This might be a dumb question

[edlentz]

I am considering purchasing one or two of these to work with my HA instance. Do ALL esp-32 modules work with ESP home? I have a esp32 WROOM working fine and I want to go to ethernet instead of WiFi. I purchased a W5500 to connect to my existing, but I am finding that the extra PCB to connect it all together might be more costly than just getting this new board. Thanks for any insight.

ESP32-S3 ETH Development Board, 10/100Mbps RJ45 Ethernet port, Wi-Fi &...

[Dilbert66 (Alain)]

I believe it should work since it uses a w5500 eth chip. Here’s a thread on it. Different board but similar setup.

How to use w5500 Ethernet module with esphome

I actually got it running for my S3 chip with W5500. For those interested my project here: GitHub - pixelwave/Wake-On-ESP32: Using an ESP32 to control multiple PCs via Ethernet. The config: esphome: name: ... friendly_name: ... platformio_options: board_build.flash_mode: dio external_components: - source: type: git url: https://github.com/JeroenVanOort/esphome/ ref: eth-w5500 components: [ ethernet ] ethernet: type: W5500 clk_pin: GPIO10 mosi_pin: GPI…

[tmjpugh]

@edlentz

Do ALL esp-32 modules work with ESP home?

I believe so, yes

Ethernet takes up some gpio
What are you using this for?

[edlentz]

I am currently using an older esp32 for switching some relays, a few temp sensors , and some contacts for doors. Nothing crazy. I just want to get away from WiFi. I woul dhave to rewire my I/Os but that shouldn’t be bad. I am finding I will spend more or less the same amount of money and time tying to get the W5500 connected as it will to replace with this all in one board.

[stevemann (Stephen Mann (YAML-challenged))]

Please post your progress here.

[pixelwave]

I can not highly enough recommend this board:

T-ETH ELite

It has become my go-to-board for most projects where size has not been a crucial issue. It comes with ETH (W5500), POE, USB-C, soldered-on pins and an S3 chip and works rock solid with ESPHome (I have 3 of those running 24/7 for months now wired via POE).

It allows you to ditch the screw terminals and use Dupont pin connectors and could end up even more compact than what I can see in your photo.

I also made a case for it and a prototyping bench:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/792350
https://makerworld.com/en/models/693270

Let me know if you have issues getting ESPHome running on this.

[edlentz]

Thanks for the info Pixelman, that case looks really nice!!

I ended up with a couple of these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKJ5VXC9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Loading ESPHome was a snap and I copied over the YAML from the old to the new with a couple of changes. I haven’t replaced the old one yet, hadn’t had time, although I have the new one on the network and it looks and acts to HA better and faster than the old one. I plan to wire it in tonight or tomorrow. I like the size of it, I had to do all the soldering, that was a pain, but it looks goos so far.