While searching Aliexpress for new products, I found out about the JC-ESP32P4-M3-DEV from the Maker Go AliExpress store, another ESP32-P4 development board with features very similar to the ESP32-P4-Function-EV-Board or the Wireless Tag WT99P4C5-S1 board, but built around the GUITION JC-ESP32P4-M3-C6 module, which combines ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C6 into a single package instead of having separate chips or modules on most other designs.
Features include 32MB of PSRAM and 16MB of flash on the GUITION module, a microSD card slot for storage, a built-in microphone, speaker output via the ES8311 audio codec, and an audio amplifier. The board also offers a 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 port, an RS-485 terminal block, a GPIO header, and expansion connectors for both the ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C6 chips. Additionally, there are three USB ports: two USB-C and one USB-A for power, data, and debugging, along with a few buttons and LEDs.
JC-ESP32P4-M3-DEV evolution board specifications:
- Core module – GUITION JC-ESP32P4-M3-C6
- Main SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4
- CPU
- Dual-core 32-bit RISC-V HP (High-performance) CPU @ up to 400 MHz with AI instructions extension and single-precision FPU
- Single-RISC-V LP (Low-power) MCU core @ up to 40 MHz with 8KB of zero-wait TCM RAM
- Memory
- 768 KB HP L2MEM (for dual-core CPU), 32 KB LP SRAM, 8 KB TCM (for LP MCU core)
- 32MB PSRAM
- Storage – 128 KB HP ROM, 16 KB LP ROM
- GPU – 2D Pixel Processing Accelerator (PPA)
- VPU – H.264 and JPEG codecs support
- CPU
- Wireless SoC – ESP32-C6 WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5, and 802.15.4 (Zigbee/Thread) connectivity
- Storage – 16MB NOR flash
- Antenna – IPEX antenna connector (there’s also a ceramic antenna on the main board)
- Dimensions – 27 x 27 x 3.4mm
- Temperature – -20°C ~ +70°C
- Main SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-P4
- Storage – MicroSD card slot
- Display I/F – 2-lane MIPI-DSI connector, backlight interface, 6-pin FPC connector for touchscreen
- Camera I/F – 2-lane MIPI-CSI connector
- Audio
- Microphone input
- Speaker output
- Networking
- 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45 port
- Ceramic antenna for wireless
- USB – 3x USB Type-C ports
- USB 2.0 OTG High Speed port
- Full speed port
- USB-C to UART converter or debugging port
- Serial – 4-pin UART connector, 4-pin RS485 connector
- Expansion
- 26-pin GPIO header with 2.54mm pitch with I2C, SPI, PWM, ADC, RMT, MCPWM, TWAI, LEDC
- I2C connector
- “MX1.254P seat”; most probably a kind of custom I/O expansion
- Debugging – USB-C port via USB-to-UART chip
- Security
- Hardware key management unit
- Digital signature engine
- Misc
- Power switch
- BOOT and EN buttons
- Power LED
- Power Management
- Lithium battery interface & switch
- Multiple 3.3V / 5V power pins
- Dimensions – 92 x 62 mm
What makes this board unique is that both the ESP32-P4 and the ESP32-C6 chips are housed inside the same GUITION JC-ESP32P4-M3-C6 module. Having said that, it’s not the first board with this type of module, and the ESP32-P4-Module-DEV-KIT features a similar “ESP32-P4-Module” module that also integrates an ESP32-C6. However, what we know from Waveshare is that they faced issues with PlatformIO support for ESP32-P4 due to the need for Arduino-esp32 SDK V3.1x compatibility. MicroPython firmware runs basic commands, but full peripheral support was still under development.
Unfortunately, that is the most information I was able to get from the AliExpress listing. I was also able to track the original manufacturer of the board to Shenzhen Jingcai Intelligent Co., Ltd. whose website listed both the development board and the module. There, you’ll find a download link on Baidu with datasheet (6 pages), schematics, user guides, example code for both Arduino IDE, ESP IDF, and more.
The JC-ESP32P4-M3-DEV evolution board is available for $14 on both the Maker Go AliExpress Shop and the GUITION official store, but the latter will be more expensive due to more limited shipping options. The JC-ESP32P4-M3-C6 module sells for about $6 for single-unit orders, again excluding shipping.
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