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

Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-WROOM-1/U Modules are two general-purpose 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi® 6 (802.11ax), BLUETOOTH® 5 (LE), Zigbee®, and Thread (802.15.4) devices. The robust pack of peripherals and high performance make the modules ideal for smart homes, industrial automation, healthcare, and consumer electronics. The Espressif Systems ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 features a PCB antenna. The ESP32-C5-WROOM-1U includes a connector for an external antenna. The ESP32-C5-WROOM-1/U offers a wide selection of module variants.

Features

  • Module that supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5 (LE), Zigbee, and Thread (802.15.4)
  • Built around the ESP32-C5 series of SoCs, a 32-bit RISC-V single-core microprocessor
  • Flash up to 16MB
  • Up to 22 GPIOs, a rich set of peripherals
  • On-board PCB antenna or external antenna connector

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

  • Wi-Fi
    • 1T1R in 2.4GHz and 5GHz dual band
    • Operating frequency: 2412MHz to 2484MHz, 5180MHz to 5885MHz
    • IEEE 802.11ax-compliant
      • 20MHz-only non-AP mode
      • Uplink and downlink OFDMA to enhance connectivity and performance in congested environments for IoT applications
      • Downlink MU-MIMO (multi-user, multiple input, multiple output) to increase network capacity
      • Beamforming that improves signal quality
      • Spatial reuse to maximize parallel transmissions
      • Target wake time (TWT) that optimizes power saving mechanisms
    • IEEE 802.11ac-compliant
      • 20MHz bandwidth
      • Downlink full-band MU-MIMO
  • Fully compatible with the IEEE 802.11b/g/n protocol
    • 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth
    • Data rate up to 150Mbps
    • Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
    • TX/RX A-MPDU, TX/RX A-MSDU
    • Immediate Block ACK
    • Fragmentation and defragmentation
    • Transmit opportunity (TXOP)
    • Automatic Beacon monitoring (hardware TSF)
    • Four virtual Wi-Fi interfaces
    • Simultaneous support for Infrastructure BSS in Station mode, SoftAP mode, Station + SoftAP mode, and promiscuous mode
    • Antenna diversity
    • 802.11mc FTM
  • CPU and on-chip memory
    • ESP32-C5 embedded, 32-bit RISC-V single-core microprocessor, up to 240MHz
    • 320KB ROM
    • 384KB HP SRAM
    • 16KB LP SRAM
  •  Bluetooth
    • Bluetooth LE: Bluetooth Core 6.0 certified
    • Bluetooth mesh 1.1
    • High power mode (20 dBm)
    • Direction finding (AoA/AoD)
    • Periodic advertising with responses (PAwR)
    • LE connection subrating
    • LE power control
  • 125Kbps, 500Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps speeds
  • LE advertising extensions and multiple advertising sets
  • Allow devices to operate in Broadcaster, Observer, Central, and Peripheral roles concurrently
  • Integrated Components on Module
    • 48MHz crystal oscillator
    • SPI flash
  • Antenna Options
    • ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 - on-board PCB antenna
    • ESP32-C5-WROOM-1U - external antenna via a connector or module pins
  • Operating Conditions
    • 3.0V to 3.6V operating voltage/power supply
    • –40°C to +85°C operating ambient temperature

Associated SoCs

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

Supports 2.4GHz & 5GHz dual-band Wi-Fi® 6, BLUETOOTH® LE 5, Zigbee® 3.0, and Thread 1.4.

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Series Comparison

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Published: 2025-10-23 | Updated: 2025-10-30