MoonLight Installer

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Release 0.6.0, 7 November 2025

This installer installs MoonModules/MoonLight on an ESP32 microcontroller.

See MoonLight Hardware for more info

For a step-by-step instruction, go to MoonLight installation

Installer

Plug in your ESP32 Microcontroller to an USB port and wait for the USB port to enumerate, use an USB cable which supports data transfer
Choose your board and press Connect and follow the steps, select the correct COM port (USB JTAG/serial debug unit).
Most recommended boards are listed first. If your board isn't listed here, try 'others'
Some boards: Place the board in bootloader mode by press and holding the Boot button on the ESP32, press the Reset button on the ESP32 and then release the Boot button.
After the installation has completed press the Reset button on the ESP32 once again.

Name	Image	Flash	Shop	USB Driver
esp32-s3-atoms3r - 🆕 !			M5Stack store
esp32-s3-devkitc-1-n8r8v
esp32-s3-devkitc-1-n16r8v			Ali*
esp32-s3-stephanelec-16p
esp32-s3-zero-n4r2			Ali*
esp32-d0-wrover			Ali*
esp32-d0-wrover-moonbase			Ali*
esp32-d0-16mb			Serg74
esp32-d0
esp32-d0-moonbase
esp32-p4-nano			Waveshare
esp32-p4-olimex 🚧			Olimex
esp32-c3-devkitm-1			Ali*
esp32-c3-supermini			Ali*
others

MoonBase firmware is MoonBase only, no MoonLight included (basis for other IOT projects)

USB-to-serial chip drivers

In case your computer does not recognise your connected ESP32, you might need to install the right USB-to-serial chip drivers. Below are the drivers for common chips used in ESP devices. See the images below to see what chip your ESP32 has.

CP210x drivers: Windows & Mac
CH342, CH343, CH9102 drivers: Windows, Mac (download via blue button with download icon)
CH340, CH341 drivers: Windows, Mac (download via blue button with download icon)

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