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Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 2.4GHz & 5GHz Dual-band Wi-Fi® 6 SoCs

Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 System on Chips (SoCs) support 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi® 6, BLUETOOTH® LE 5, Zigbee® 3.0, and Thread 1.4. The SoCs integrate a high-performance (HP) 32-bit RISC-V processor, a low-power (LP) 32-bit RISC-V processor, wireless baseband and MAC (supporting Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, and 802.15.4), an RF module, and multiple peripherals, with time-division coexistence among Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 802.15.4.

The Espressif ESP32-C5 SoCs feature 29 GPIOs and a comprehensive set of peripherals in a QFN package measuring 6mm x 6mm. Security features include secure boot, flash and PSRAM encryption, cryptographic accelerators, Access Permission Management (APM) hardware block, and Physical Memory Protection (PMP).

Features

  • Ultra-low-power MCU with 32-bit RISC-V single-core microprocessor
  • 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5 (LE), Zigbee, and Thread (802.15.4)
  • Support connection to external flash and PSRAM
  • 29 GPIOs and a rich set of peripherals
  • Security features: secure boot, flash and PSRAM encryption, cryptographic accelerators, Access Permission Management (APM) hardware block, and Physical Memory Protection (PMP)
  • QFN 6mm x 6mm package

Applications

  • Smart home
  • Industrial automation
  • Health care
  • Consumer electronics
  • Smart agriculture
  • POS machines
  • Service robot
  • Audio devices
  • Generic low-power IoT sensor hubs
  • Generic low-power IoT data loggers
  • Wi-Fi + Bluetooth networking card

Specifications

  • Advanced peripheral interfaces
    • Analog interfaces
      • 12-bit SAR ADC, up to six channels
      • Temperature sensor
      • Brownout detector
      • Analog voltage comparator
  • IEEE 802.15.4
    • Compliant with the IEEE 802.15.4-2015 protocol
    • OQPSK PHY in 2.4GHz band
    • 250Kbps data rate
    • Thread 1.4
    • Zigbee 3.0
  • Wi-Fi
    • 1T1R in 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual band
    • 2412MHz to 2484MHz, 5180MHz to 5885MHz operating frequency
    • IEEE 802.11ax-compliant
    • IEEE 802.11ac-compliant
    • Fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n protocol
  • CPU and memory
    • High-performance (HP) RISC-V processor:
      • Clock speed: up to 240MHz
      • Five-stage pipeline
      • CoreMark® score: 820.19 CoreMark; 3.42 CoreMark/MHz (O3)
    • Low-power (LP) RISC-V processor:
      • Clock speed: up to 40MHz or 48MHz
      • Two-stage pipeline
    • 320KB ROM
    • 384KB HP SRAM
    • 16KB LP SRAM
  • Fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n protocol
    • 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth
    • Data rate up to 150Mbps

Associated Modules

Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-WROOM-1/U Modules

General-purpose 2.4GHz/5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLUETOOTH 5 (LE), Zigbee, & Thread devices.

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Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 2.4GHz & 5GHz Dual-band Wi-Fi® 6 SoCs

Functional Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Espressif Systems ESP32-C5 2.4GHz & 5GHz Dual-band Wi-Fi® 6 SoCs
Published: 2025-10-22 | Updated: 2025-10-30