diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
index 4e70279e5f6e3e..c4a1d52395e1e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
@@ -46,13 +46,20 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   languages: "cpp, python"
                   queries: +security-and-quality
-            - name: Build example Echo App
-              run: scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh
+            - name: Build example All Clusters App
+              run: scripts/examples/esp_example.sh all-clusters-app
             - name: Copy aside build products
               run: |
                   mkdir -p example_binaries/$BUILD_TYPE-build
                   cp examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/build/chip-all-clusters-app.elf \
                      example_binaries/$BUILD_TYPE-build/chip-all-clusters-app.elf
+            - name: Build example Pigweed App
+              run: scripts/examples/esp_example.sh pigweed-app
+            - name: Copy aside build products
+              run: |
+                  mkdir -p example_binaries/$BUILD_TYPE-build
+                  cp examples/pigweed-app/esp32/build/chip-pigweed-app.elf \
+                     example_binaries/$BUILD_TYPE-build/chip-pigweed-app.elf
             - name: Binary artifact suffix
               id: outsuffix
               uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1.0.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
index 1c74e265ffe770..2eaa6667f19f0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ jobs:
             #   with:
             #       languages: "cpp, python"
             #       queries: +security-and-quality
-            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Lock App
-              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lock-app
-            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Lighting App
-              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lighting-app
-            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Shell
-              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh shell
+            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Lock App on nRF52840 DK
+              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lock-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840
+            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Lighting App on nRF52840 DK
+              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lighting-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840
+            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Shell on nRF52840 DK
+              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh shell nrf52840dk_nrf52840
+            - name: Build example nRF Connect SDK Pigweed on nRF52840 DK
+              run: scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh pigweed-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840
             - name: Run unit tests for Zephyr native_posix_64 platform
               run:
                   scripts/tests/nrfconnect_native_posix_tests.sh native_posix_64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml b/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
index 47c97537c6b005..a9dc2e3bb945a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/checkout@v2
               with:
                   submodules: true
-            - name: Build example Echo App
-              run: scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh
+            - name: Build example All Clusters App
+              run: scripts/examples/esp_example.sh all-clusters-app
             - name: Build ESP32 QEMU and Run Tests
               run: scripts/tests/esp32_qemu_tests.sh /tmp/test_logs
             - name: Uploading Logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
index 019135c0b987cd..ff082b25e240d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
                   submodules: true
                   ref: "${{ github.event.inputs.releaseTag }}"
             - name: Build
-              run: scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh
+              run: scripts/examples/esp_example.sh all-clusters-app
 
             - name: Upload artifact
               run: |
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index e8d081329152df..8582c8a547d24f 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
             "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"]
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build nRF Connect Lock Example",
+            "label": "Build nRF Connect Lock Example (nRF52840)",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lock-app",
+            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lock-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840",
             "group": "build",
             "problemMatcher": {
                 "base": "$gcc",
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@
             }
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build nRF Connect Lighting Example",
+            "label": "Build nRF Connect Lighting Example (nRF52840)",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lighting-app",
+            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh lighting-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840",
             "group": "build",
             "problemMatcher": {
                 "base": "$gcc",
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@
             }
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build nRF Connect Shell Example",
+            "label": "Build nRF Connect Shell Example (nRF52840)",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh shell",
+            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh shell nrf52840dk_nrf52840",
             "group": "build",
             "problemMatcher": {
                 "base": "$gcc",
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@
             }
         },
         {
-            "label": "Build nRF Connect Pigweed Example",
+            "label": "Build nRF Connect Pigweed Example (nRF52840)",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh pigweed-app",
+            "command": "source scripts/activate.sh && scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh pigweed-app nrf52840dk_nrf52840",
             "group": "build",
             "problemMatcher": {
                 "base": "$gcc",
diff --git a/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/Makefile b/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/Makefile
index 44c8c7e7d89a50..17f9fb3c60ef5f 100644
--- a/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/Makefile
+++ b/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # project subdirectory.
 #
 
-PROJECT_NAME := pw-rpc-app
+PROJECT_NAME := chip-pigweed-app
 
 EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS += $(PROJECT_PATH)/third_party/connectedhomeip/config/esp32/components \
 
diff --git a/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/main/main.cpp b/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 31a12ad23bf348..71b6b9a5f4377a 100644
--- a/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/pigweed-app/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "pw_sys_io/sys_io.h"
 #include "pw_sys_io_esp32/init.h"
 
-const char * TAG = "pw-rpc-app";
+const char * TAG = "chip-pigweed-app";
 
 namespace hdlc_example {
 extern void Start();
diff --git a/scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh b/scripts/examples/esp_example.sh
similarity index 50%
rename from scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh
rename to scripts/examples/esp_example.sh
index 1b18eaf54a7fd0..606b686d77cc6b 100755
--- a/scripts/examples/esp_echo_app.sh
+++ b/scripts/examples/esp_example.sh
@@ -19,25 +19,28 @@
 set -x
 env
 
-root=examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/
+app="$1"
+root=examples/$app/esp32/
 
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-source "$root"/idf.sh
+shift 1
 
-rm -f "$root"/sdkconfig
-SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS=sdkconfig_devkit.defaults idf make -j8 -C "$root" defconfig "$@"
-idf make -j8 -C "$root" "$@" || {
-    echo 'build DevKit-C failed'
+if [ -z "$app" ]; then
+    echo "No mandatory app argument supplied!"
     exit 1
-}
-cp examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/build/chip-all-clusters-app.elf \
-    examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/build/devkit-c-chip-all-clusters-app.elf
+fi
 
-rm -f "$root"/sdkconfig
-SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS=sdkconfig_m5stack.defaults idf make -j8 -C "$root" defconfig "$@"
-idf make -j8 -C "$root" "$@" || {
-    echo 'build M5Stack failed'
-    exit 1
-}
-cp examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/build/chip-all-clusters-app.elf \
-    examples/all-clusters-app/esp32/build/m5stack-chip-all-clusters-app.elf
+source "scripts/activate.sh"
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+source "$root"/idf.sh
+
+for sdkconfig in "$root"/sdkconfig*.defaults; do
+    # remove root path to get sdkconfig*.defaults name
+    sdkconfig_name=${sdkconfig#"$root"/}
+    rm -f "$root"/sdkconfig
+    SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS=$sdkconfig_name idf make -j8 -C "$root" defconfig "$@"
+    idf make -j8 -C "$root" "$@" || {
+        echo "build $sdkconfig_name failed"
+        exit 1
+    }
+    cp "$root"/build/chip-"$app".elf "$root"/build/"${sdkconfig_name%".defaults"}"-chip-"$app".elf
+done
diff --git a/scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh b/scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh
index dde63ac5288ae6..985c356a8acb76 100755
--- a/scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh
+++ b/scripts/examples/nrfconnect_example.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 #
 
-# Run bootstrap to set up e.g. Pigweed correctly
+# Run bootstrap and activate to set up e.g. Pigweed correctly
 source "$(dirname "$0")/../../scripts/bootstrap.sh"
+source "$(dirname "$0")/../../scripts/activate.sh"
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../examples"
 
 APP="$1"
+BOARD="$2"
+shift 2
 
 if [[ ! -f "$APP/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt" ]]; then
     echo "Usage: $0 <application>" >&2
@@ -30,8 +33,13 @@ if [[ ! -f "$APP/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$BOARD" ]; then
+    echo "No mandatory BOARD argument supplied!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 set -x
 [[ -n $ZEPHYR_BASE ]] && source "$ZEPHYR_BASE/zephyr-env.sh"
 env
 
-west build -b nrf52840dk_nrf52840 -d "$APP/nrfconnect/build" "$APP/nrfconnect"
+west build -b "$BOARD" -d "$APP/nrfconnect/build" "$APP/nrfconnect" -- "$@"