ESP32 S3 CAM Board with OV2640 2MP Camera | microSD Slot | N16R8

The Edgehax Cam Pro an ESP32 S3 WROOM N16R8 CAM Board with OV2640 2MP Camera module is a high-performance AIoT and computer vision development platform. It is built around the powerful ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 module N16R8. Engineered for makers, students, and professional developers can build Edge AI projects including face detection and recognition.

This board brings together everything you need to prototype camera-enabled IoT devices, edge AI applications, and wireless smart products — all on a single compact PCB.

MCU and Flash, PSRAM Memory Size

At its core, the board features a dual-core 32-bit Xtensa LX7 processor running up to 240 MHz, 16MB Flash, and 8MB PSRAM. Generous memory headroom for buffering high-resolution image frames, running TensorFlow Lite Micro models, and handling real-time video pipelines. An onboard microSD card slot lets you log images, store video clips, or host firmware updates locally, making it offline data storage than having to always rely on the cloud.

Camera Specification

The bundled OV2640 2-megapixel camera module captures crisp UXGA (1600×1200) stills and supports smooth real-time video streaming over Wi-Fi. This makes the Edgehax ESP32-S3 CAM a natural fit for face recognition, object detection, motion detection, smart doorbells, license plate readers, wildlife cameras, robotics vision, and Wi-Fi surveillance systems.

Network Connectivity

Wireless connectivity is handled by an integrated 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) radio and Bluetooth 5 (LE + Mesh) with long-range Coded PHY support. A perfect fit for streaming MJPEG video, hosting a web server, pairing with mobile apps, or building mesh-connected smart-home networks. Combined with the chip’s ultra-low-power design and multiple sleep modes, the board is suitable for <strong>battery-powered AI cameras and remote monitoring nodes.

Programming and Debug Ports

For developers, the Edgehax board offers dual USB Type-C ports. One native USB OTG port directly off the ESP32-S3 (for host/device USB applications, drag-and-drop flashing, and JTAG debugging) and a second USB-to-UART port for traditional serial programming and log output. With up to 45 programmable GPIOs, you also get plenty of room for SPI displays, I²S microphones, sensors, motor drivers, and other peripherals.

The board is fully compatible with the Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, ESP-IDF, and MicroPython. Works out of the box with popular libraries like esp32-camera, ESPAsyncWebServer, ESP-WHO, and ESP-DL. You can easily deploy face detection, color recognition, and pre-trained vision models with minimal setup.

Key Features

• Module: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 (N16R8) with dual-core 240 MHz Xtensa LX7 CPU
• Memory: 16MB SPI Flash + 8MB PSRAM for AI models and frame buffers
• Storage: Onboard microSD card slot for image/video logging
• Camera: OV2640 2MP camera included; supports OV5640 5MP upgrade
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz (802.11 b/g/n) + Bluetooth 5 LE & Mesh
• Connectivity: Dual USB Type-C — native USB OTG + USB-to-Serial (UART)
• GPIO: Up to 45 programmable I/O pins, ADC, DAC, SPI, I²C, I²S, PWM, RMT
• Power: Ultra-low-power deep sleep, ideal for battery projects
• Software: Arduino IDE, ESP-IDF, PlatformIO, MicroPython compatible

You can access detailed specification of ESP32 S3 WROOM 1 N16R8 module here.

What Projects You Can Build using Edgehax Cam Pro Board

• Smart Wi-Fi security cameras
• AI doorbell systems
• Face recognition based access control
• Vehicle license plate recognition
• Pet/wildlife trail cameras
• Time-lapse photography rigs
• FPV robots
• AI vision-guided robots
• QR-code scanners
• Smart agriculture monitors and any project that needs embedded computer vision with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Why Choose the Edgehax ESP32-S3 CAM Board?

Compared to the older ESP32-CAM (ESP32-S), the Edgehax Cam Pro offers 4× more Flash, 16× more PSRAM, native USB, vector-instruction AI acceleration, and Bluetooth 5  giving you a future-proof platform for serious edge AI development without paying for a Raspberry Pi-class board.

Package Includes

1× Edgehax ESP32-S3 WROOM N16R8 CAM Development Board · 1× OV2640 2MP Camera Module · Header pins (unsoldered)