the USB/JTAG interface. Depends on what you want to protect against....

Yes, I still wanted to have a control to enable/disable the boot mode function.
Do you see any issues in this implementation?

I agree that this is an overkill. Do you have any better/simpler solution that you can think of?

the 10k after the transistors are 0 ohms.

Hi, I have an ESP32-S3 DevKitC module. This module has the USB-UART bridge, which I wanted to disable the DTR/RTS signal via hardware to prevent anyone from putting the device in download mode. I was thinking of routing these signals to a tri-state non-inverting buffer and controlling the enable pin...

Hello, I'm reading the hardware design guide and it shows the proper placement of the module in the baseboard. However, this only shows those modules with internal PCB antenna. Does this placement still apply to modules with an external antenna?

Hello, I wanted to drive two LED strips of WS2815 (each around 36 to 40pcs). I wanted to know if I can wire directly the GPIO output of the ESP32-S3 to the data input of the LED strips?

Thanks for the confirmation. Would you please clarify on this point? "It is possible for two or more clients to simultaneously communicate with the same device as long as they are not communicating to the same interface. However, multiple clients can simultaneously communicate with the same device’s...

thanks for replying. How about I use a USB hub controller that would support 2 devices connection (like Microchip USB2512)? Would ESP32-S3 have a problem with that?