{
 "slug": "lilygo-t-dongle-c5",
 "name": "T-Dongle C5",
 "maker": "LILYGO",
 "category": "wifi",
 "categoryLabel": "Wi-Fi & Bluetooth",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A USB dongle on the ESP32-C5 with dual-band Wi-Fi 6, a 0.96-inch screen and a TF card slot.",
 "goodFor": "A cheap dual-band Wi-Fi 6 stick for scanning and tool firmware.",
 "youNeed": "Firmware with ESP32-C5 support.",
 "tradeoff": "Tiny screen; no battery.",
 "tags": [
  "ESP32-C5",
  "Wi-Fi 6",
  "5 GHz",
  "USB dongle"
 ],
 "price": "US$13.98",
 "priceShort": "$13.98",
 "priceFrom": "lilygo.cc",
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/lilygo-t-dongle-c5/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/lilygo-t-dongle-c5",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/lilygo-t-dongle-c5.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/lilygo-t-dongle-c5.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/lilygo-t-dongle-c5.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/lilygo-t-dongle-c5.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "LILYGO",
   "label": "Buy from LILYGO",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Tindie",
   "label": "Order on Tindie",
   "kind": "market",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.tindie.com/products/lilygo/lilygo-t-dongle-c5-esp32-c5-development-board/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lilygo-t-dongle-c5&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at Tindie when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "ESP32-C5 · 16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "0.96″ ST7735 IPS · 80 × 160",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radios",
     "value": "Wi-Fi 802.11 ax/b/g/n at 2.4 and 5 GHz · Bluetooth 5 · ceramic antenna",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "USB powered, 3.3 V logic",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Storage",
     "value": "TF card slot",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    },
    {
     "label": "Development",
     "value": "Arduino, ESP-IDF",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$13.98 on lilygo.cc",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-dongle-c5"
  },
  {
   "label": "LILYGO GitHub organisation",
   "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO"
  },
  {
   "label": "LILYGO FAQ and support",
   "url": "https://lilygo.cc/pages/faqs"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "LILYGO's T-Dongle-C5 repo has a PDF schematic and chip datasheets, but no editable PCB source (no Gerbers/KiCad/Altium project).",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "T-Dongle-C5 V1.1 schematic (PDF)",
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/T-Dongle-C5/blob/master/hardware/T-Dongle-C5%20V1.1.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "datasheet",
    "label": "ESP32-C5 datasheet (EN, mirrored in repo)",
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/T-Dongle-C5/blob/master/doc/esp32-c5_datasheet_en.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/T-Dongle-C5",
    "role": "hardware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 38,
    "pushed": "2026-08-17"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-C5",
    "role": "MCU + Wi-Fi 6/BT radio",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-c5_datasheet_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "APA102",
    "role": "addressable RGB LED",
    "datasheet": ""
   },
   {
    "part": "ST7735",
    "role": "display driver",
    "datasheet": ""
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Repo confirmed via gh api and tree listing; schematic PDF fetch returned 200. Only a single PDF schematic is published, no BOM or Gerbers found in the tree.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "esp32-c5",
  "st7735"
 ]
}