{
 "slug": "seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense",
 "name": "Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense",
 "maker": "Seeed Studio",
 "category": "boards",
 "categoryLabel": "Boards & controllers",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "The XIAO ESP32-S3 with a camera, microphone and microSD slot on an expansion board.",
 "goodFor": "Get a camera and microphone onto a tiny Wi-Fi board for vision or audio experiments.",
 "youNeed": "USB-C cable, a microSD card if you want to record, and the supplied antenna.",
 "tradeoff": "Camera model varies by batch, and the expansion board is what carries every sensor.",
 "tags": [
  "build",
  "Camera",
  "ESP32-S3",
  "microSD"
 ],
 "price": "US$13.99",
 "priceShort": "$13.99",
 "priceFrom": "seeedstudio.com",
 "checked": "2026-09-18",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "Seeed Studio",
   "label": "Buy from Seeed Studio",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.seeedstudio.com/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Amazon (Seeed Studio Official)",
   "label": "Buy from Amazon (Seeed Studio Official)",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C69FFVHH?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "merchant": "DigiKey",
   "label": "Buy from DigiKey",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/seeed-technology-co-ltd/113991115/18724504?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense&utm_content=api",
   "note": "In stock at DigiKey when checked on 2026-09-29."
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Seeed Studio",
   "label": "Documentation at wiki.seeedstudio.com",
   "kind": "docs",
   "orderable": false,
   "url": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense&utm_content=api",
   "note": "This link is the maker’s documentation. Ordering may be elsewhere on their site."
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Processor & memory",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor",
     "value": "ESP32-S3R8, dual-core 32-bit Xtensa LX7 at up to 240 MHz",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Memory",
     "value": "8 MB PSRAM and 8 MB flash on-chip",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Storage",
     "value": "microSD slot on the expansion board, supporting 32 GB FAT",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Dimensions",
     "value": "21 × 17.8 × 15 mm with the expansion board fitted",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Sensors",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Camera",
     "value": "One OV3660 sensor on current boards; the maker states the earlier OV2640 is discontinued and that wiki sample code still applies",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Microphone",
     "value": "One digital microphone on the expansion board",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Where they live",
     "value": "Camera, microphone and SD slot are all on the Sense expansion board, not the processor board",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Radio, interfaces & power",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Wireless",
     "value": "Complete 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi subsystem with Bluetooth LE 5.0 and Bluetooth mesh",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Buses",
     "value": "1× UART, 1× I²C, 1× I²S and 1× SPI",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Pins",
     "value": "11 PWM-capable GPIO and 9 ADC, plus a board-to-board connector carrying two more GPIO",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Controls",
     "value": "Reset button, boot button, user LED and charge LED",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power input",
     "value": "5 V over USB-C, or 3.7 V on the battery pin",
     "source": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Price checked",
     "value": "US$13.99 at the maker's store",
     "source": "https://www.seeedstudio.com/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker specifications and documentation",
   "url": "https://wiki.seeedstudio.com/xiao_esp32s3_getting_started/"
  },
  {
   "label": "Seeed Studio store listing",
   "url": "https://www.seeedstudio.com/XIAO-ESP32S3-Sense-p-5639.html"
  },
  {
   "label": "Espressif ESP32-S3 datasheet",
   "url": "https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3/res/esp32-s3_datasheet.pdf"
  },
  {
   "label": "XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense v1.5 schematic",
   "url": "https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3/new-res/202003753_XIAO%20ESP32S3%20Sense_v1.5_SCH_260226.pdf.pdf"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "schematics",
  "opennessLabel": "Schematics published",
  "summary": "Seeed publishes a dedicated Sense-variant schematic PDF (adds camera + mic wiring) and the ESP32-S3 datasheet; the related GitHub repo has only a footprint/pinout library, not the module's own PCB source.",
  "files": [
   {
    "kind": "schematic",
    "label": "XIAO ESP32S3 Sense schematic (PDF, rev 1.5)",
    "url": "https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3/new-res/202003753_XIAO%20ESP32S3%20Sense_v1.5_SCH_260226.pdf.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "datasheet",
    "label": "ESP32-S3 datasheet (PDF)",
    "url": "https://files.seeedstudio.com/wiki/SeeedStudio-XIAO-ESP32S3/res/esp32-s3_datasheet.pdf",
    "format": "PDF"
   },
   {
    "kind": "pinout",
    "label": "Pinout diagram, Sense variant, front (PNG)",
    "url": "https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/OSHW-XIAO-Series/blob/main/pinout/XIAO_ESP32-S3_Sense_front_pinout.png",
    "format": "PNG"
   }
  ],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/Seeed-Studio/OSHW-XIAO-Series",
    "role": "docs",
    "official": true,
    "license": "MIT",
    "stars": 91,
    "pushed": "2026-09-21"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "Espressif ESP32-S3R8",
    "role": "MCU (dual Xtensa LX7, Wi-Fi/BLE, 8 MB PSRAM)",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-s3_datasheet_en.pdf"
   },
   {
    "part": "OmniVision OV2640",
    "role": "Detachable camera sensor (up to 1600x1200)"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "OV2640 identified via multiple retailer listings (Seeed product page, Amazon, RobotShop); no manufacturer datasheet URL included since OmniVision doesn't host one I could verify live. The Sense schematic differs from the base XIAO ESP32S3 file (adds camera/mic/SD wiring).",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [],
 "chips": [
  "esp32-s3"
 ]
}