diff --git a/components/adc/example/main/adc_example.cpp b/components/adc/example/main/adc_example.cpp
index 74a235d09..b0b2992d4 100644
--- a/components/adc/example/main/adc_example.cpp
+++ b/components/adc/example/main/adc_example.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void) {
     logger.info("Reading oneshot adc for {} seconds", num_seconds_to_run);
     //! [oneshot adc example]
     std::vector<espp::AdcConfig> channels{
-        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_6, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_11},
-        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_7, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_11}};
+        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_6, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_12},
+        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_7, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_12}};
     espp::OneshotAdc adc({
         .unit = ADC_UNIT_1,
         .channels = channels,
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void) {
     logger.info("Reading continuous adc for {} seconds", num_seconds_to_run);
     //! [continuous adc example]
     std::vector<espp::AdcConfig> channels{
-        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_6, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_11},
-        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_7, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_11}};
+        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_6, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_12},
+        {.unit = ADC_UNIT_1, .channel = ADC_CHANNEL_7, .attenuation = ADC_ATTEN_DB_12}};
     // this initailizes the DMA and filter task for the continuous adc
     espp::ContinuousAdc adc(
         {.sample_rate_hz = 20 * 1000,
diff --git a/components/adc/include/adc_types.hpp b/components/adc/include/adc_types.hpp
index 67afd59dc..a574369b4 100644
--- a/components/adc/include/adc_types.hpp
+++ b/components/adc/include/adc_types.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <driver/adc.h>
+
 #include "format.hpp"
 
 namespace espp {
@@ -20,12 +22,43 @@ static bool operator!=(const AdcConfig &lhs, const AdcConfig &rhs) {
 static bool operator==(const AdcConfig &lhs, const AdcConfig &rhs) { return !(lhs != rhs); }
 } // namespace espp
 
+// for libfmt printing of adc_unit_t
+template <> struct fmt::formatter<adc_unit_t> : fmt::formatter<std::string> {
+  template <typename FormatContext> auto format(adc_unit_t t, FormatContext &ctx) {
+    return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_UNIT_{}", (int)t + 1);
+  }
+};
+
+// for libfmt printing of adc_channel_t
+template <> struct fmt::formatter<adc_channel_t> : fmt::formatter<std::string> {
+  template <typename FormatContext> auto format(adc_channel_t t, FormatContext &ctx) {
+    return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_CHANNEL_{}", (int)t);
+  }
+};
+
+// for libfmt printing of adc_atten_t
+template <> struct fmt::formatter<adc_atten_t> : fmt::formatter<std::string> {
+  template <typename FormatContext> auto format(adc_atten_t t, FormatContext &ctx) {
+    switch (t) {
+    case ADC_ATTEN_DB_0:
+      return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_ATTEN_DB_0");
+    case ADC_ATTEN_DB_2_5:
+      return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_ATTEN_DB_2_5");
+    case ADC_ATTEN_DB_6:
+      return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_ATTEN_DB_6");
+    case ADC_ATTEN_DB_12:
+      return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_ATTEN_DB_12");
+    }
+    return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "ADC_ATTEN_UNKNOWN");
+  }
+};
+
 // for easy serialization of AdcConfig with libfmt
 template <> struct fmt::formatter<espp::AdcConfig> {
   template <typename ParseContext> constexpr auto parse(ParseContext &ctx) { return ctx.begin(); }
 
   template <typename FormatContext> auto format(const espp::AdcConfig &c, FormatContext &ctx) {
-    return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "AdcConfig(unit={}, channel={}, attenuation={})", (int)c.unit,
-                          (int)c.channel, (int)c.attenuation);
+    return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "AdcConfig(unit={}, channel={}, attenuation={})", c.unit,
+                          c.channel, c.attenuation);
   }
 };