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FeatherS2 Neo ESP32-S2

ESP32-S2 Feather-format board by Unexpected Maker with 4MB flash, 2MB PSRAM, 5×5 RGB LED matrix, LiPo charging, and STEMMA QT — designed for colorful wearable and IoT projects.

Starting from

$24.50

Specifications

ArchitectureXtensa LX7
CPU Cores1
Clock Speed240 MHz
PSRAM2 MB
Flash4MB
GPIO Level3.3V
Power Input5V + LiPo

Components

MCUMCUDatasheet

Single-core 240 MHz Xtensa LX7 with Wi-Fi 4, native USB, 320KB SRAM.

RGB MatrixLedDatasheet

5×5 grid of 25 addressable RGB LEDs with user-controlled LDO power.

Bus Interfaces

I2C
SCL: GPIO4SDA: GPIO3
SPI
SCK: GPIO37MISO: GPIO36MOSI: GPIO35
UART
RX: GPIO44TX: GPIO43
I2S

GPIO Map

GPIO1
D1
digital
GPIO
GPIO3
SDA
i2c-sdadigital
I2C
GPIO4
SCL
i2c-scldigital
I2C
GPIO5
D5
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO6
D6
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO7
D7
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO8
D8
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO9
D9
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO10
D10
digitalpwm
GPIO
GPIO11
D11
digital
GPIO
GPIO12
D12
digital
GPIO
GPIO14
A2
analogdigital
GPIO
GPIO15
A3
analogdigital
GPIO
GPIO17
A0
analogdigital
GPIO
GPIO18
A1
analogdigital
GPIO
GPIO34
VBUS Detect
digital
GPIO
GPIO35
MOSI
spi-mosidigital
SPI
GPIO36
MISO
spi-misodigital
SPI
GPIO37
SCK
spi-sckdigital
SPI
GPIO40
RGB LED Data
digital
GPIO
GPIO43
TX
uart-txdigital
UART
GPIO44
RX
uart-rxdigital
UART

Overview

The FeatherS2 Neo is an ESP32-S2 development board produced by Unexpected Maker in the popular Adafruit Feather form factor. It stands out with its integrated 5×5 addressable RGB LED matrix controlled through a dedicated user-switchable LDO regulator, making it ideal for colorful wearable projects and IoT displays without consuming main-board power when idle.

The board is built around the ESP32-S2 single-core 240 MHz processor paired with 4 MB SPI Flash and 2 MB extra PSRAM, delivering ample resources for CircuitPython, MicroPython, or Arduino projects requiring Wi-Fi connectivity. A 3D high-gain antenna handles 2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n communication. The 700 mA 3.3V LDO regulator, built-in LiPo battery charging with indicator LED, VBAT voltage sensing, and VBUS detection make it a complete battery-ready platform.

A STEMMA QT connector (Qwiic-compatible) provides plug-and-play I2C connectivity for sensors and peripherals. The UF2 bootloader simplifies firmware updates via drag-and-drop, and CircuitPython support is mature and well-documented. With 22 available GPIO pins and all standard Feather peripherals, the FeatherS2 Neo is compatible with a large ecosystem of FeatherWing add-on boards.

Use Cases

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Resources

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Available Software

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