Wt32-eth01 vs standard esp32?

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I am needing to do a conversion on a project from a standard esp32 to a wt32 Ethernet esp32 due to wifi limitations.

Is there any significant difference I should be aware of for the wt32 other than less GPIOs?

Thanks

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It only has less available gpios because some are used by the ethernet chip. Other than that is is no different.

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What is the limitations your having with wifi? Its a hell of a lot easier to address and if possible fix wifi issues than it is swapping boards and physically running cat5 cable through walls, under floors, or burrying conduit underground in order to pull a wire from A-B.

I had wifi issues with boards in an exterior garage/barn 60’ away and was able to solve them by using esp32 w/external antenna and moving a wifi AP closer to the structure.

Even though I have 500’ of cable left and the connectors with crimper to make it, running cable was the last option I wanted to entertain now that we have the miracle of wireless communication!

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Nah I hardwire where possible, wifi is last resort.

All is wired via Ethernet now

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Thanks Nick, all is working well

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If you had put in or have the ease of access to be able to wire things then ya, I’m totally with you on that. Well, I guess if you have an attic or crawl space it wouldn’t be that difficult to do. Now that I think about it, anything wired could eventually be tied into a UPS and significantly improve the system’s reliability.