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ESP32S3

The ESP32S3 is an electronic component from Espressif Systems. View the full ESP32S3 datasheet below including electrical characteristics, absolute maximum ratings.

Manufacturer

Espressif Systems

Overview

Part: ESP32-S3 Series, Espressif Type: Low-power MCU-based System-on-Chip (SoC) Description: ESP32-S3 is a low-power MCU-based system-on-chip (SoC) that supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy, featuring a dual-core Xtensa 32-bit LX7 processor up to 240 MHz, 512 KB SRAM, and 384 KB ROM.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 3.0–3.6 V (VDD3P3)
  • Operating temperature: -40 to +105 °C
  • Max CPU clock frequency: 240 MHz
  • Wi-Fi standard: IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz)
  • Bluetooth standard: Bluetooth LE 5

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

  • Max supply voltage: -0.3 to 3.9 V (VDD3P3)
  • Max junction/storage temperature: -40 to +150 °C

Key Specs:

  • CPU: Xtensa dual-core 32-bit LX7 microprocessor, up to 240 MHz
  • Internal Memory: 512 KB SRAM, 384 KB ROM, 16 KB SRAM in RTC
  • Wi-Fi Data Rate: Up to 150 Mbps (1T1R mode)
  • Bluetooth LE Speeds: 125 Kbps, 500 Kbps, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps
  • Programmable GPIOs: 45
  • Analog-to-Digital Converters: 2 × 12-bit SAR ADCs, up to 20 channels
  • Digital Interfaces: 4 × SPI, 3 × UART, 2 × I2C, 2 × I2S, 1 × USB OTG (full-speed), 1 × TWAI (CAN)
  • CoreMark Score: 1 core at 240 MHz: 613.86 CoreMark; 2 cores at 240 MHz: 1181.60 CoreMark

Features:

  • Integrated 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth LE 5
  • Xtensa 32-bit LX7 dual-core processor with FPU and SIMD instructions
  • Multiple low-power modes with ULP coprocessors (RISC-V and FSM)
  • Hardware cryptographic accelerators (AES-128/256, Hash, RSA, HMAC, digital signature)
  • Rich set of peripheral interfaces including USB OTG, CAN, LCD, Camera

Applications:

  • Smart Home (Light control, Smart button, Smart plug)
  • Industrial Automation (Industrial robot, Mesh network, HMI)
  • Health Care (Health monitor, Baby monitor)
  • Consumer Electronics (Smart watch, OTT devices, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth speaker)
  • Generic Low-power IoT Sensor Hubs and Data Loggers

Package:

  • QFN56 (7×7 mm)

Features

  • Support for RV32IMC instruction set
  • Thirty-two 32-bit general-purpose registers
  • 32-bit multiplier and divider
  • Support for interrupts
  • Booted by the CPU, its dedicated timer, or RTC GPIO

Applications

With low power consumption, ESP32-S3 is an ideal choice for IoT devices in the following areas:

  • Smart Home
  • -Light control
  • -Smart button
  • -Smart plug
  • Industrial Automation
  • -Industrial robot
  • -Mesh network
  • -Human machine interface (HMI)
  • Health Care
  • -Health monitor
  • Analog interfaces:
  • -2 × 12-bit SAR ADCs, up to 20 channels
  • -1 × temperature sensor
  • -14 × touch sensing IOs
  • Timers:
  • -4 × 54-bit general-purpose timers
  • -1 × 52-bit system timer
  • -3 × watchdog timers

Pin Configuration

Table 2: Pin Description

NameNo.TypePower DomainFunctionFunctionFunctionFunctionFunctionFunction
LNA_IN1I/O-Low Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signalLow Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signalLow Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signalLow Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signalLow Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signalLow Noise Amplifier (RF LNA) input and output signal
VDD3P32P A-Analog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supply
VDD3P33P A-Analog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supply
CHIP_PU4IVDD3P3_RTCHigh: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.High: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.High: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.High: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.High: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.High: on, enables the chip. Low: off, the chip powers off. Note: Do not leave the CHIP_PU pin floating.
GPIO05I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO0,GPIO0GPIO0GPIO0GPIO0GPIO0
GPIO16I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO1,GPIO1 ,TOUCH1,ADC1_CH0
GPIO27I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO2,GPIO2 ,TOUCH2,ADC1_CH1
GPIO38I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO3,GPIO3 ,TOUCH3,ADC1_CH2
GPIO49I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO4,GPIO4 ,TOUCH4,ADC1_CH3
GPIO510I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO5,GPIO5 ,TOUCH5,ADC1_CH4
GPIO611I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO6,GPIO6 ,TOUCH6,ADC1_CH5
GPIO712I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO7,GPIO7 ,TOUCH7,ADC1_CH6
GPIO813I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO8,GPIO8 ,TOUCH8,ADC1_CH7, SUBSPICS1
GPIO914I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO9,GPIO9 ,TOUCH9,ADC1_CH8, SUBSPIHD,FSPIHDFSPIHD
GPIO1015I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO10,GPIO10 ,TOUCH10,ADC1_CH9, FSPIIO4,SUBSPICS0,FSPICS0
GPIO1116I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO11,GPIO11 ,TOUCH11,ADC2_CH0, FSPIIO5,SUBSPID,FSPID
GPIO1217I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO12,GPIO12 ,TOUCH12,ADC2_CH1, FSPIIO6,SUBSPICLK,FSPICLK
GPIO1318I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO13,GPIO13 ,TOUCH13,ADC2_CH2, FSPIIO7,SUBSPIQ,FSPIQ
GPIO1419I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO14,GPIO14 ,TOUCH14,ADC2_CH3, FSPIDQS,SUBSPIWP,FSPIWP
VDD3P3_RTC20P A-Analog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supplyAnalog power supply
XTAL_32K_P21I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO15,GPIO15 ,U0RTS,ADC2_CH4, XTAL_32K_P
XTAL_32K_N22I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO16,GPIO16 ,U0CTS,ADC2_CH5, XTAL_32K_N
GPIO1723I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO17,GPIO17 ,U1TXD,ADC2_CH6
GPIO1824I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO18,GPIO18 ,U1RXD,ADC2_CH7, CLK_OUT3
NameNo.TypePower DomainFunction
GPIO1925I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO19,
GPIO2026I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO20,
GPIO2127I/O/TVDD3P3_RTCRTC_GPIO21,
SPICS128I/O/TVDD_SPISPICS1,
VDD_SPI29P D-Output power supply: 1.8 V or VDD3P3_RTC
SPIHD30I/O/TVDD_SPISPIHD ,
SPIWP31I/O/TVDD_SPISPIWP ,
SPICS032I/O/TVDD_SPISPICS0 ,
SPICLK33I/O/TVDD_SPISPICLK ,
SPIQ34I/O/TVDD_SPISPIQ ,
SPID35I/O/TVDD_SPISPID ,
SPICLK_N36I/O/TVDD_SPISPICLK_N_DIFF, GPIO48 ,
SPICLK_P37I/O/TVDD_SPISPICLK_P_DIFF, GPIO47 ,
GPIO3338I/O/TVDD3P3_CPU / VDD_SPISPIIO4,
GPIO3439I/O/TVDD3P3_CPU / VDD_SPISPIIO5,
GPIO3540I/O/TVDD3P3_CPU / VDD_SPISPIIO6,
GPIO3641I/O/TVDD3P3_CPU / VDD_SPISPIIO7,
GPIO3742I/O/TVDD3P3_CPU / VDD_SPISPIDQS,
GPIO3843I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUGPIO38 ,
MTCK44I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUMTCK ,
MTDO45I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUMTDO ,
VDD3P3_CPU46P D-Input power supply for CPU IO
MTDI47I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUMTDI ,
MTMS48I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUMTMS ,
U0TXD49I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUU0TXD ,
U0RXD50I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUU0RXD ,
GPIO4551I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUGPIO45
GPIO4652I/O/TVDD3P3_CPUGPIO46
XTAL_N53--External crystal output

15

NameNo.TypePower DomainFunction
XTAL_P54--External crystal input
VDDA155P A-Analog power supply
VDDA256P A-Analog power supply
GND57G-Ground

Electrical Characteristics

Table 17: DC Characteristics (3.3 V, 25 °C)

SymbolParameterMinTypMaxUnit
C INPin capacitance-2-pF
V IHHigh-level input voltage0.75 × VDD 1-VDD 1 + 0.3V
V ILLow-level input voltage-0.3-0.25 × VDD 1V
I IHHigh-level input current--50nA
I ILLow-level input current--50nA
V OH 2High-level output voltage0.8 × VDD 1--V
V OL 2Low-level output voltage--0.1 × VDD 1V
I OHHigh-level source current (VDD 1 = 3.3 V, V OH >= 2.64 V, PAD_DRIVER = 3)-40-mA
I OLLow-level sink current (VDD 1 = 3.3 V, V OL = 0.495 V, PAD_DRIVER = 3)-28-mA
R PUInternal weak pull-up resistor-45-k Ω
R PDInternal weak pull-down resistor-45-k Ω
V IH _ nRSTChip reset release voltage (CHIP_PU voltage is within the specified range)0.75 × VDD 1-VDD 1 + 0.3V
V IL _ nRSTChip reset voltage (CHIP_PU voltage is within the specified range)-0.3-0.25 × VDD 1V

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Stresses beyond the absolute maximum ratings listed in the table below may cause permanent damage to the device. These are stress ratings only, and do not refer to the functional operation of the device.

Table 14: Absolute Maximum Ratings

SymbolParameterMinMaxUnit
VDDA, VDD3P3, VDD3P3_RTC, VDD3P3_CPU, VDD_SPIVoltage applied to power supply pins per power domain-0.33.6V
I output *Cumulative IO output current-1500mA
T STOREStorage temperature-40150°C

Recommended Operating Conditions

Table 15: Recommended Operating Conditions

SymbolParameterParameterMinTypMaxUnit
VDDA, VDD3P3 VDD3P3_RTCVoltage applied to power supply pins per power domainVoltage applied to power supply pins per power domain33.33.6V
VDD_SPI (working as input power supply) 1--1.83.33.6V
VDD3P3_CPU 2, 3Voltage applied to power supply pinVoltage applied to power supply pin33.33.6V
I VDD 4Current delivered by external power supplyCurrent delivered by external power supply0.5--A
T AAmbient temperatureESP32-S3-40-105°C
T AAmbient temperatureESP32-S3FN8-40-85°C
T AAmbient temperatureESP32-S3R2-40-85°C
T AAmbient temperatureESP32-S3R8-40-65°C
T AAmbient temperatureESP32-S3R8V-40-65°C

Package Information

Figure 8: QFN56 (7×7 mm) Package

Table 38: Receiver Characteristics ­ Bluetooth LE 500 Kbps

  • The pins of the chip are numbered in an anti-clockwise direction from Pin 1 in the top view.
  • For information about tape, reel, and product marking, please refer to Espressif Chip-Packing Information .

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