Pro Series

Full-featured, high-output control

PropX Pro

PropX Pro

Full-featured prop controller for complex animatronic builds

PropX Motor

PropX Motor

All the power of the Pro, built for DC motor-driven props

Core Series

Essential control for any build

PropX Core

Essential prop control without the complexity

PropX Outdoor

PropX Outdoor

All-weather prop control in a rugged IP67-rated enclosure

Mini & Open Source

Compact and community-driven

PropX Mini

PropX Mini

Tiny controller, serious results

PropX Tinker

PropX Tinker

Open-source prop controller — build it yourself

All PropX controllers include Wi-Fi, cloud dashboard, and onboard audio.

Compare all products →

PropX Documentation

PropX-Tinker

A bare ESP32-S3 tinkering board you drive from a USB-C serial console — not the PropX app.

Quick Start github.com/propexperience/tinker

Set up

Quick StartFlash the open-source PropX-Tinker over USB-C with PlatformIO, open the serial console, and play an MP3 — about fifteen minutes, no electronics background.Setup guideThe complete PropX-Tinker build: mount the bare board, flash the open-source firmware, wire loads to the MOSFET outputs, isolated inputs, OLED, and breakouts.Board tourThe map of the open-source PropX-Tinker board: USB-C, load power, MOSFET output connectors, isolated inputs, breakouts A/B/C, jumpers, and the display header.

Use

Console referenceThe PropX-Tinker serial console: gpio commands, the box MP3 player, buttons and the RGB light, and how to update or replace the open-source firmware.

Fix

TroubleshootingFix PropX-Tinker problems: board not showing up over USB, upload failures, loads that behave inverted, dead outputs after switching motors, and no sound.What are the lights doing?Decode the status lights first — most problems announce themselves there.

Reference

SpecsFull PropX-Tinker spec table: ESP32-S3, USB-C powered logic, four opto-isolated low-side outputs, isolated inputs, line-level audio, and open-source firmware.FAQReal answers about the open-source PropX-Tinker: what open source means here, flashing your own firmware, why there's no app or cloud, speakers, and MicroSD cards.

Full manual (PDF) — coming soon