Awesome ESP Rust

A curated list of resouces for development in the Rust programming language for ESP32, ESP32-C2/C3/C6, ESP32-H2, and ESP32-S2/S3.

Table of Contents

• Community
• Books, Blogs, and Training Materials
• Video Courses and Talks
• Tools
• Templates
• Libraries built on top of esp-hal
• Open Hardware
• Projects
  • std
  • no_std
• License

Community

You can usually find community members (including some employees of Espressif) in the #esp-rs:matrix.org Matrix room.

Books, Blogs, and Training Materials

• [EN] The Rust on ESP Book - The goal of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide on using the Rust programming language with Espressif SoCs and modules.
• [EN] Embedded Rust (no_std) on Espressif - Training for Rust using no_std approach development on ESP32-C3.
• [EN] Embedded Rust (std) on Espressif - Training for Rust using std approach development on ESP32-C3 by Ferrous Systems.
• [EN] Espressif Developer Portal - tag: Rust - Articles about Rust for ESP32.
• [EN] Scott Mabin - Rust on Espressif chips - Quarterly updates about Rust on Espressif chips.
• [EN] Making a Dino Light with the ESP32 and WS2812
  • Making a Dino Light with the ESP32 and WS2812
  • Making a Dino Light with the ESP32 and WS2812 Pt. 2
• [EN] ESP32 with Embedded Rust at the HAL - Blog series about learning Rust at the HAL level with the ESP32-C3.
• [EN] A getting started guide to ESP32 no-std Rust development
• [EN] impl Rust on ESP32 - The book explores and explains various exciting projects using an ESP32.
• [JP] 倒立振子ロボットを現代制御で動かしたい (I want to run an inverted pendulum robot with modern control)
  • (1) モデル化 (Modelling)
  • (2) 直立制御 (Upright Control)
  • (3) 遠隔操縦 (Remote Control)
• [JP] ESP32 で std な Rust 開発入門
  • その 1 環境構築 (Part 1: Building the environment)
  • その 2 L チカ (Part 2: Blink an LED)
• [EN] Programming ESP32 with Rust: OTA firmware update
• [VI] Lập trình ESP32 với Rust: cập nhật firmware OTA
• [EN] Securely sending DHT22 sensor data from an ESP32 board to PostgreSQL
• [EN] Freenove ESP32 Tutorials in Rust - Transforms traditional C and MicroPython-based Freenove lessons into idiomatic Rust code.

Video Courses and Talks

• [EN] Rust on ESP32-C3
• [EN] Andrei Litvin / @embedded-rust
• [EN] Rust embedded at Espressif @ Copenhagen Rust Community
• [EN] Embedded Rust on ESP32 - Juraj Michálek - Rust Linz November 2022
• [EN] Rust on Espressif chips - Scott Mabin - DevCon22
• [EN] Rust Bare-metal and Async - Scott Mabin, Juraj Sadel - DevCon23
• [EN] Rust on ESP32 - Video series live coding esp32 examples in Rust

Tools

• espup - Tool for installing and maintaining the required toolchains for developing applications in Rust for Espressif SoC's.
• espflash - Serial flasher utility for Espressif SoCs and modules based on esptool.
• esp-web-flash-server - WebSocket server for flashing from Visual Studio Code Remote Containers using a web browser.
• wokwi-server - WebSocket server for running simulations in Wokwi from Visual Studio Code Remote Containers using a web browser.
• Wokwi Simulator - Web browser simulator that supports Rust language on ESP32 chips.

Templates

• esp-idf-template - A cargo-generate template for projects using the Rust std library (via ESP-IDF).
• esp-generate - Template generation tool to create no_std applications targeting Espressif's chips.

Libraries built on top of esp-hal

Reusable libraries and library collections built on top of esp-hal.

• esp-hal-community - A collection of community-maintained crates for use alongside esp-hal.
• device-envoy - Embassy-based device abstractions for ESP32-C6 and ESP32-S3, including Wi-Fi provisioning, LED-panel graphics, and audio playback.

Open Hardware

• esp-rust-board - A development board based on the ESP32-C3 and designed in KiCad EDA which is compatible with the Adafruit Feather specification.

Projects

std

• anemometer - Rust based anemometer incl. OTA and GPS based calibration process.
• bluedroid - Safe wrapper for the Bluedroid Bluetooth stack.
• CO2-Sensor-Zigbee-Rust - Zigbee CO2 sensor (ESP32-H2 + Senseair S8) integrated into Home Assistant via Zigbee2MQTT, driving Espressif's Zigbee SDK (esp-zigbee-lib) through esp-idf-sys FFI bindings.
• Dark Sky Meter - Open Hardware low-cost night sky sensor that measures light levels as well as several ambient parameters.
• dephy-esp32c3-rust-boilerplate - A std ESP32-C3 application boilerplate on production with tokio for async support and examples for IO, Wi-Fi provisioning, eFuse, GPIO, I2C, HTTP, BLE advertising, etc.
• esp-clock - Clock with environment stats. Wokwi project
• esp32-idf-nmea-example - Example of integration ESP-IDF application with Rust code as component.
• esp32-s3-rust-axum-example - Example of running Tokio + Axum web server on the ESP32-S3.
• esp32c3-rust-std-temperature-logger - MQTT temperature logger running on ESP32-C3.
• esp32cam-rs - Examples of Rust on ESP32-CAM, including a fully-featured Telegram bot capable of taking pictures.
• gateway-rs - A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet(like frp but running on ESP32).
• mch2022-rust-app - Example that shows a nice rust screensaver in MCH2022 badge.
• M5Stack-Cardputer - Rust support for the Cardputer, including an interactive 3d graphics demo
• OFMon - Offline-first smart energy monitor using littlefs, Rust, ESP32, and Thingsboard. See details.
• OxidESPark - Rust library for the Rust ESP Board that uses the ESP-IDF framework and provides tools to easily build applications that interact with the physical world.
• rust-esp32-std-demo - A demo std binary crate for the ESP32[XX] and ESP-IDF, which connects to WiFi, Ethernet, drives a small HTTP server and draws on a LED screen.
• rust4mch - Example to run Rust code on the MCH2022 badge.
• rustzx-esp32 - ZX Spectrum emulator based on RustZX project.
• self-balancing robot - Self-balancing robot using Atom Matrix and Atom Motion. See details.
• twatch-idf-rs - Experimental firmware for the Lilygo T-Watch
• wrover-experimental - Display line directions and departure times of public transport vehicles in Brno, CZ.
• esp-clock-rs - A weather clock project designed based on the Slint UI framework. This is a attempt for the low-coupling cross-platform project based on the message communication mechanism, which supports running on ESP32-C3, WebBrowser(WASM), Desktop, and Android.
• esp-wifi-provisioning - A crate that provides WiFi provisioning with a captive portal using a SoftAP.

no_std

• esp32c3-devkit-rust - Embassy, BLE, Sensors example - Medium complexity project demo interfacing with the peripherals available on this board, which include RGB LED, i2c IMU, Temperature & Humidity and BLE using TrouBLE and Embassy.
• esp32 wifi tank - Building a Wifi-controlled car with Rust and ESP32
• Beginner Rust ESP32 development - Snake - Snake game to run on an ESP32 development board with a connected OLED display and controlled with a joystick.
• esp32-rust-nostd-temperature-logger - MQTT temperature logger running on ESP32.
• esp32-conways-game-of-life-rs - Conway's Game of Life in Bare metal Rust for different ESP32 based boards.
• esp32-spooky-maze-game - Bare metal Rust implementation of game for different ESP32 based boards using Bevy ECS no_std.
• esp32-rex - Dinosaur Game written in Rust for the ESP32 with an OLED display, using the Embassy framework.
• ps2keyboard-esp32c3 - PS/2 keyboard implementation for ESP32-C3.
• esp32c3-ota-experiment - ESP32-C3 Bare Metal OTA Experiment.
• SlimeVR-Rust/firmware - Async & no_std rust firmware for SlimeVR Full Body Tracking.
• esp32s3-box-examples - Various graphic examples for ESP32-S3 Box.
• nostd-wifi-lamp - A Wi-Fi Lamp built with an ESP32 and Neopixel Lights controllable via Wi-Fi
• plantineers-edge - Firmware for edge devices for an Open Source Plant Monitoring solution using esp-now
• esp32c3-no-std-async-mqtt-demo - ESP32-C3 application that measures temperature (using BMP180) and sends the results with MQTT via WiFi - everything is done asynchronously. Also available for ESP32 and ESP32-S3
• esp32-rust-lilygo-t5-epaper - ESP32 LilyGo T5 ePaper with WiFi
• esp32-buddy-rs - Bare metal Rust examples for ESP-Buddy board
• bradipograph - A sloth-like drawing robot.
• esp-examples - Some examples of esp-hal.
• touch-n-drink - Cashless payment device for cold drinks at a German aeroclub
• tetris - simple tetris implementation on esp32-c3 and neopixels led strip
• esp-hub75 - driver for Hub75 Matrix RGB LED Displays supporting ESP32, ESP32-S3, and ESP32-C6
• esp32-mipidsi-clock - A Round LCD clock with slint UI + embassy, NTP time sync via WIFI, and SVG rendering on ESP32-C6
• esp-rust-spi-lcd-demo - A demonstration project for the ESP32-S3, showcasing a bouncing text animation on an SPI LCD.
• Embedded Rust Programs - A curated list of Embedded Rust programs for multiple Microcontrollers including the ESP32 WROOM DA Module. Contains programs like sensor integration, TFT screen integration etc.
• radioala-esp - a webradio streamer, based on embassy and esp-hal. It shows how to integrate with an external ppp-modem, have a stable tcp connection, spawn blocking task on second thread and reproduce music throught i2s. It also contain an alternative backend for the integrated-wifi.
• c6-touch-lcd-demo - demo for the Waveshare ESP32-C6-Touch-LCD-1.47 module showcasing display, touch, button, IMU and internal temperature reading and ferris on about page
• DCC-esp32 - no_std ESP32-C6 DCC command station firmware for model railroading, built with esp-hal, Embassy, RailCom support, Z21 networking, and runtime WiFi provisioning.
• lilygo-epd47-rs - A rust driver for the LilyGo T5 4.7 E-Paper Display, ported from the offical C driver. Intended be used with esp-hal and embedded-graphics.
• esp-rust-board-discovery - Examples and tutorials for programming the Rust ESP Board (ESP32-C3-DevKit-RUST-1) using embedded Rust with the esp-hal hardware abstraction layer.
• m5dial-bsp - BSP for M5 Stack "M5 Dial" board.
• esp32s3-midi - Simulate USB MIDI using an ESP32-S3. Send notes via GPIO or WiFi via a WebSocket. Includes use of a captive portal to trigger the display of a web app.

License

This list is licensed under

• CC0 1.0 Universal License (LICENSE or https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode)