Which is the best Arduino Nano ESP32 fully compatible board that accepts LIPO battery?

Development Boards ESP32
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Hi, there are several varients of ESP32 boards. Which is the best Arduino Nano ESP32 board offered by Sparkfun? Must be able to accept direct power supply from LIPO battery (Is 3.7V the one to use?), have Bluetooth, have a Qwiic port and of course fully compatible with codes and libraries written for the official Arduino Nano ESP32.

Got the official one from Arduino but it does not accept direct connection with LIPO battery. Do you also have a product that can convert power from 3.7V LIPO to the official Arduino Nano ESP32 board?

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The variants only differ slightly; I usually recommend SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM (USB-C) - SparkFun Electronics (but any of the first 6 here are similar https://www.sparkfun.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=esp32+thing)

Make sure the polarity matches :wink:

As for connecting the Arduino one, it’s a bit more tricky…it wants 6-21v Arduino Nano ESP32® – Powerful Board for IoT Projects — Arduino Online Shop, we’re out of stock but you could use one of these, though note you’d need to solder in the appropriate resistor(s)

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Thanks. The Thing Plus ESP32 WROOM sounds good but I have new requirements. I am looking for two variations.

  1. Is there a version which came with a gyro sensor?

  2. Is there a version which came with a screen? There seems to be none but a screen that has the same form factor as the Think Plus ESP32 WROOM and can be stacked on top of it is acceptable.

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  1. No, but you can add a preferred IMU using a qwiic cable https://www.sparkfun.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=imu

  2. Also no, but similarly you can just add one such as SparkFun Qwiic OLED - (1.3in., 128x64) - SparkFun Electronics