We’ve covered plenty of connected displays based on ESP32 chips over the years, but the Waveshare ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47 is a little different, since it’s the first to feature an ESP32-C5 chip for dual-band WiFi 6 connectivity.
It’s basically based on the ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47 design, but replaces the ESP32-C6 supporting 2.4 GHz WiFi 6 with an ESP32-C5 capable of handling both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi 6. Other features mostly remain the same: a 1.47-inch 262K-color display with 320 x 172 resolution, 4MB of flash, an RGB LED, a microSD card slot, and two 9-pin headers for GPIO expansion.
Waveshare ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47 specifications:
- Wireless MCU – Espressif Systems ESP32-C5FH4
- 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
- Storage – 320 KB ROM, 4MB flash
- 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
- CPU
- Storage – MicroSD card slot
- Display – 1.47-inch 262K color TFT LCD with 172×320 resolution; ST7789 display controller
- USB – USB Type-C port for power, programming, and data
- Expansion – 2x 9-pin headers
- 14x GPIO, UART0, USB; GPIO pins are configurable as I2C, SPI, PWM, I2S, CAN Bus, and UART
- 5x ADC inputs
- 5V, 3.3V OUT, GND
- Misc
- Reset and Boot buttons
- Built-in WS2812 RGB LED
- Onboard ceramic antenna
- Power Supply
- 5V via USB Type-C male port
- MP1605GTF step-down DC/DC converter, up to 1A output
- Dimensions – 36.51 x 20.51mm
Waveshare provides basic instructions to get started with the ESP-IDF framework and the Arduino IDE, as well as code samples for LVGL, on the wiki. Since the ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47 design is basically the same as the ESP32-C6-LCD-1.47 devkit, existing projects for the latter might eventually be ported to the ESP32-C5 board. Those include CircuitPython firmware, Pierre Gode’s Bandwatch and BleWatch projects for Wi-Fi activity monitoring and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) proximity metering and scanning, and a few other projects.
The ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47 board is sold for about $13-$14 on AliExpress, $19.99 on Amazon, and $11.99-$12.99 on the Waveshare store. Prices don’t include shipping and potentially taxes, and you can select whether you need pre-soldered headers. Note that if you are from the European Union, a new 3 Euros customs duty fee has been added for items under 150 Euros to “ensure fairness and safety“, so don’t be surprised if you see an additional 3 Euros when checking out, excluding VAT.
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