LilyGO has launched a new ESP32-S3 WiFi & BLE camera board with the T-Camera S3 also featuring a small display, a PIR motion sensor, and a microphone, as well as an optional plastic shell.
The T-Camera S3 is an evolution of the TTGO T-Camera ESP32 board introduced in 2019 with many of the same features, but the ESP32 microcontroller has been replaced with an ESP32-S3 microcontroller with vector extensions that makes it suitable for machine learning and computer vision applications. The new board also comes with a larger 16 MB SPI flash, more I/Os, and a few other small changes.
T-Camera S3 specifications:
- ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 wireless module
- SoC – ESP32-S3FN16R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller @ 240 MHz (Note: this SKU is not listed in the official ESP32-S3 datasheet) with
- 2.4 GHz 802.11n WiFI 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE connectivity
- Memory – 8MB PSRAM
- Storage – 16MB SPI flash
- SoC – ESP32-S3FN16R8 dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller @ 240 MHz (Note: this SKU is not listed in the official ESP32-S3 datasheet) with
- Camera – 2MP OV2640 camera (Optional 5MP OV2640)
- Display – 0.96″ 128×64 OLED display connected via SSD1306 I2C display controller
- Audio – Microphone
- USB – 1x USB Type-C port for power and programming
- Sensors
- AS312 PIR motion sensor
BME280 pressure, humidity, and temperature I2C sensor
- Expansion
- 5-pin connector with IO16, IO15, 5V,3.3V, and GND
- 5-pin header with 3x GPIO, 3.3V, and GND
- 6-pin header with UART (Tx, Rx), and 4x GPIO.
- Misc – Reset button (under the camera) , Power and boot buttons,
LED - Power Supply
- 5V via USB Type-C port
- Support for LiPo battery via 2-pin header and AXP210 charging chip
- Dimensions
- Board only: 69 x 28 x 18.5 mm (including PIR dome)
- Shell only: 75 x 35 x 12 mm
LilyGO says the T-Camera S3 board can be programmed with the Arduino IDE and VS code. The company would usually provide a link to the repository with some code samples, but this time around it was a little bit harder to find, but I could eventually locate the “LilyGo-Cam-ESP32S3” repository with examples for the camera, PMU, screen, microphone, as well as a voice wakeup sample, but nothing the PIR motion sensor that I can see. Anything related to the earlier T-SIMCAM ESP32-S3 development board may also help to get started.
LILYGO T-Camera S3 board can be purchased for $18.68 including shipping, or $21.23 if you also need the plastic shell.
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