INTRODUCTION When I started working with the ESP32 and its ESP-IDF framework, I found myself stuck and facing numerous problems when trying to develop even the most basic tasks: How do you initialize an I2C bus? How do you program a periodic timer? All of these questions kept coming up until I discovered how to make use of the documentation provided and look at simple examples to learn how to perform the most basic tasks with ESP-IDF, and then scale my project from there. Keep reading to find out how to get started with ESP-IDF in a practical way. INSTALLATION (You can skip this section if you’re already familiar with it.) The first step is to install ESP-IDF using the IDE you prefer.…