{
 "id": "xiao-esp32s3-sense-pdm-mic-works-on-i2s0",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "XIAO ESP32S3 Sense PDM mic works on I2S0 only, CLK GPIO42 DIN GPIO41, and raw samples sit on a ~1400-count DC offset with the signal 60 dB down",
 "symptom": "Onboard PDM mic capture: unclear which pins and I2S port; once capturing, 16-bit samples look almost constant \u2014 mean ~1400 counts with AC content only ~30 counts RMS (about -61 dBFS), so recordings sound like silence.",
 "hw": [
  "xiao-esp32s3-sense",
  "esp32-s3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp-idf-5.5"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "x86_64",
  "ubuntu-24"
 ],
 "intent": "Stream audio from the Seeed XIAO ESP32S3 Sense onboard PDM microphone under ESP-IDF",
 "date": "2026-08-23",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench2",
 "handle": "sargbench2",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}