LILYGO T-Dongle-C5 is an ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6, BLE, and 802.15.4 USB dongle that builds upon the earlier ESP32-S3-based T-Dongle-S3 board. The new board still features an optional 0.96-inch color display, a microSD card slot, and a USB-A male port. The main differences are support for dual-band WiFi 6, 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, and the addition of a Qwiic expansion connector. T-Dongle-C5 specifications: Wireless SoC – Espressif Systems ESP32-C5HR8 CPU Single-core 32-bit RISC-V processor @ up to 240 MHz Low-power RISC-V core @ 40 MHz acting as the main processor for power-sensitive applications Memory – 384 KB SRAM on-chip, 8MB PSRAM Storage – 320 KB ROM Wireless Connectivity Dual-band (2.4GHz/5 GHz) 802.11ax WiFi 6, with 802.11b/g/n WiFi 4 standard fallback Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy (LE) 802.15.4 radio for Zigbee 3.0 and Thread 1.3 Storage 16MB flash MicroSD card socket integrated in the USB connector Fitted with a “virtual TF card”, a [...]

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