An ESP32 emulator for the PC built on QEMU
Claude was asked to build an ESP32 emulator on QEMU and worked about 60% autonomously; it runs ESP-IDF firmware but is slow and has no networking yet.
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- Reddit poster zanderislife Source ↗
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The maker told Claude to "build me an esp32 emulator on top of QEMU" and guided it, estimating the work was about 60% autonomous. You drag a firmware file onto the window to run it.
It only runs ESP-IDF firmware (Arduino builds need a patch to block Wi-Fi and Bluetooth), has no network support, works best with a T-Deck Plus configuration and is slow, sometimes booting at around 60% speed. The code was being kept private until it was more polished.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: ESP32 Emulator For PC (macOS and Linux coming soon!)Reddit poster: zanderislifePosted
The maker's post on r/esp32.
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