LILYGO® Devices
T-Beam
Boards complete with GPSGPS (Global Positioning System). A satellite positioning system. A node with a GPS module determines its own location and can report that position to the mesh., 18650 battery holder, and optional screen.
| Name | MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board. | Radio | Wi-Fi | BT | GPSGPS (Global Positioning System). A satellite positioning system. A node with a GPS module determines its own location and can report that position to the mesh. |
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| T-Beam v0.7 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX1276SX1276A first-generation Semtech LoRa transceiver from the SX127x series, no longer recommended for new purchases. | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | YES |
| T-Beam v1.1 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX1276SX1276A first-generation Semtech LoRa transceiver from the SX127x series, no longer recommended for new purchases. | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | YES |
| T-Beam with M8N | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX1276SX1276A first-generation Semtech LoRa transceiver from the SX127x series, no longer recommended for new purchases. SX1262SX1262A Semtech sub-GHz LoRa transceiver, used in most current Meshtastic hardware and recommended over the older SX127x series. | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | YES |
LoRa32
Inexpensive basic ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired.-based boards.
| Name | MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board. | Radio | Wi-Fi | BT | GPSGPS (Global Positioning System). A satellite positioning system. A node with a GPS module determines its own location and can report that position to the mesh. |
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| LoRa32 V1 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX127x | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |
| LoRa32 V1.3 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX127x | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |
| LoRa32 V2.0 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX127x | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |
| LoRa32 V2.1-1.6 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX127x | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |
| LoRa32 V2.1-1.8 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX1280 | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |
| LoRa32 V3.0 | ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired. | SX127x + TCXO | 2.4GHz b/g/n | 4.2 | NO |