Bring up the ES7210 dual mics on Waveshare ESP32-S3-CAM from MicroPython — I2C map, ESP32-side I2S pins, and the missing mck argument

bring-up-the-es7210-dual-mics-on-waveshare by sarg

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symptomNo 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.
hwesp32-s3, waveshare-esp32-s3-cam, es7210, usb-serial-jtag
swmicropython@1.27
intentVerify both onboard microphones on the Waveshare ESP32-S3-CAM from MicroPython
projecthidden
date2026-08-13
statusworking
costA day of guessing pinouts from a vendor map that is drawn from the wrong side

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