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Overview

LILYGO T-Camera-S3 is a compact camera development board based on the ESP32-S3FN16R8 (dual-core LX7 @ 240 MHz). It integrates a 2MP OV2640 camera module, a 0.96-inch SSD1306 OLED display (128 × 64), an AS312 PIR motion sensor, a microphone, and a battery management circuit. With built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.0, the board is well-suited for TinyML computer vision, smart doorbell, motion detection, and edge AI prototyping applications.

Quick Start

Example Support

Example	PlatformIO/Arduino	ESP-IDF	Description
LilyGo-Camera-Series	✓		Camera, OLED, PIR, microphone examples

PlatformIO

1. Install Visual Studio Code and Python
2. Search for and install the PlatformIO IDE extension in VS Code
3. Open the LilyGo-Camera-Series project folder
4. Open platformio.ini and select the T-Camera-S3 environment
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
Port	Your port
USB CDC On Boot	Enable
CPU Frequency	240 MHz (WiFi)
Flash Mode	QIO 80 MHz
Flash Size	16MB (128Mb)
PSRAM	OPI PSRAM
Partition Scheme	16M Flash (3MB APP/9.9MB FATFS)
Upload Mode	UART0/Hardware CDC
Upload Speed	921600

4. Click Upload

Development Platforms

1. ESP-IDF
2. Arduino IDE

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Key Features

• ESP32-S3FN16R8 dual-core LX7 @ 240 MHz, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0
• 2MP OV2640 camera module (up to 1600 × 1200)
• 0.96-inch SSD1306 OLED display (128 × 64, I2C)
• AS312 PIR motion sensor
• Built-in microphone
• JST battery connector with charging circuit
• Compact form factor with enclosure option
• USB Type-C for power and programming

Specifications

Parameter	Value
SOC	ESP32-S3FN16R8, dual-core LX7 @ 240 MHz
Flash	16 MB
PSRAM	8 MB (OPI)
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Camera	OV2640, 2MP, up to 1600 × 1200
Display	0.96-inch SSD1306 OLED, 128 × 64
PIR Sensor	AS312
USB	1 × Type-C
Battery	JST connector, Li-Po supported

Pin Diagram

Camera (OV2640)

OV2640	XCLK	SIOD	SIOC	VSYNC	HREF	PCLK	D0	D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7
ESP32-S3	GPIO38	GPIO5	GPIO4	GPIO8	GPIO18	GPIO12	GPIO9	GPIO10	GPIO11	GPIO13	GPIO21	GPIO47	GPIO48	GPIO14

OLED Display (SSD1306)

SSD1306	SDA	SCL
ESP32-S3	GPIO5	GPIO4

PIR Sensor

AS312	OUT
ESP32-S3	GPIO21

Dimensions

Schematic

Datasheet

Software Libraries

• LilyGo-Camera-Series GitHub Repository

Dependent Libraries

• esp32-camera
• Adafruit SSD1306

FAQ

Version History

Version	Release Date	Update Description
T-Camera-S3 V1.0	2022-12	Initial version