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Add Adafruit Newxie Menorah ESP32-S3 with optional TFT - #641

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Description of Change

Adds Adafruit Newxie Menorah Rev A, using an ESP32-S3-MINI-1-N4R2 with 4 MB flash and 2 MB quad PSRAM. The port uses the existing 4 MB no-OTA partition layout, BOOT on GPIO0, and the status NeoPixel on GPIO42.

An optional 135 x 240 ST7789 Newxie in socket J1 displays the standard TinyUF2 screen in landscape orientation. It is write-only and does not need to be installed for USB firmware updates. Other sockets are left inactive. Rev A has no double-reset RC circuit; enter TinyUF2 by pressing BOOT during the reset indicator window.

Validation

  • Project build contract passed for adafruit_newxie_menorah with ESP-IDF v6.1, matching CI, including the bootloader, application, and update artifacts. Second-stage bootloader: 22,304 bytes; TinyUF2: 231,760 bytes.
  • Formatting/spelling checks and generated board-list check passed.
  • The repository's general agent/HIL helper tests did not pass locally; this host lacks the required agentrc installation. No helper code was changed.
  • Hardware passed: USB MSC/CDC enumeration as 239A:0181, visible TinyUF2 screen on J1, enumeration with J1 unplugged, and UF2 drag-and-drop upload followed by successful Arduino application startup.
  • GitHub CI currently fails in the unrelated Metro M4 fixture test: test_every_ci_board_loads_with_its_registered_flasher rejects the existing metro_m4_express probe registration. The formatting, spelling, and generated board-list CI checks pass; the firmware build jobs are consequently skipped.

Checklist

  • Allocated USB VID:PID 239A:0181 in the Adafruit registry; Arduino 8181 and CircuitPython 8182 are reserved alongside it.
  • Unique UF2_BOARD_ID: ESP32S3-NewxieMenorah-revA.

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Adds Adafruit Newxie Menorah board support for ESP32-S3. The changes define board hardware and flash settings, document build and update procedures, and add the board to the supported-board list.

Changes: Adafruit Newxie Menorah board support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Board target and hardware configuration
ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/board.cmake, ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/board.h, ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/sdkconfig
Sets the ESP32-S3 target, defines board hardware and USB/TinyUF2 settings, and selects the 4 MB flash configuration.
Board documentation and listing
ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/README.md, supported_boards.md
Documents hardware, boot entry, build and update steps, and bench-test observations. Adds the board to the supported-board list with its VID/PID and URL.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Possibly related PRs

  • adafruit/tinyuf2#586: Its HIL runner selects the Espressif build path for boards under ports/espressif/boards, which includes this board.

Suggested reviewers: hathach

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to e893a

This PR adds support for the Adafruit Newxie Menorah board using configuration and documentation only. The earlier display-title issue is fixed, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 5

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Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the addition of Adafruit Newxie Menorah ESP32-S3 support and its optional TFT.
Description check Passed The description explains the board support, hardware configuration, validation results, and reported CI issue. It is directly related to the changeset.
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PR head e893a94 · tested ae4540d · run 42897424357, attempt 1

No affected boards on this rig; no HIL run for this push.

Not covered on this rig:

  • adafruit_newxie_menorah: ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/sdkconfig: adafruit_newxie_menorah is not in test/hil/ci.json
  • ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/board.cmake: no test/hil/ci.json board builds ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/board.cmake

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[Low impact] The PR appears safe to merge; no blocking issues were found.

Summary

Adds Adafruit Newxie Menorah ESP32-S3 support with an optional J1 display.

  • Newxie Menorah boards can enter TinyUF2 and accept USB firmware updates.
  • The optional J1 screen shows TinyUF2's status in landscape.

No new issues found. Display checks were based on source; no hardware or visual capture was available.

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Review comments at @ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_newxie_menorah/board.h:
- Line 35: Shorten the DISPLAY_TITLE value so it fits within the display’s
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@coderabbitai please re-review

Use Menorah so the complete title fits the 240-pixel screen with the existing four-times font.

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@hathach not sure whats up with pre-commit

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@hathach not sure whats up with pre-commit

Will fix it

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The pre-commit failure isn't from this PR. Master has been red since #616: its test/hil/ci.json entry for metro_m4_express names an explicit flasher for a J-Link probe that agentrc's board registry already registers, so test_every_ci_board_loads_with_its_registered_flasher refuses it. Fixed in #644.

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ok thanks!

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