{
 "slug": "meowkit",
 "name": "MeowKit",
 "maker": "whitecliff / MeowKit",
 "category": "multitools",
 "categoryLabel": "Multitools",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "An aluminium-bodied handheld with a programmable app layer.",
 "goodFor": "Experiment with apps, infrared and GPIO.",
 "youNeed": "Compatible firmware and any optional expansion.",
 "tradeoff": "NFC requires a separate internal module.",
 "tags": [
  "Touchscreen",
  "ESP32-S3",
  "GPIO",
  "Infrared"
 ],
 "price": "HK$1,099",
 "priceShort": "HK$1099",
 "priceFrom": "meowkit.cc",
 "checked": "2026-09-15",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/meowkit/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/meowkit",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/meowkit.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/meowkit.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/meowkit.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/meowkit.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "MeowKit",
   "label": "Buy from MeowKit",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://meowkit.cc/products/meowkit-s3-standard-edition?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=meowkit&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at MeowKit when checked on 2026-09-24."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "whitecliff / MeowKit",
   "label": "Documentation at docs.meowkit.cc",
   "kind": "docs",
   "orderable": false,
   "url": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=meowkit&utm_content=api",
   "note": "This link is the maker’s documentation. Ordering may be elsewhere on their site."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Compute & display",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8; dual-core LX7 up to 240 MHz",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Memory",
     "value": "512 KB SRAM; 8 MB PSRAM; 16 MB flash",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi; Bluetooth 5 LE",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "2-inch IPS LCD; 320 × 240; ST7789 via SPI",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Touch & input",
     "value": "FT6336 capacitive touch over I²C; A/B buttons and four-way pressable joystick",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Sensors & audio",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Motion",
     "value": "BMI270 six-axis IMU plus BMM150 magnetometer",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "RTC",
     "value": "PCF8563; typical 0.27 µA, maximum 0.6 µA listed",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Microphone",
     "value": "ZTS6216 MEMS; ES7210 ADC",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Output",
     "value": "ES8311 DAC; NS4150B 1 W class-D amp; 1 W 8 Ω speaker; 3.5 mm jack",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "LED",
     "value": "WS2812B-2020",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Interfaces",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "USB",
     "value": "Native OTG, firmware download, JTAG/OpenOCD, CDC, HID and mass-storage modes",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Storage",
     "value": "One-bit SDMMC; documentation lists Lexar 633x 32 GB",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "I/O expander",
     "value": "PCA9557PW, eight-bit I²C/SMBus",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Infrared receive",
     "value": "950 ±100 nm; 38 kHz ±5%",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Infrared transmit",
     "value": "930–970 nm; 0–2 MHz carrier; 280 mW listed",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Expansion",
     "value": "16-pin female 2.54 mm header; 3.3 V, 5 V/VBUS, I²C, SPI, multifunction GPIO and reset",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "SPI pins",
     "value": "CS0 EXP_IO2; MOSI GPIO11; MISO GPIO10; clock GPIO9",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Extra pins",
     "value": "GPIO44, GPIO12, GPIO17/PWM, GPIO18/ADC and GPIO8/interrupt",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Optional NFC",
     "value": "ST25R3916; 13.56 MHz; ISO14443A/B, ISO15693, NFC Forum and FeliCa; I²C; not base hardware",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Power & body",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Battery",
     "value": "Protected 1200 mAh 503759 Li-ion; 1.25 mm two-pin connector",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "AXP173 PMU; USB-C 5 V charging",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Dimensions & weight",
     "value": "62 × 68.5 × 19 mm; 75 g",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Materials",
     "value": "PC, ABS and 6061 aluminum",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    },
    {
     "label": "Compliance claims",
     "value": "Maker lists CE/FCC/UKCA, RoHS/WEEE, battery and transport compliance; certificates not independently audited",
     "source": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker specifications and product details",
   "url": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs"
  },
  {
   "label": "Maker Standard Edition listing",
   "url": "https://meowkit.cc/products/meowkit-s3-standard-edition"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "MeowKit-S3's docs site publishes per-block schematic diagrams (power, MCU, display, audio, etc.) as images, but no downloadable KiCad/Gerber PCB source or BOM.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "Per-block schematic diagrams (Power, MCU, Display, Audio, RTC, GPIO, NFC, etc.)",
    "url": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/schematics",
    "format": "HTML"
   },
   {
    "kind": "manual",
    "label": "Technical specifications",
    "url": "https://docs.meowkit.cc/tech-specs",
    "format": "HTML"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/mingolucky/meowkit-s3-firmware",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 273,
    "pushed": "2026-09-23"
   },
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/mingolucky/meowkit-s3-docs",
    "role": "docs",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 3,
    "pushed": "2026-09-26"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8",
    "role": "MCU",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-s3-wroom-1_wroom-1u_datasheet_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "Sitronix ST7789",
    "role": "2\" IPS LCD driver"
   },
   {
    "part": "X-Powers AXP173",
    "role": "PMIC (charging/power-path)"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "docs.meowkit.cc/schematics (verified 200) shows per-block schematic *images*, not a single PDF or editable PCB source; no Gerbers/BOM found. The GitHub org actively publishing MeowKit-S3 firmware/docs/installer is 'mingolucky', not 'whitecliff' as given in the batch source; 'MeowKit' brand/domain (meowkit.cc, docs.meowkit.cc) matches the product in both.",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "esp32-s3",
  "st7789",
  "axp173",
  "bmi270",
  "pcf8563",
  "es8311",
  "st25r3916"
 ]
}