Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C6 is an affordable microcontroller unit (MCU) built on Espressif’s ESP32-C6 . This compact device is ideal for Matter-compliant smart home applications, offering robust wireless connectivity options, including 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5.0, Zigbee, and Thread. With its thumb-sized footprint and single-sided mount, it seamlessly fits into space-constrained projects. The XIAO ESP32C6 also features on-chip encryption, ensuring a high level of security while streamlining development and accelerating market entry. Additionally, it integrates effortlessly with major IoT cloud platforms, making deployment smoother and more efficient.
Feature
- Enhanced Connectivity : Combines 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5(LE), and IEEE 802.15.4 radio connectivity, allowing you to apply the Thread and Zigbee protocols.
- Matter Native: Supports building Matter-compliant smart home projects thanks to its enhanced connectivity, achieving interoperability
- Security Encrypted on Chip: Powered by ESP32-C6 , it brings enhanced encrypted-on-chip security to your smart home projects via secure boot, encryption, and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)
- Outstanding RF performance: Has an on-board antenna with up to 80m BLE/Wi-Fi range, while reserving an interface for external UFL antenna
- Leveraging Power Consumption: Comes with 4 working modes, with the lowest being 15 μA in deep sleep mode, while also supporting lithium battery charge management.
- Dual RISC-V Processors: Incorporates two 32-bit RISC-V processors, with the high-performance processor running up to 160 MHz, and the low-power processor clocking up to 20 MHz
- Classic XIAODesigns: Remains the classic XIAO designs of the thumb-size form factor of 21 x 17.5mm, and single-sided mount, making it perfect for space-limited projects such as wearables
- Seamless integration with mainstream Cloud Platforms: ESP Rain Maker, AWS IoT, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud
Being the 8th member of the Seeed Studio XIAO family , XIAO ESP32C6 remains the classic XIAO design. All these features make it a perfect fit for either space-limited projects such as wearables, or a production-ready unit for your PCBA designs.
XIAO SoM User Manual open-sources all hardware and software materials of XIAO, providing professional product design guidelines to help you accelerate ideas off the ground, streamline product design, providing a seamless experience from module selection to mass production. You can check Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C6 Datasheet to see more info.
Specification
| Product | XIAO ESP32C6 | ||
| Processor | Espressif ESP32-C6 | Espressif ESP32-C3 | Espressif ESP32-S3R8 |
| two 32-bit RISC-V processors, with the high-performance one running up to 160 MHz, and the low-power one clocking up to 20 MHz | RISC-V single-core 32-bit chip processor with a four-stage pipeline that operates at up to 160 MHz | Xtensa LX7 dual-core, 32-bit processor running up to 240 MHz
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| Wireless | Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 subsystem | Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem | Complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi subsystem |
| BLE: Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth mesh | |||
| Zigbee,Thread,IEEE 802.15.4 | / | / | |
| On-chip Memory | 512KB SRAM & 4MB Flash | 400KB SRAM & 4MB Flash | 8M PSRAM & 8MB Flash |
| Interface | 1x UART,1x LP_UART, 1x IIC, 1x LP_IIC, 1x SPI,11x GPIO(PWM), 7x ADC, 1xSDIO | 1x UART, 1x IIC, 1x SPI,11x GPIO(PWM), 4x ADC | 1x UART, 1x IIC, 1x IIS, 1x SPI,11x GPIO(PWM), 9x ADC, 1x User LED, 1x Charge LED |
| 1x Reset button, 1x Boot button | |||
| Dimensions | 21 x 17.8mm | ||
| Power | Input voltage (Type-C): 5V Input voltage (BAT): 4.2V | ||
| Circuit operating Voltage (ready to operate): - USB:5V@9mA - BAT:3.8V@9mA | |||
| Charging battery current: 100 mA | |||
| Power Consumption Model (Supply Power: 3.8V) | Modem-sleep Model: ~ 30 mA Light-sleep Model: ~ 2.5 mA Deep Sleep Model: ~ 15 μA | Modem-sleep Model: ~ 24 mA Light-sleep Model: ~ 3 mA Deep Sleep Model: ~ 44 μA | Modem-sleep Model: ~ 25 mA Light-sleep Model: ~ 2 mA Deep Sleep Model: ~ 14 μA |
| Working Temperature | -40°C ~ 85°C | -40°C ~ 85°C | -40°C ~ 65°C |
Hardware Overview
Onboard
PinOut
Application
Secure and Connected Smart Home, enhancing everyday life through automation, remote control, and more
Space-limited and Battery-Powered Wearables, thanks to their thumb-size and low-power consumption
Wireless IoT Scenarios, enabling rapid, reliable data transmission
Part List
| Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C6 | x1 |
| 7 Pin Header | x2 |