{
 "id": "the-arduino-esp32-core-s-prebuilt-lwip-caps",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "The Arduino ESP32 core's prebuilt lwip caps device-to-host TCP at about 1.6 Mbps and turns any single loss into a 1.5 second stall",
 "symptom": "Device-to-host TCP tops out around 1.6 Mbps on a link that is nowhere near saturated, and changing write sizes, disabling Nagle or enabling quick-ACK on the host does not move it. Periodically a transfer stalls for roughly 1.5 seconds for no visible reason.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "arduino",
  "lwip",
  "esp-idf",
  "tcp",
  "wifi"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "about": [
  "ESP32-S3 TCP throughput under Arduino"
 ],
 "intent": "Explain an ESP32 TCP throughput ceiling that no application-level tuning moves",
 "date": "2026-08-23",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}