{"id":122861,"date":"2026-01-14T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=122861"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:58:14","slug":"xiao-esp32-s3-c3-c6-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/14\/xiao-esp32-s3-c3-c6-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"XIAO ESP32-S3 vs ESP32-C3 vs ESP32-C6: Which One Is Best for Your Project?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122861\" class=\"elementor elementor-122861\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5edb0239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5edb0239\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-473ef4ad\" data-id=\"473ef4ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306f1ac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"306f1ac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d223a8a8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing between the XIAO<\/span> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ESP32-S3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ESP32-C3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ESP32-C6<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn\u2019t as simple as picking the \u201cnewest\u201d or \u201cmost powerful\u201d board. On paper, they all look similar. They share the same tiny XIAO form factor, support Wi\u2011Fi and Bluetooth, and target IoT developers. In practice, they are built for very different jobs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The confusion usually comes from overlapping features. The ESP32\u2011S3 focuses on performance and AI. The ESP32\u2011C3 is designed for low power and cost\u2011sensitive IoT. The ESP32\u2011C6 introduces next\u2011generation wireless standards like Wi\u2011Fi 6, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/11\/matter-vs-zigbee-vs-thread\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Thread, Zigbee, and Matter.<\/a><\/span> Understanding these differences is key to choosing the right board for your project.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this guide, we break down each XIAO ESP32 variant, compare their specs side by side, and explain which one makes sense for common use cases such as AI vision, battery\u2011powered IoT, and smart home devices.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abd2a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4abd2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d223b7aa\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-122863\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-32x18.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-Series-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ddff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d1ddff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d223bdb0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8898090 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8898090\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd90cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dd90cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d223f897\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Overview\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a79d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a79d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d223fee5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 is the most powerful member of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/xiao-series-page\" rel=\"noopener\">XIAO ESP32 family<\/a><\/span>. It is built around Espressif\u2019s ESP32\u2011S3 chip and targets applications that need higher performance, richer I\/O, or on\u2011device AI.<\/span><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9066323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9066323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22405fd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.seeedstudio.com\/wiki\/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3\/img\/105.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 S3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16caf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16caf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2240c19\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Core architecture: Xtensa dual\u2011core<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011S3 uses a dual\u2011core <strong>Xtensa LX7<\/strong> processor running up to 240\u202fMHz. Compared to the C\u2011series chips, this gives it significantly more raw processing power. It also supports vector instructions that are useful for signal processing and AI workloads.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d289c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d289c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2241272\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Memory and performance<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 boards come with generous memory options. Depending on the variant, you get <strong>8\u202fMB PSRAM and 8\u201316\u202fMB Flash<\/strong>. This extra memory makes a big difference when working with images, audio buffers, or complex libraries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense version goes further by adding an onboard <strong>SD card<\/strong> <strong>slot<\/strong>, supporting <strong>FAT\u2011formatted cards<\/strong> up to 32\u202fGB. This is especially useful for data logging, image storage, or audio recordings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e35529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e35529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22418ca\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>AI and camera support (XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense)<\/h3><p>The ESP32\u2011S3 is designed with edge AI in mind. The Sense variant includes an onboard <strong>OV3660 camera<\/strong>, making it easy to build vision\u2011based projects without external modules. Combined with <strong>PSRAM<\/strong>, it can handle tasks like image capture, motion detection, and basic object recognition directly on the device.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b090e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b090e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2241ec1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Digital microphone<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Sense also includes <strong>a digital microphone<\/strong>. This enables voice\u2011triggered applications, sound detection, or basic speech recognition without additional hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc25f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fc25f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22424ff\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 is a strong choice for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edge AI and machine learning projects<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computer vision and smart cameras<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice\u2011controlled devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IP cameras and multimedia applications<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59aaa03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59aaa03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2242ad9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd752d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fd752d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7beff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7beff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2243855\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e1d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6e1d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2243e62\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>The XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 is designed for simplicity, efficiency, and low power consumption. It is often the easiest entry point into the ESP32 ecosystem, especially for small IoT devices.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e53f61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9e53f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2245236\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2165\" height=\"1374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-122867\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 C3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3.jpg 2165w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1030x654.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-2048x1300.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-32x20.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/XIAO-ESP32-C3-1024x650.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2165px) 100vw, 2165px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91dc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91dc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2245895\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>RISC\u2011V single\u2011core design<\/b><\/h3><p>The ESP32\u2011C3 uses a single\u2011core 32\u2011bit RISC\u2011V processor running up to 160\u202fMHz. While it is less powerful than the S3, it is more than capable of handling common IoT tasks such as sensor reading, cloud communication, and BLE provisioning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b38346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b38346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2245ecc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Power efficiency focus<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low power is one of the ESP32\u2011C3\u2019s biggest strengths. In deep sleep, XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 boards typically consume around 40\u202f\u00b5A, making them suitable for battery\u2011powered designs that need long standby times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac8f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac8f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22464f2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi and Bluetooth basics<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C3 supports 2.4\u202fGHz Wi\u2011Fi (802.11 b\/g\/n) and Bluetooth LE 5.0. This covers most everyday IoT needs, from MQTT communication to BLE\u2011based setup flows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a7e683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a7e683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2246b05\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 works best for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple IoT sensors and actuators<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battery\u2011powered devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wearables and compact electronics<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cost\u2011sensitive products<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cee3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"66cee3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2247082\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23364c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a23364c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaed03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eaed03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2247f3e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832c3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832c3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22485c4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p>The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 represents the next generation of ESP32 connectivity. It is built for modern smart home and IoT ecosystems that rely on multiple wireless protocols.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef2046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ef2046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2248ca7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.seeedstudio.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/bb49d3ec4ee05b6f018e93f896b8a25d\/5\/-\/5-113991254-seeedxiao-esp32c6-feature_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32 C6\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ca149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ca149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224938f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Dual\u2011core RISC\u2011V (HP + LP)<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C6 features two RISC\u2011V cores: a high\u2011performance core running up to 160\u202fMHz and a low\u2011power core running up to 20\u202fMHz. This split allows the chip to handle background tasks efficiently while keeping power consumption low.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6505c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6505c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22499a8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, Thread, and Zigbee<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the S3 and C3, the ESP32\u2011C6 supports 2.4\u202fGHz Wi\u2011Fi 6 (802.11ax). It also includes Bluetooth 5.3 and an 802.15.4 radio for Thread and Zigbee. This combination makes it ideal for devices that need to operate in dense networks or mesh\u2011based environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9f165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9f165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2249fa6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Matter\u2011ready<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 is Matter\u2011native. If you are building smart home devices that need to work seamlessly across ecosystems like Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa, this board is designed for that future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a0d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59a0d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224a5fe\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 is well suited for:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/home-assistant\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smart home devices<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matter, Thread, and Zigbee projects<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next\u2011generation IoT products<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi\u2011protocol gateways<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea22977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea22977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224ab7d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a02805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a02805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224b2d8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ESP32S3 vs ESP32C3 vs ESP32C6 Specification Comparison<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa2aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-tablepress\" data-id=\"afa2aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-tablepress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224daef\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><div class=\"elemenetskit-tablepress ekit-wid-con\" id=\"ekit_tablepress_afa2aed\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-42\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-42\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Feature <\/th><th class=\"column-2\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Processor<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dual Xtensa LX7 @ up to 240 MHz<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RISC-V single-core @ up to 160 MHz<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Dual RISC-V (HP 160 MHz + LP 20 MHz)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Memory<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">On-chip 8M PSRAM &amp; 8MB Flash<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">400KB SRAM, 4MB onboard Flash<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">On-chip 512KB SRAM &amp; 4MB Flash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wi-Fi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 subsystem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BLE<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Power Consumption<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 25 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 2 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 14 \u03bcA<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 24 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 3 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 44 \u03bcA<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Modem-sleep Model: ~ 30 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nLight-sleep Model: ~ 2.5 mA<br \/>\n<br \/>\nDeep Sleep Model: ~ 15 \u03bcA<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">USB Support<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">IEEE 802.15.4 \/ Thread \/ Zigbee<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">No<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Yes (Thread\/Zigbee)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Camera \/ AI<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Strong \u2014 camera, audio, edge AI support<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Limited<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Limited (focused on connectivity)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ideal for<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Vision, edge AI, multimedia UIs<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Low-power sensors, cost-sensitive IoT<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Matter devices, multi-radio IoT, gateways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MSRP($)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">$7.49<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">$4.90<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">$5.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-42 from cache --><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9314685 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9314685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b0111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b0111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224e7ba\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 vs ESP32\u2011S3: Key Differences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f8556 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7f8556\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b04e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b04e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d224f3c1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Power consumption vs performance<\/b><\/h3><p>While the ESP32-C3 is designed for simple, cost-efficient IoT nodes, the XIAO ESP32-S3 and C6 actually show slightly lower board-level deep sleep current. For battery-powered projects, the best choice depends on your duty cycle, active workload, and feature requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7f849 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de7f849\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820e154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"820e154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225006f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Onboard sensors and I\/O<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011S3 family includes Plus and Sense versions, with onboard camera, microphone, SD card support, and more flexible I\/O. The C3 keeps things minimal.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de80f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7de80f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4861a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4861a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2250cc9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Who is it for?<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose ESP32\u2011S3 if you need performance, AI, or multimedia. Choose ESP32\u2011C3 if you want a small, efficient board for basic IoT.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdce10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1cdce10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225132f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a21302 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a21302\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e527d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e527d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225201d\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 vs ESP32\u2011C6: Which One Is Better for IoT?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf8414 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbf8414\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-092c1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"092c1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2252be3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Wi\u2011Fi 4 vs Wi\u2011Fi 6<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESP32\u2011C3 uses Wi\u2011Fi 4, which is stable and widely supported. ESP32\u2011C6 introduces Wi\u2011Fi 6 features that improve efficiency in crowded networks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef4973 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef4973\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8012322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8012322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225386b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Long\u2011term deployment and protocols<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your device will stay simple, C3 is enough. If you need Thread, Zigbee, or Matter, only the ESP32\u2011C6 supports them natively.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfda92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4dfda92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2253ebe\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd5be76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd5be76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e295e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e295e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2254ba3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 vs ESP32\u2011S3: Connectivity and Performance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cfdd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1cfdd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20329ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20329ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2255793\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>New wireless standards vs mature ecosystem<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ESP32\u2011C6 is future\u2011focused with modern wireless protocols. The ESP32\u2011S3 benefits from a mature ecosystem and higher compute performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e8a67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e8a67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1962ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1962ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2256469\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Smart home vs complex projects<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For smart home devices, C6 is the better fit. For complex logic, vision, or AI, S3 still wins.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b258f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96b258f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed3c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed3c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225717a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Future compatibility vs development cost<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C6 offers long\u2011term compatibility. S3 often reduces development time for advanced applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df703ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df703ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22577ca\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7eafe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a7eafe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7c575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e7c575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225849a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which XIAO ESP32 Should You Choose?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cd64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46cd64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2258b48\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Choose ESP32\u2011S3 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need AI, vision, or audio processing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your project uses a camera or display<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performance matters more than power<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>Choose ESP32\u2011C3 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want low power and low cost<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your project is a simple IoT device<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Battery life is critical<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h3><b>C<\/b><b>hoose ESP32\u2011C6 if\u2026<\/b><\/h3><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are building Matter or Thread devices<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need Wi\u2011Fi 6 and modern connectivity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your product targets future smart home standards<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4754a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4754a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22590e7\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c386a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6c386a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf866e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebf866e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2259e1a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects Using XIAO ESP32 Boards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5cf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d5cf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225a471\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21dc6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21dc6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225aab0\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/XIAO-ESP32-S3-Handheld-Camera-Pocket-Edition\/\"><b>1.\u00a0 XIAO ESP32-S3 Handheld Camera- Pocket Edition <\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"56b506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225b7ea\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FSECILOLKMLH1PM.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b09bff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b09bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225bea6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They used the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> module as the core of a DIY handheld point\u2011and\u2011shoot camera, combining its built-in camera, SD card support, and low\u2011power processing to capture and save photos onto an SD card.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baf3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0baf3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225c4a3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/ESP-DIVE-Build-an-ESP32-RC-Submarine-With-FPV-Came\/\"><b>2. <\/b><b>ESP-DIVE: an XIAO ESP32-S3 RC Submarine With FPV Camera<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a7bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"68a7bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/d-2uSKn9rYs?feature=oembed&amp;autoplay=1&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225cb59\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe36ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fe36ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225d198\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this submarine project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the brain of the dive controller, handling Wi\u2011Fi control, live FPV video streaming, onboard recording, and battery management all in one compact board.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0c2ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc0c2ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225d7c5\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-Christmas-Ball\/\"><b>3. Christmas Ball Using Round Display for XIAO &amp; XIAO ESP32-S3 <\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c536806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c536806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225dea1\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-Christmas-Ball.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da4bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da4bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225e4e3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They use the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the core controller to drive <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-Round-Display-for-XIAO-p-5638.html\" rel=\"noopener\">the round display<\/a><\/span>, animate falling snow with wind effects, and handle touch input for switching festive backgrounds<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed7e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed7e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225eaed\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/mjrobot\/tinyml-made-easy-image-classification-w-xiao-esp32s3-sense-cb42ae\"><b>4. TinyML Made Easy: Image Classification w\/ XIAO ESP32S3 Sense<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbbc368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbbc368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d225feee\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/mjrobot\/tinyml-made-easy-image-classification-w-xiao-esp32s3-sense-cb42ae\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001-300x246.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-122958\" alt=\"TinyML Made Easy: Image Classification w\/ XIAO ESP32S3 Sense\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001-32x26.jpeg 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10001.jpeg 743w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c51c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92c51c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2260592\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as a compact edge\u2011AI board to capture images with its onboard camera, process them using TinyML models trained in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edgeimpulse.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Edge Impulse<\/a><\/span>, and classify fruits and vegetables directly on\u2011device.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9b288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff9b288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2260b3f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4b9e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f4b9e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2005f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2005f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22618d3\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C3 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adb9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8adb9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2261f1c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Smart-Room-Heater-Plug\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>1. Smart Room Heater Plug<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da97a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"da97a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22625dc\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Smart-Room-Heater-Plug.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e188996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e188996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2262c76\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the microcontroller inside a custom relay board to add Wi\u2011Fi control, letting the smart plug remotely switch high\u2011power devices like a room heater or AC through a web interface.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a200f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a200f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22632a2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Planto-Plant-Watering-Checker-Using-ESP32-and-Emoj\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>2. Planto: Plant Watering Checker Using ESP32 and Emoji<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832cc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"832cc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/VvmuNW8-vig&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2263937\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897c609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"897c609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2263fa6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acts as the main controller, reading soil moisture sensor data and driving an OLED display to show emoji indicators of plant health.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6dd3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6dd3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226459c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/Gokux\/ultra-compact-lidar-distance-meter-range-finder-bba721\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>3. Ultra Compact LiDAR Distance Meter\/Range Finder<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896ffdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"896ffdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2264c8c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/Gokux\/ultra-compact-lidar-distance-meter-range-finder-bba721\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1717667\/_2cpBhYDPI7.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ultra Compact LiDAR Distance Meter\/Range Finder\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ff0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ff0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22654a2\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this tutorial project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used to blink LEDs, read DHT11 sensor data, host a simple Wi\u2011Fi web server, and scan nearby Bluetooth devices to demonstrate its IoT capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98696de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98696de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2265a7a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f18a74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f18a74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4280d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4280d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22667cd\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">XIAO ESP32\u2011C6 Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b37cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b37cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2266e16\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/JasonFang\/a-diy-zigbee-air-pressure-sensor-for-my-home-assistant-6215f1\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>1.\u00a0 DIY Zigbee Air Pressure Sensor for My Home Assistant<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66486cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66486cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2267597\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/JasonFang\/a-diy-zigbee-air-pressure-sensor-for-my-home-assistant-6215f1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hackster.imgix.net\/uploads\/attachments\/1829452\/_w81KHtiygv.blob?auto=compress%2Cformat&#038;w=900&#038;h=675&#038;fit=min\" title=\"\" alt=\"A DIY Zigbee Air Pressure Sensor for My Home Assistant\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b2b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b2b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2267e83\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to connect a BMP280 barometer sensor and OLED display, then transmit real\u2011time atmospheric pressure data via Zigbee to Home Assistant for monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b6c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39b6c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226858f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Kelvyn-A-Direct-Temperature-Sensor-for-the-IPhone\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>2. Kelvyn&#8211;A Direct Temperature Sensor for the IPhone<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fbda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2fbda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226980e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Kelvyn-A-Direct-Temperature-Sensor-for-the-IPhone\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1798\" height=\"1380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-123562\" alt=\"Kelvyn--A Direct Temperature Sensor for the IPhone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541.png 1798w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1030x791.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1536x1179.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-32x25.png 32w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114174541-1024x786.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1798px) 100vw, 1798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8009a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8009a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2269eea\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the core microcontroller to read temperature and humidity from sensors, broadcast the data via Bluetooth, and pair with a custom iPhone app or Strava by spoofing a heart\u2011rate monitor for tracking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c51e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7c51e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226a563\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/dav1dyang\/waste-into-wonder-making-programmable-mist-makers-fe3ae7\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>3. Waste into Wonder: Making Programmable Mist Makers<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce61c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2ce61c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/pTQPYONl7R4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226acb8\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a644933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a644933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226b352\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used as the main controller to directly interface a temperature sensor with the iPhone, transmitting readings over Bluetooth for real\u2011time display in a custom app.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f41cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78f41cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226ba6c\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f6b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f6b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226c06f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4f569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"fc4f569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226f116\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-69ff4d226ebc8\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1127b1c69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1127b1c69ff4d226ebc8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1127b1c69ff4d226ebc8\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Is the ESP32-C3 still worth using?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1127b1c69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ff4d226ebc8\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-size: 18px\">Yes \u2014 it\u2019s ideal for cost-sensitive, battery-driven IoT nodes and projects that don\u2019t require heavy computation.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-e8d7c8069ff4d226ebc8\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-e8d7c8069ff4d226ebc8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-e8d7c8069ff4d226ebc8\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Which XIAO ESP32 is best for beginners?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-e8d7c8069ff4d226ebc8\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ff4d226ebc8\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For beginners focused on general IoT, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-C3<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is approachable and inexpensive. If you want to work with cameras or audio, start with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-969b74d69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-969b74d69ff4d226ebc8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-969b74d69ff4d226ebc8\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Do I need the XIAO ESP32-C6 for Matter?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-969b74d69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ff4d226ebc8\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you plan to build Matter-native devices (Thread + Matter), the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-C6<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the most direct path since it supports 802.15.4 and Matter stacks natively.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-fc4f569\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-0ec2f0e69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-0ec2f0e69ff4d226ebc8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-0ec2f0e69ff4d226ebc8\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How important is PSRAM?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-0ec2f0e69ff4d226ebc8\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-fc4f569\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69ff4d226ebc8\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PSRAM matters when your app needs large buffers (images, audio, complex ML models). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\"><b>XIAO ESP32-S3<\/b><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0offers the most PSRAM-friendly options.<\/span><\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6239f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6239f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226f768\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a7a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83a7a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d226fd65\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b6953f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b6953f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22703d6\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The XIAO ESP32\u2011S3 excels at performance and AI, the ESP32\u2011C3 focuses on efficient and affordable IoT, and the ESP32\u2011C6 is built for future\u2011ready smart home connectivity. There is no single \u201cbest\u201d board, only the one that best fits your project.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e30cc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e30cc2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f18b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0f18b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2271adf\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/XIAO-ESP32S3-p-5627.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">XIAO ESP32-S3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad556d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad556d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d22721bb\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-XIAO-ESP32C3-p-5431.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">XIAO ESP32-C3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5352c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5352c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2272832\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?utm_source=Seeedblog\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">XIAO ESP32-C6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827a569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"827a569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69ff4d2272ef9\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" effect = {} wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" 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