LILYGO T-Camera Plus S3

T-CameraPlus-S3

Introduction

T-CameraPlus-S3 is a multifunctional smart hardware development board based on the ESP32-S3 main control chip. It integrates a high-performance camera module (supporting OV2640/OV5640 options), an LCD display (with touch functionality), and a MAX98357A audio chip. With 16MB Flash and 8MB PSRAM, it efficiently handles image, video, and audio data.

The board supports dual-mode audio input/output (microphone and digital audio interface), and includes TF card expansion, a QWIIC interface (compatible with I²C device extensions), and a battery management module (BAT ADC). It is suitable for applications such as IoT visual interaction, smart surveillance, and multimedia terminals.

The hardware design is compatible with various sensors and peripherals, with SPI, I²C, and other protocols enabling coordinated operation between the camera, display, and audio modules. This offers developers flexible support for AIoT, edge computing, and related use cases.

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Module Information and Specifications

Description

T-CameraPlus-S3 is a smart camera module developed based on the ESP32-S3 chip. It features an onboard 240×240 TFT display, digital microphone, speaker, a dedicated button, power management chip, and an SD card module.

The device comes preloaded with a basic UI developed using LVGL, offering functions such as file management, music playback, audio recording, and camera projection. (If the module does not come pre-programmed, you will need to manually flash the example program named “Lvgl_UI”.)

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Component Description
MCU ESP32-S3R8 Dual-core Xtensa LX7 CPU
FLASH 16MB
PSRAM 8MB
Screen 1.3-inch ST7789V SPI TFT LCD
Touch CST816S touch capacitive screen
Storage TF Card
Camera OV2640/OV5640
Wireless 2.4GHz Wi-Fi & Bluetooth5 (LE)
USB 1 × USB Port and OTG(TYPE-C interface)
IO interface 2.54mm pitch 2*13 (dual rows) Extended IO interface
Battery chip SY6970
Speaker MAX98357A
Microphone MP34DT05-A
Extended Interfaces 1 × TF card interface + 2 × STEMMA QT/QWIIC interface (JST-SH 1.0MM 4Pin) + 1 x JST-GH 1.25MM interface + 1 x Battery interface socket
Keys 1 x RESET key + 1 x BOOT key + 1 x IO17 key
Hole Position 2mm positioning holes 2 **
Dimensions 68x32x31mm

Github：T-Camera Plus S3

T-Camera Plus S3

Schematic Diagram

Software Design

Arduino Set Parameters

Software Design

Arduino Set Parameters

Setting Value
Board ESP32S3 Dev Module
Upload Speed 921600
USB Mode Hardware CDC and JTAG
USB CDC On Boot Enabled
USB Firmware MSC On Boot Disabled
USB DFU On Boot Disabled
CPU Frequency 240MHz (WiFi)
Flash Mode QIO 80MHz
Flash Size 16MB (128Mb)
Core Debug Level None
Partition Scheme 16M Flash (3MB APP/9.9MB FATFS)
PSRAM QSPI PSRAM
Arduino Runs On Core 1
Events Run On Core 1

Development Platform

  1. Micropython
  2. Arduino IDE
  3. Platform IO

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