# LILYGO T-Dongle C5

> Compact USB dongle with ESP32-C5 featuring dual-band WiFi 6 (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth 5, 802.15.4, 0.96-inch LCD, TF card slot, and 16MB flash — the first LILYGO dongle with WiFi 6 support.

## Quick Facts

- **Brand:** LILYGO
- **Board Type:** dev-board
- **Price:** ~$13.02
- **Product Readiness:** developer
- **CPU:** ESP32-C5 RISC-V single-core @ 240MHz
- **CPU Architecture:** RISC-V
- **CPU Cores:** 1
- **RAM:** 512KB SRAM
- **PSRAM:** 8MB
- **Flash:** 16MB
- **USB:** USB-A
- **Power:** 5V
- **Operating Voltage:** 3.3V
- **SD Card:** microSD
- **Display:** 0.96" IPS LCD 80×160

## Connectivity

- **Wifi:** WiFi 6 (802.11ax) 2.4/5GHz
- **Bluetooth:** BLE 5.0

## Open Source

- **Firmware:** No
- **Schematics:** No
- **PCB Layout:** No

## Compatible Firmware

arduino, platformio

## Use Cases

- iot
- iot-gateway
- environmental-monitoring

## Components

- **ESP32-C5** (mcu): Espressif ESP32-C5 RISC-V SoC with dual-band WiFi 6 (2.4/5GHz 802.11ax), Bluetooth 5, and 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee). — [Datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espressif.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fdocumentation%2Fesp32-c5_datasheet_en.pdf&ref=openhardware.directory&product=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&source=md-export)
- **ST7735** (display): 0.96-inch ST7735 IPS LCD with 80×160 resolution, 65K full color, 4-wire SPI interface. — [Datasheet](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.displayfuture.com%2FDisplay%2Fdatasheet%2Fcontroller%2FST7735.pdf&ref=openhardware.directory&product=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&source=md-export)

## Protocols

- **SPI**
- **I2C**
- **UART**

## Description

## Overview

The LILYGO T-Dongle C5 is a compact USB stick-format development board powered by the Espressif ESP32-C5, the first ESP32 with dual-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) operating on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The ESP32-C5 also supports Bluetooth 5, 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee), and integrates a RISC-V processor. The dongle includes a 0.96-inch ST7735 IPS LCD display (80×160 full-color), a TF/microSD card slot for data storage, 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, and plugs directly into a USB port for power and data. Compatible with Arduino IDE and ESP-IDF development frameworks, the T-Dongle C5 is ideal for portable WiFi 6 testing, network tools, and compact IoT applications requiring next-generation wireless connectivity.

## Where to Buy

- [LILYGO Official](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Flilygo.cc%2Fproducts%2Ft-dongle-c5&ref=openhardware.directory&product=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&source=md-export) — $13.02

## Resources

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- [github](https://openhardware.directory/r?to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FXinyuan-LilyGO%2FT-Dongle-C5&ref=openhardware.directory&product=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&source=md-export)

## Tags

`esp32-c5`, `wifi6`, `lilygo`, `usb-dongle`, `ble5`, `lcd`, `802-15-4`, `risc-v`

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