# espressif/esp-iot-solution

Espressif IoT Library. IoT Device Drivers, Documentations and Solutions.

Repository: https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/esp-iot-solution
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-21T04:06:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3312, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 643, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2659, forks 1002 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:07.418761+00:00)

## What it is
Espressif's official IoT library providing device drivers and code frameworks for ESP series SoCs, extending ESP-IDF with components for sensors, displays, audio, input devices, and actuators. It also includes documentation and frameworks for low power, security, and storage to simplify IoT system development.

## Use cases
- drive sensors and displays on ESP32 from ESP-IDF
- build a low-power IoT device with ESP chips
- find example code for ESP32 peripherals like touch panels and audio codecs
- add actuator and input device support to an ESP-IDF project
- get started quickly with an ESP development board
- implement security and storage features on ESP32

## When to choose
- you are developing firmware for ESP32/ESP series chips with ESP-IDF
- you need ready-made drivers for common sensors, displays, or audio hardware
- you want official Espressif frameworks for low power or security features

## When to avoid
- your project targets non-Espressif microcontrollers
- you use a different SDK than ESP-IDF
- you need a general-purpose IoT cloud platform rather than device-level drivers

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, developer-tools, iot
- domain: iot, embedded-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, iot, c
- tags: esp32, esp-idf, device-drivers, sensors, displays, espressif, low-power, embedded-development

## Member repositories
- espressif/esp-iot-solution (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.418761+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:24.585072+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/espressif/esp-iot-solution (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.418761+00:00, sha 8dba72c60b5b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.