This ESP32 video tutorial for absolute beginners demonstrates how to get started with NodeMCU-32S Development Board. Watch this step-by-step guide to learn how to connect ESP32 to your computer, write code in Visual Studio Code and deploy it to the microcontroller. 👍 Subscribe for more IoT and programming tutorials like this: ESP32 Datasheet(specification): NodeMCU-32S Datasheet(specification): USB to UART Drivers: CP210x Driver: CH340 Driver: or To install clang-format: #installing-clang-format Software used in the video: Visual Studio Code IDE: PlatformIO Extension: Clang-Format Extensions (Code Formatter): Link to the code: If you don't want to hold the "BOOT" button whenever you upload your code, here's a good article with the workaround (it requires one 10uF electrolytic capacitor): Social Media: Twitter: ​ Linkedin: ​ GitHub: ​ Thank you for watching and see you soon! 00:00 Intro 00:21 Hardware Presentation, Microcontroller vs Development Board 01:31 Important Information About Cables 02:00 To-Do List / Plan for Today 03:07 ESP32 Overview 04:26 USB to UART Driver Installation - Identifying the Bridge 05:48 Installing USB to UART Driver 07:37 Installing Visual Studio Code 08:50 Installing PlatformIO IDE 09:14 Installing and Configuring C/C++ Code Autoformatter 10:14 Creating New Project with PlatformIO 11:14 PlatformIO Project Directory Structure 12:58 Setting Up Serial Communication 14:06 Printing Out Text Over Serial 15:11 How to Blink LED Diode 17:21 How to Compile and Deploy the Code to ESP32 18:32 Displaying Printed Out Text with Serial Monitor 19:15 Development Board Reset Button 19:30 The End