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Olimex MOD-ESP32-C5 User Manual

User manual for the Olimex MOD-ESP32-C5, a dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, and Matter development board featuring the ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module.

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Overview

This document serves as the user manual for the MOD-ESP32-C5 development board by Olimex. The board is based on the Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module, which includes a 32-bit RISC-V processor running at 240MHz, 8MB Flash, and 4MB RAM. Key hardware features include dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter connectivity. The design incorporates a UEXT connector for peripheral expansion, a USB-C interface for JTAG and power, and two status LEDs on GPIO26 and GPIO27. The manual provides technical specifications, connector wiring diagrams, and software compatibility information for Espressif IDF 5.5 and Arduino.

Use Cases

  • Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 IoT applications
  • Matter and Thread protocol development
  • Smart home device prototyping
  • Zigbee mesh networking
  • Open-source hardware experimentation

Topics

MOD-ESP32-C5
ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4
Olimex
Wi-Fi 6
Dual-band
Bluetooth 5 LE
Zigbee
Matter
Thread
UEXT
RISC-V
Development Board

Referenced Parts

ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4

Espressif Systems

The board is with ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module with 8MB of Flash and 4MB of RAM

MOD-ESP32-C5

Olimex

MOD-ESP32-C5 is Dual band 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee, Thread, Matter development board with UEXTconnector.

USB-CABLE-AM-USB3-C

Olimex

USB-CABLE-AM-USB3-C High speed, High current cable for power supply and programming

ESP32-C5-DevKit-Lipo

Olimex

ESP32-C5-DevKit-Lipo can be programmed with Espressif IDF 5.5 and Arduino.