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 "name": "M5Stack CoreS3 Lite",
 "maker": "M5Stack",
 "category": "boards",
 "categoryLabel": "Boards & controllers",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "An ESP32-S3 controller with a 2-inch touchscreen, IMU and magnetometer in a stackable case.",
 "goodFor": "A modern S3 touchscreen base for custom firmware.",
 "youNeed": "Your own firmware.",
 "tradeoff": "No camera or proximity sensor.",
 "tags": [
  "ESP32-S3",
  "Touchscreen",
  "IMU",
  "Stackable"
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 "price": "US$44.90",
 "priceShort": "$44.90",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-18",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/m5stack-cores3-lite/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/m5stack-cores3-lite",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/m5stack-cores3-lite.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/m5stack-cores3-lite.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/m5stack-cores3-lite.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/m5stack-cores3-lite.jpg",
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   "label": "Buy from M5Stack",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m5stack-cores3-lite&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at M5Stack when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "DigiKey",
   "label": "Buy from DigiKey",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/m5stack-technology-co-ltd/K128-LITE/27689559?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m5stack-cores3-lite&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at DigiKey when checked on 2026-09-29."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "AliExpress (M5Stack store)",
   "label": "Buy from AliExpress (M5Stack store)",
   "kind": "shop",
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   "note": "In stock at AliExpress (M5Stack store) when checked on 2026-09-29."
  }
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 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "ESP32-S3 dual-core LX7 240 MHz · 16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "2.0″ IPS touch · 320 × 240 (ILI9342C, FT6336U)",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radios",
     "value": "2.4 GHz Wi-Fi · Bluetooth LE · USB-OTG",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "200 mAh battery · AXP2101 PMU",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Sensors",
     "value": "BMI270 IMU, BMM150 magnetometer, BM8563 RTC",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Audio",
     "value": "AW88298 amplifier, ES7210 dual-microphone codec",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Size",
     "value": "54 × 54 × 16.5 mm · 54 g",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Note",
     "value": "Lite drops the camera and proximity sensor of the CoreS3",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$44.90 on shop.m5stack.com",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
    }
   ]
  }
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  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cores3-lite-esp32s3-iot-dev-kit"
  },
  {
   "label": "M5Stack documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.m5stack.com/"
  }
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 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "M5Stack publishes a CoreS3-family schematic PDF (shared with base CoreS3) and a 3D case STL for the Lite variant; no PCB source or BOM.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "CoreS3 schematic (PDF, v1.0, shared with CoreS3 Lite doc page)",
    "url": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/490/Sch_M5_CoreS3_v1.0.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "3d-model",
    "label": "CoreS3-Lite case structure (STL)",
    "url": "https://github.com/m5stack/M5_Hardware/blob/master/Products/K128-Lite_CoreS3-Lite/Structures/CoreS3-Lite.stl",
    "format": "STL"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/m5stack/M5CoreS3",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 89,
    "pushed": "2026-07-28"
   },
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/m5stack/M5_Hardware",
    "role": "hardware",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 330,
    "pushed": "2026-08-17"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-S3",
    "role": "MCU (dual-core LX7 240 MHz)",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/477/esp32-s3_technical_reference_manual_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "BMI270",
    "role": "6-axis IMU",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/resource/docs/datasheet/core/K128%20CoreS3/BMI270.PDF"
   },
   {
    "part": "ILI9342E",
    "role": "display driver (2.0\" IPS touch)",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/644/ILI9342E.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "AXP2101",
    "role": "power management unit",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/resource/docs/datasheet/core/K128%20CoreS3/AXP2101_Datasheet_V1.0_en.pdf"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "docs.m5stack.com/en/core/CoreS3-Lite links out to the same schematic PDF used for the base CoreS3 (no Lite-specific schematic found); the STL is Lite-specific and confirmed in m5stack/M5_Hardware under K128-Lite_CoreS3-Lite.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
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  "bmi270",
  "ili934x",
  "axp2101",
  "pcf8563"
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}