{
 "slug": "lilygo-t-lora-c6",
 "name": "T-Lora C6",
 "maker": "LILYGO",
 "category": "radio",
 "categoryLabel": "Radio & mesh",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A low-cost ESP32-C6 LoRa board with Wi-Fi 6, Zigbee-capable radio and an SX1262 for 868/915 MHz, sold with Meshtastic preloaded.",
 "goodFor": "The cheapest way to add a Meshtastic node.",
 "youNeed": "A battery and case of your own.",
 "tradeoff": "No 433 MHz version; no display.",
 "tags": [
  "Meshtastic",
  "ESP32-C6",
  "Wi-Fi 6",
  "Budget"
 ],
 "price": "US$17.96",
 "priceShort": "$17.96",
 "priceFrom": "lilygo.cc",
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/lilygo-t-lora-c6/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/lilygo-t-lora-c6",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/lilygo-t-lora-c6.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/lilygo-t-lora-c6.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/lilygo-t-lora-c6.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/lilygo-t-lora-c6.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "LILYGO",
   "label": "Buy from LILYGO",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lilygo-t-lora-c6&utm_content=api",
   "note": "in stock (868 [H725], 915 [H725-01], 433 [H725-02] all available:true, US$17.96) at LILYGO (lilygo.cc) when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "OpenELAB",
   "label": "Preorder from OpenELAB",
   "kind": "preorder",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://openelab.io/products/lilygo-t-lora-c6?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lilygo-t-lora-c6&utm_content=api",
   "note": "pre-order (buy button reads 'Pre-order - 23,65 €'; 868/915MHz €23.65, 433MHz €22.55) at OpenELAB Technology Ltd. (EU) when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Tindie",
   "label": "Order on Tindie",
   "kind": "market",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.tindie.com/products/lilygo/lilygo-t-lorac6-esp32-c6-sx1262-lora-module/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=lilygo-t-lora-c6&utm_content=api",
   "note": "in stock (868/915/433MHz options each '50 in stock', $16.29; SKUs H725/H725-01/H725-02 match lilygo.cc) at Tindie (LILYGO store) when checked on 2026-09-24."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "ESP32-C6-MINI-1",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "None",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radios",
     "value": "SX1262 LoRa 868/915 MHz · Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth 5 LE · 802.15.4",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "Not stated on the product page",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Antenna",
     "value": "FPC antenna held by a 3D-printed lid that is not heat resistant",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Bands",
     "value": "868 and 915 MHz only",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Development",
     "value": "Arduino, VS Code, ESP-IDF; C/C++, MicroPython, Lua",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$17.96 on lilygo.cc",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-c6-meshtastic"
  },
  {
   "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": "T-Lora C6 (T3-C6) is documented in LILYGO's shared LoRa-Series repo with a PDF schematic and hardware doc page; no editable PCB source found.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "T3-C6 V1.0 schematic (PDF)",
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGo-LoRa-Series/blob/master/schematic/T3-C6_V1.0.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "manual",
    "label": "T3-C6-SX1262 hardware doc page",
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGo-LoRa-Series/blob/master/docs/en/t3_c6_sx1262/t3_c6_sx1262_hw.md",
    "format": "HTML"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/Xinyuan-LilyGO/LilyGo-LoRa-Series",
    "role": "hardware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 994,
    "pushed": "2026-08-28"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-C6-MINI-1",
    "role": "MCU + Wi-Fi 6/BT/802.15.4",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-c6-mini-1_datasheet_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "SX1262",
    "role": "LoRa radio (868/915MHz)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.semtech.com/products/wireless-rf/lora-connect/sx1262"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "LILYGO markets this as 'T-Lora C6'; the internal repo/schematic naming is 'T3-C6'. Confirmed the file exists and product matches (ESP32-C6, SX1262, no display) via the batch's own chip list.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "esp32-c6",
  "sx1262"
 ]
}