Great ESP32 Board for an ESPHome Bluetooth Proxy

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V1.2 is the temp fix. Not the fully revised fix (though they both support Bluetooth proxy)

Product page:

12/01/25: This V1.2 features an INT pin wiring fix (D16 → W5500 INTn),

From bdracos post on Oct 2025

  • If you order after November 1, 2025, you’ll receive one of the modified units with the wiring fix applied. (Emphasis on wiring fix)

  • The fully revised version with integrated fixes is expected in early January 2026. (Emphasis on integrated fix)

bdracos post on Dec 2025

  • Early units lack the required W5500 interrupt pin wiring and have Bluetooth RF performance issues from the first-batch ESP32-S3-Plus modules.

If you had ordered after Nov 1st, you will be back-ordered waiting for the wiring fix, released 12/01/25

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Anybody have updates on the new revision launch (since we are now in early Feb 2026)? I want to get a bluetooth proxy setup, but not sure if I’d be better off waiting a bit or just going with v1.2.

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Also interested into the BLE proxy W5500 setup for Home Assistant. Out of stock now but backorder delivery in the USA. I hope it’s also come available end of February from the Germany warehouse because I’m living into the Netherlands.

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The page for this v1.2 model was down yesterday for me, and today it’s back up, along with ‘changes’? → I don’t remember the “Early Build” callouts being there before. I should probably WayBackMachine check it… but too lazy :wink: If this is the case… maybe that means progress in the background?

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That Early Bird flag was there before. I’m not seeing any obvious changes to that page from the last time I checked it. It does look like they will be back in stock in the US warehouse on March 2 though.

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Do we know if this has been resolved with the 1.2 boards that are currently up for sale?

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Ordered on 2/7 from Seed Studio and received a “v1.2” on 2/18. Working great using the ready-made code. Looks like updated PCB as I see no jumpers etc. I’m using POE so no idea on the wifi.

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I also just received a v1.2 in the mail. Ordered mid-February during a Chinese New Year’s sale on Aliexpress for $13.

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This Seeed Studio board doesn’t seem to be available for order anymore, either from the Seeed site or Aliexpress. Perhaps a new rev is near?

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It’s on back order, but you can still order it. I just clicked the Back Order button on the Seeed web site, and it happily put it in my cart. This could just as easily be a supply chain problem with memory as anything else.

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I want to use these for bermuda - I’m at my wits end with trying to get wifi esp’s to work reliably - some don’t work at all, some seem to work - but be flaky etc.

Anyone with experience with this have advice on how many to cover a 4br house?

Anyone have the aliexpress link - was unable to find, shipping to Australia from the seeed site is harsh.

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I did order it, but the estimated ship date is june 6th! I was hoping to have it sooner than that!

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Similar story here. I replaced several Olimex ESP32 POE devices with the SEEED XIAO W5500 Ethernet Adapter devices (v1.2), and the range and reliability have been better than the devices I was previously using. Plus, it was nice not having to mess with finding a specific case and antenna - the Seeed device had everything needed out of the box.