Waveshare ESP32-C5-WIFI6-KIT development kit looks similar to the official Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-DevkitC-1 board, but offers a wider range of options, including different PSRAM and flash capacities, and onboard or external antenna selection.
While the official devkit ships with 8MB PSRAM, 4MB SPI flash, and a PCB antenna, the Waveshare board is offered with up to 8MB PSRAM, 16MB or 32MB flash, and either a PCB and external antennas. It also adds battery support and can be ordered with or without pre-soldered headers.
Waveshare ESP32-C5-WIFI6-KIT specifications:
- Wireless module – ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 or ESP32-C5-WROOM-1U
- SoC – ESP32-C5
- CPU
- Single-core 32-bit RISC-V processor @ up to 240 MHz
- Low-power RISC-V core @ 40 MHz acting as the main processor for power-sensitive applications
- Memory – 384 KB SRAM on-chip
- Storage – 320 KB ROM
- Connectivity
- Dual-band (2.4GHz/5 GHz) 802.11ax WiFi 6, with 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4 standard fallback
- 20MHz bandwidth for the 802.11ax mode
- 20/40MHz bandwidth for the 802.11b/g/n mode
- OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) mechanism for both uplink and downlink
- MU-MIMO capability for downlink
- Target Wake Time (TWT) support
- Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy (LE)
- 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee 3.0 and Thread 1.3
- Dual-band (2.4GHz/5 GHz) 802.11ax WiFi 6, with 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4 standard fallback
- CPU
- Memory – 8MB PSRAM
- Storage – 16MB or 32MB SPI flash
- Antenna option
- ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 – PCB antenna
- ESP32-C5-WROOM-1U – External antenna
- SoC – ESP32-C5
- USB
- USB Type-C port – USB 2.0 full speed up to 12 Mbps for power, programming, and JTAG debugging.
- USB Type-C to UART port for power and firmware flashing; up to 3 Mbps baudrate.
- Expansion
- 2x 16-pin GPIO headers compatible with ESP32-C5-DevkitC-1 headers
- Option for soldered or unpopulated headers
- Misc
- Charging and Power LEDs
- RGB LED
- Boot and Reset buttons
- J5 jumper for current measurement
- Power Supply
- 5V via either USB-C ports or 5V and GND pins
- 3.3V via 3V3 and GND pins
- 5V to 3.3V DC/DC switching regulator
- 3.7V Lithium battery header + charging chip
- Dimensions – 61.4 x 25.4 mm
Waveshare provides instructions to get started with the ESP-IDF framework and the Arduino IDE on the documentation website, along with code samples (zip file) for WiFi, BLE, Zigbee, GPIOs, LVGL, and more, as well as hardware documentation (datasheet, schematics…). Since it’s basically an ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1 with more memory and flash, you can probably just use any code that works on the official devkit.
Waveshare sells the six variants of the ESP32-C5-WIFI6-KIT board on AliExpress for $10.79 to $15.29, on Amazon for $18.23 to $21.99, and on its own online store for $9.99 to $13.99.
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