I have been using ESP32 products from Wemos and other vendors with creative solutions for mounting and interfacing in many different configurations. At the moment, I need a solution to allow development based on Espressif original development kits to go through the following steps
- Prototyping using a breadboard
- Feasibility demo without breadboard (subject for this post)
- Final product where ESP32 development kit is mounted in a socket on purpose built PCB
Here is my current solution using a 3D printed mounting enclosure for ESP32 Pico-Kit V4. I would like to get your comments how this could be improved.
Here is the development kit
It is inserted in a harness where the pins are on the top side.
The buttons and the power LED will stay on the bottom side.
Marshalling frame will be covering the frontside and keeping the development kit in the harness. The main component in the marshalling frame is the wiring area connecting the MCU pins to the external world. At this phase, all connections are done with female DuPont connectors. The main components in the marshalling panel are the bus bars for GND, 3V3, and 5V.
In the back side of the marshalling frame, you can see the different mounting options with the 7 screw holes.
In the USB connector slot, you can see a bar that is keeping the development kit in place.