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 "slug": "m5stack-papermono",
 "name": "M5PaperMono",
 "maker": "M5Stack",
 "category": "radio",
 "categoryLabel": "Radio & mesh",
 "status": "soldout",
 "statusLabel": "Sold out",
 "description": "A 3.97-inch e-paper board on an ESP32-S3 with LoRa, NFC and a front light.",
 "goodFor": "A low-power e-paper device with both LoRa and NFC.",
 "youNeed": "A LoRa antenna and your own firmware.",
 "tradeoff": "Slow e-paper refresh; sold out at review.",
 "tags": [
  "E-paper",
  "LoRa",
  "NFC",
  "ESP32-S3"
 ],
 "price": "US$65.00",
 "priceShort": "$65",
 "priceFrom": null,
 "checked": "2026-09-18",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/m5stack-papermono/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/m5stack-papermono",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/m5stack-papermono.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/m5stack-papermono.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/m5stack-papermono.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/m5stack-papermono.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "M5Stack",
   "label": "Sold out at M5Stack",
   "kind": "soldout",
   "orderable": false,
   "url": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m5stack-papermono&utm_content=api",
   "note": "Out of stock at M5Stack when checked on 2026-09-29."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "DigiKey",
   "label": "Sold out at DigiKey",
   "kind": "soldout",
   "orderable": false,
   "url": "https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/m5stack-technology-co-ltd/C153/30387078?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=m5stack-papermono&utm_content=api",
   "note": "Out of stock at DigiKey when checked on 2026-09-29."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "ESP32-S3R8 dual-core LX7 240 MHz · 16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "3.97″ touch e-paper · 480 × 800, 4 grey levels (SSD1677, FT6336G) with front light",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radios",
     "value": "SX1262 LoRa 868–923 MHz · ST25R3916 NFC (ISO14443A/B, FeliCa, ISO15693) · 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "1150 mAh battery",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "NFC",
     "value": "ST25R3916 reader",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Audio",
     "value": "PDM microphone, buzzer",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Sensors",
     "value": "BMI270 IMU, RX8130CE RTC, RGB LED",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Storage",
     "value": "microSD",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Size",
     "value": "61 × 101 × 8 mm · 75 g",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$65.00 on shop.m5stack.com",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "Out of stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5papermono-with-lora-nfc-800x480-3-97-eink-display"
  },
  {
   "label": "M5Stack documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.m5stack.com/"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "M5Stack publishes a schematic PDF and model-dimension PDF for PaperMono; no editable PCB source, Gerbers, or BOM.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "PaperMono schematic (PDF, v0.6.2, 2026-05-22)",
    "url": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1267/PaperMono_SCH_V0.6.2_20260522.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "enclosure",
    "label": "PaperMono model/size drawing (PDF)",
    "url": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1267/C153_PaperMono_model_size.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/m5stack/M5PaperMono-UserDemo",
    "role": "examples",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 12,
    "pushed": "2026-08-10"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-S3R8",
    "role": "MCU (dual-core LX7, 8MB PSRAM)",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/472/esp32-s3_datasheet_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "SX1262",
    "role": "LoRa transceiver, 868-923 MHz",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1177/DS_SX1261_2_V2-2.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "ST25R3916",
    "role": "NFC reader IC (ISO14443/FeliCa/ISO15693)",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1205/ST25R3916_EN.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "SSD1677",
    "role": "e-paper display driver (800x480)",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1267/SSD1677.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "RX8130CE",
    "role": "RTC",
    "datasheet": "https://m5stack-doc.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/1132/RX8130CE_cn-Register-Datasheet.pdf"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Confirmed via WebFetch of docs.m5stack.com/en/core/PaperMono; all PDFs returned 200. PaperMono is a newer product not yet present in the m5stack/M5_Hardware STL repo (checked, no match), so no 3D structure file could be verified there.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "esp32-s3",
  "sx1262",
  "st25r3916",
  "ssd1677",
  "rx8130",
  "bmi270"
 ]
}