Arduino ESP32 Version 2.0.7

The Arduino ESP32 version 2.0.7 based on the ESP-IDF v4.4.4 introduces bug fixes, improvements, and new board support.

Changes

Here is a summary of the major changes.

• Backport some fixes from ESP-IDF-v5.1
• Multi-threading examples
• Copy JTAG files only if it's enabled in the board menu
• Avoid starting AP Mode even when the password is too short
• Sets correct code for UART baud rate detection
• Adds pseudo-random numbers generation

Improvements

• Added function timerAttachInterruptFlag to timer API
• Added methods + example to retrieve local MAC for BT
• Adds onDisconnect() BLE param
• General examples updates

Bugfixes

• WString Return bool
• Fixed String(int64_t)
• WiFiUDP:parsePacket() Crashfix

New Boards & updates

• Add Adafruit new board feather esp32s2 reserve tft
• Add support for dfrobot firebeetle 2 esp32-e board
• Adding 3rd party boards for VALTRACK-V4-VTS-ESP32-C3 & VALTRACK-V4-MFW-ESP32-C3
• Add Roboheart Hercules development board to the esp32-core

Documentation

• Added the example guideline and template

What's Changed

See the complete changelog down below:

• Add v2.0.6 into Issue Template by @mrengineer7777 in #7628
• Gitter link update in Readme.md by @VojtechBartoska in #7658
• Copy JTAG files only if it's enabled in the board menu by @me-no-dev in #7655
• Fix gen_insights_package.py missing on release by @me-no-dev in #7650
• add mising TX1 RX1 for adafruit boards by @hathach in #7680
• Create M5AtomS3 pins_arduino.h and M5AtomS3 Board by @Tinyu-Zhao in #7654
• Fix BluetoothSerial compilation caused by upstream change by @me-no-dev in #7681
• TouchRead examples, Fix typo T0 -> T1 by @tanakamasayuki in #7704
• Added the example guideline and template by @pedrominatel in #7665
• Added ESP32-S3 link to the datasheet by @pedrominatel in #7738
• Adds softAp(String) to make it compatible with ESP8266 by @SuGlider in #7801
• Fix commentary in code by @SuGlider in #7800
• Add Adafruit new board feather esp32s2 reserve tft by @hathach in #7794
• Backport some fixes from esp-idf-v5.1 by @me-no-dev in #7762
• bugfix: add <stdint.h> for uint8_t in FunctionalInterrupt.h to avoid compilation failure (GCC 11.2.0) by @quiret in #7744
• Adding 3rd party boards for VALTRACK-V4-VTS-ESP32-C3 & VALTRACK-V4-MFW-ESP32-C3 by @raviypujar in #7735
• Update Platformio CI by @Jason2866 in #7725
• WiFiClient example fix by @PilnyTomas in #7711
• Mirror I2C pin update from Heltec repository by @dberlin in #7709
• Fixes BLE data printing by @SuGlider in #7699
• Fix missing options in board.txt by @P-R-O-C-H-Y in #7697
• Change header gaurd name by @nimaltd in #7696
• Fix Name by @nimaltd in #7691
• Fix error in WiFiClient.cpp where the connect function fails for timeouts below 1 second by @rtpmsys in #7686
• fixed the function header by @bytiful in #7674
• Ticker fix solving #6155 by @PilnyTomas in #7664
• setPins fix (CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32 only): "specified pins are not supported by this chip." by @tmfarrington in #7646
• Allow passing IP as connect method parameter in WiFiClientSecure by @cziter15 in #7643
• airm2m_core_esp32c3 board Add LED_BUILTIN* definitions and initialization for LEDs by @not-surt in #7636
• Expand path to tinuf2 image when checking existence in platformio-build.py by @scheffield in #7631
• Remove (useless) trailing semicolon from Print.cpp by @everslick in #7622
• ADD: New variant Edgebox-ESP-100 by @peterpanstechland in #7771
• Add Crabik Slot ESP32-S3 board by @kekcheburec in #7790
• new variant LilyGO T-Display-S3 by @Eistee82 in #7763
• WString Return bool by @mrengineer7777 in #7774
• Add Roboheart Hercules development board to the esp32-core by @Gaya3N25 in #7672
• Reword "ESP-IDF as Component" in readme link by @remenyo in #7812
• add new board Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3 Reverse TFT by @hathach in #7811
• Multi threading examples (tasks, queues, semaphores, mutexes) by @PilnyTomas in #7660
• Added function timerAttachInterruptFlag to timer api by @davidk88 in #7809
• Avoid starting AP Mode even when the password is too short by @SuGlider in #7832
• Added methods + example to retrive local MAC for BT by @PilnyTomas in #7778
• Fix ESP32-S3 cannot reset to bootrom when using USB OTG by @hathach in #7828
• Update definition for RedPill+ ESP32-S3. by @razvan-mocanu in #7818
• Sets correct code for UART baud rate detection by @SuGlider in #7838
• Adds pseudo random numbers generation by @SuGlider in #7848
• Adds onDisconnect() BLE param by @SuGlider in #7851
• Register Ethernet netif in WiFiGeneric to by @s-hadinger in #7632
• Fixed String(int64_t) by @mrengineer7777 in #7765
• Add support for dfrobot firebeetle 2 esp32-e board by @lmarzen in #7835
• Update heltec_wifi v3 pins by @platypii in #7846
• General examples updates by @PilnyTomas in #7727
• Fix for negative temp in Eddystone TLM; solving #7618 by @PilnyTomas in #7791
• WiFiUDP:parsePacket() Crashfix by @mrengineer7777 in #7847
• Updated pins_arduino.h and board.txt of Deneyap Development Boards by @DogushC in #7854

New Contributors

A special thank you to all new contributors!

• @quiret made their first contribution in #7744
• @raviypujar made their first contribution in #7735
• @dberlin made their first contribution in #7709
• @rtpmsys made their first contribution in #7686
• @bytiful made their first contribution in #7674
• @tmfarrington made their first contribution in #7646
• @not-surt made their first contribution in #7636
• @scheffield made their first contribution in #7631
• @peterpanstechland made their first contribution in #7771
• @kekcheburec made their first contribution in #7790
• @Eistee82 made their first contribution in #7763
• @Gaya3N25 made their first contribution in #7672
• @remenyo made their first contribution in #7812
• @davidk88 made their first contribution in #7809
• @lmarzen made their first contribution in #7835
• @platypii made their first contribution in #7846
• @DogushC made their first contribution in #7854

Full Changelog: 2.0.6...2.0.7

To see how to contribute to the Arduino ESP32 project, see this reference: Contributing