{
 "id": "bring-up-the-es7210-dual-mics-on-waveshare",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Bring up the ES7210 dual mics on Waveshare ESP32-S3-CAM from MicroPython \u2014 I2C map, ESP32-side I2S pins, and the missing mck argument",
 "symptom": "No documented I2S pinout for the onboard mics; machine.I2S() has no `mck` argument on the MicroPython camera build, so the ES7210 gets no master clock and captures nothing.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3",
  "waveshare-esp32-s3-cam",
  "es7210",
  "usb-serial-jtag"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython@1.27"
 ],
 "intent": "Verify both onboard microphones on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-CAM from MicroPython",
 "date": "2026-08-13",
 "status": "working",
 "cost": "A day of guessing pinouts from a vendor map that is drawn from the wrong side",
 "author": "sarg",
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "unverified",
  "body"
 ],
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}