The Waveshare ESP32-C5-WIFI6-KIT development kit resembles the official Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-DevkitC-1 board, but with more options like different PSRAM and flash capacities, and onboard or external antenna choices.
The official devkit includes 8MB PSRAM, 4MB SPI flash, and a PCB antenna, while the Waveshare board provides up to 8MB PSRAM, 16MB or 32MB flash, and options for PCB and external antennas. It also features battery support and comes 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
– Memory – 384 KB SRAM on-chip
– Storage – 320 KB ROM
– Connectivity
– Dual-band (2.4GHz/5 GHz) 802.11ax WiFi 6
– 20MHz bandwidth for 802.11ax
– 20/40MHz bandwidth for 802.11b/g/n
– OFDMA for both uplink and downlink
– MU-MIMO for downlink
– Target Wake Time (TWT) support
– Bluetooth 5.0 LE
– 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee 3.0 and Thread 1.3
– Memory – 8MB PSRAM
– Storage – 16MB or 32MB SPI flash
– Antenna options
– ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 – PCB antenna
– ESP32-C5-WROOM-1U – External antenna
– USB
– USB Type-C port
– USB Type-C to UART port
– Expansion
– 2x 16-pin GPIO 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 USB-C or 5V/GND pins
– 3.3V via 3V3/GND pins
– 5V to 3.3V DC/DC regulator
– 3.7V Lithium battery header + charging chip
– Dimensions – 61.4 x 25.4 mm
Waveshare provides instructions for the ESP-IDF framework and Arduino IDE on their documentation website, with code samples and hardware documentation. Similar to the ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1, you can use compatible code with the additional memory and flash.
Waveshare offers six variants of the ESP32-C5-WIFI6-KIT board on AliExpress for $10.79 to $15.29, Amazon for $18.23 to $21.99, and its own store for $9.99 to $13.99.