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LILYGO T7 S3

Ultra-affordable ESP32-S3 development board with 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, USB 3.0, QWIIC/Stemma QT connector, power switch, and breadboard-compatible pinout at under $8.

Starting from

$7.93

Specifications

ArchitectureXtensa LX7
CPU Cores2
Clock Speed240MHz
PSRAM8MB
Flash16MB
GPIO Level3.3V
Power Input5V
Storagenone

Certifications

Components

Xtensa LX7 dual-core at 240MHz with 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, and BLE 5.0 with Bluetooth Mesh.

Bus Interfaces

SPI
CLK: GPIO12MISO: GPIO13MOSI: GPIO11
I2C
SCL: GPIO9SDA: GPIO8
UART
RX: GPIO44TX: GPIO43

GPIO Map

GPIO8
I2C SDA (QWIIC)
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C
GPIO9
I2C SCL (QWIIC)
digital-inputdigital-output
I2C
GPIO43
UART TX
digital-output
UART
GPIO44
UART RX
digital-input
UART

Overview

The LILYGO T7 S3 is LILYGO's most affordable ESP32-S3 development board, priced under $8 while delivering 16MB flash, 8MB PSRAM, and full WiFi + BLE 5.0 connectivity. The compact breadboard-compatible form factor makes it ideal as a drop-in upgrade from older ESP32 or ESP8266 boards.

Key convenience features include a USB-C port with USB 3.0 SuperSpeed capability, a hardware power switch for clean on/off without unplugging, a reset button, and an onboard QWIIC/Stemma QT JST-SH 1.0mm connector for immediate I2C sensor attachment without soldering.

The 8MB PSRAM enables applications requiring large buffers — streaming JSON parsing, image processing, or complex web UIs with LittleFS — that would be impossible on smaller boards. ESPHome and Arduino IDE support make this an excellent starting point for Home Assistant sensor nodes and general-purpose IoT prototypes.

Use Cases

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Resources

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