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ESP32-C6 DevKitC-1-N8

Official Espressif development board featuring the ESP32-C6 — a RISC-V single-core MCU with WiFi 6, BLE 5.0, Zigbee 3.0, Thread 1.3, and native Matter support. 8MB flash, USB-C JTAG/serial.

Starting from

$9.95

Specifications

Components

ESP32-C6 SoC with RISC-V 32-bit core, WiFi 6, BLE 5.0, Zigbee 3.0, Thread 1.3, and Matter support

Bus Interfaces

I2C
SCL: GPIO7SDA: GPIO6
SPI
CS: GPIO10SCK: GPIO6MISO: GPIO2MOSI: GPIO7
UART
RX: GPIO17TX: GPIO16
PWM
ADC
ADC0: GPIO0ADC1: GPIO1ADC2: GPIO2ADC3: GPIO3ADC4: GPIO4ADC5: GPIO5ADC6: GPIO6

GPIO Map

GPIO0
ADC0
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO1
ADC1
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO2
ADC2 / SPI MISO
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO3
ADC3
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO4
ADC4
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO5
ADC5
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO6
ADC6 / I2C SDA / SPI SCK
adcdigital-inputdigital-outputpwm
ADC
GPIO7
I2C SCL / SPI MOSI
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
I2C
GPIO8
GPIO8
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO9
GPIO9
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO10
SPI CS
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
SPI
GPIO11
GPIO11
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO12
GPIO12
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO13
GPIO13
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO14
GPIO14
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO15
GPIO15
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO16
UART TX
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
UART
GPIO17
UART RX
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
UART
GPIO18
GPIO18
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO19
GPIO19
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO20
GPIO20
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO21
GPIO21
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO22
GPIO22
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO
GPIO23
GPIO23
digital-inputdigital-outputpwm
GPIO

The ESP32-C6 DevKitC-1-N8 is Espressif's official development board for the ESP32-C6 SoC — their first RISC-V chip to combine WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, Zigbee 3.0, and Thread 1.3 in a single package, with full Matter 1.0 support.

Key Features

  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax) — improved throughput and power efficiency in dense environments
  • Multi-protocol 802.15.4 — simultaneous Zigbee 3.0 and Thread 1.3 on the same radio
  • Matter native — certified for Matter 1.0, ideal for smart home interop
  • RISC-V core — open ISA, 160MHz HP core + 20MHz LP core for ultra-low-power operation
  • USB-C JTAG — no external programmer needed; direct flash and debug via USB-C
  • 8MB flash — plenty of room for OTA updates and large firmware images

Pinout

24 GPIO pins (GPIO0–GPIO23) broken out on two rows of headers. GPIO0–GPIO6 double as ADC channels. All GPIO support PWM via the LEDC controller.

Use Cases

Perfect for building Matter-native smart home devices, Zigbee coordinators, Thread border router nodes, or any low-power IoT sensor node that benefits from WiFi 6's target wake time (TWT) feature.

Use Cases

5

Resources

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