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Version: 2.8

LILYGO® T5 E-Paper S3 Pro

The T5 E-Paper S3 Pro is a 4.7-inch touch e-ink node built on the 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.-S3, with 16 grayscale levels, a battery fuel gauge, and a microSD slot.

Two board revisions exist and take different firmware. The board marking tells them apart: H752 is V1 and H752-01 is V2. V2 adds a GNSSGNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). A multi-constellation satellite positioning receiver. Hardware listing GNSS support typically receives GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS and QZSS. receiver, which V1 does not have.

T5 E-Paper S3 Pro V2​

LILYGO T5 E-Paper S3 Pro

V2 carries the board marking H752-01 and adds a GNSS receiver over V1.

Specifications​

  • MCU
    • ESP32-S3-WROOM-1
      • 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5 LE
      • 16 MB flash, 8 MB PSRAM
  • LoRa Transceiver
    • Semtech SX1262 (TCXO)
  • Frequency options
    • 433 MHz
    • 868 MHz
    • 915 MHz
  • Navigation Module
    • GNSS receiver
  • Display
    • 4.7" e-ink, 960 x 540, 16 grayscale levels (ED047TC1)
    • GT911 capacitive touch
  • Battery Capacity
    • 1500 mAh
  • Connectors
    • USB-C
    • microSD card slot

Features​

  • BQ25896 charger and BQ27220 battery fuel gauge.
  • PCF8563 real-time clock.
  • One user button, with additional inputs on a PCA9535 I/O expander.

Flashing​

To flash ESP32-S3 devices, place them in Espressif's firmware download mode using the "1200bps reset" button in the web flasher. Where that does not work, follow the manual process in Flashing ESP32 devices.

Resources​

  • Firmware file: firmware-t5s3-epaper-v2-X.X.X.xxxxxxx.bin
  • Purchase Links: