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Overview

T-Camera Plus S3 is a versatile smart hardware development board based on ESP32-S3 (16 MB Flash, 8 MB PSRAM). Integrates a OV2640/OV5640 (optional) camera module, ST7789V 1.3-inch IPS TFT (240 × 240) with CST816S capacitive touch, MAX98357A I2S audio amplifier, MP34DT05-A PDM microphone (V1.2), SY6970 PMU, and TF card. Pre-installed with an LVGL-based UI supporting file management, music playback, recording, and camera projection. Suitable for AIoT, edge computing, and multimedia development.

Quick Start

Example Support

Example	PlatformIO/Arduino	ESP-IDF	Description
T-CameraPlus-S3	✓	✓	Camera, display, audio, Wi-Fi examples

PlatformIO

1. Install Visual Studio Code and Python
2. Search for and install the PlatformIO IDE extension in VS Code
3. Open the T-CameraPlus-S3 project folder
4. Open platformio.ini and select your example
5. Click ✓ to compile, connect via USB-C, click → to upload

Arduino

1. Install Arduino IDE
2. Install Arduino ESP32
3. In Tools → Board, configure:

Arduino IDE 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	240 MHz (WiFi)
Flash Mode	QIO 80 MHz
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

4. Click Upload

Development Platforms

1. Arduino IDE
2. PlatformIO
3. ESP-IDF

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Key Features

• ESP32-S3R8 dual-core LX7 @ 240 MHz, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0
• OV2640/OV5640 (optional) camera, AP1511B IR filter control
• ST7789V 1.3-inch IPS TFT (240 × 240), CST816S touch
• MAX98357A I2S speaker, MP34DT05-A PDM microphone (V1.2)
• SY6970 PMU, TF card slot, 2 × STEMMA QT/QWIIC
• LVGL-based UI pre-installed (file manager, music, recording, camera)
• 60 × 32 × 12 mm, 4 × 2 mm positioning holes

Product Parameters

Feature	Specification
MCU	ESP32-S3R8 @ Dual-core LX7, 240 MHz
Flash	16 MB
PSRAM	8 MB
Wi-Fi	2.4 GHz 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Display	1.3-inch ST7789V IPS TFT, 240 × 240
Touch	CST816S capacitive, I²C
Camera	OV2640 (OV5640 optional)
Speaker	MAX98357A I2S
Microphone	MP34DT05-A PDM (V1.2) / MSM261S I2S (V1.0-V1.1)
PMU	SY6970
Storage	TF card slot
USB	1 × Type-C (USB + OTG)
Expansion	2 × STEMMA QT/QWIIC + JST-GH 1.25 mm
Mounting Holes	4 × 2 mm
Dimensions	60 × 32 × 12 mm

Pin Diagram

Pin Mapping (V1.2)

LCD	IO34 (MOSI), IO35 (SCLK), IO36 (CS), IO45 (DC), IO46 (BL)
Camera (OV2640)	IO7 (XCLK), IO1 (SIDO), IO2 (SIOC), IO3 (VSYNC→PWDN), IO5 (HREF), IO10 (PCLK), D0–D7 = IO12–IO15, IO11, IO13, IO8, IO6
Touch (CST816S)	IO33 (SDA), IO37 (SCL), IO47 (INT)
Speaker (MAX98357A)	IO41 (BCLK), IO42 (LRCLK), IO39 (DATA)
Microphone (MP34DT05-A)	IO40 (LRCLK), IO38 (DATA)
SD Card	IO21 (CS), IO35 (SCLK), IO34 (MOSI), IO48 (MISO)
SY6970	IO33 (SDA), IO37 (SCL)
KEY1	IO17

Dimension Diagram

Schematic

• T-CameraPlus-S3 V1.0-V1.1 Schematic
• T-CameraPlus-S3 V1.2 Schematic

Datasheet

• MAX98357A
• MP34DT05-A
• AN_SY6970

Software Development

• T-CameraPlus-S3 GitHub Repository

Dependent Libraries

• Arduino_GFX-1.3.7
• lvgl-8.3.5
• JPEGDEC-1.2.8
• TFT_eSPI
• XPowersLib-0.2.1
• Arduino_DriveBus-1.1.16
• cst816t-1.5.0
• ESP32-audioI2S-3.0.6
• MiniTV

FAQ

• Q. What are the main application scenarios for T-Camera Plus S3? A. Suitable for smart surveillance, video doorbells, IoT visual interaction, multimedia terminals, and AI image recognition.

• Q. Which camera modules are supported? A. Supports OV2640 and OV5640. V1.2 adds OV5640 auto-focus support.

• Q. How to flash the factory firmware? A. Flash the Lvgl_UI example from the GitHub repository. Pre-compiled firmware binaries are available in the firmware/ folder.

Version History

Version	Release Date	Update Description
T-CameraPlus-S3 V1.0-V1.1	2023-10-23	Initial version
T-CameraPlus-S3 V1.2	2025-04-17	Improved Wi-Fi performance, updated microphone (MP34DT05-A), modified pin numbers, optimized PCB routing