# Big ESP32 + SX127x topic part 3

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**Category:** End Devices (Nodes)\
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/big-esp32-sx127x-topic-part-3/18436 "2018-10-04T12:58:13Z")\
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There appears to be a new Heltec ESP32 LoRa board:

## Heltec Wireless Stick

![heltec%20wireless%20stick](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/uploads/default/original/3X/7/9/79b506ab17f07ebd1c1cf6f511bc216a6c357c67.jpeg)

New features (based on below specs / source):

- Apparently 800uA power consumption in sleep mode.  
_(Disclaimer: this is my interpretation, formatting on page linked below is not clear about this.)_  
A major improvement (while still 20+ times more than deep sleep current of ESP32)
- 16 MB flash.
- 0.49" OLED display. _Yes that’s tiny!_  
This will probably have 64x32 resolution.
- New Wifi Antenna design _(similar to TTGO Wifi LoRa32)_  
(Finally an ESP32 LoRa board with a more properly placed Wifi antenna on top.)
- ESP32, LoRa chip and display appear to be shielded with a metal cover (with cutout for display screen).

Source: [https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-ESP32-Wifi-Lora-Development-Board-with-0-49inch-oled-display-LoraBar/32960464571.html](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini-ESP32-Wifi-Lora-Development-Board-with-0-49inch-oled-display-LoraBar/32960464571.html)

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**Processor**

Adopt Lexin’s ESP32 chip

- 32-bit dual-core, 240MHz frequency
- Integrated WiFi and Bluetooth
- The main processor is completely free to run the user application.
- An additional ULP coprocessor that monitors GPIOs, ADC channels,  
and controls most of the internal peripherals.

**LoRa**

Using Semtech’s SX1276 chip

- Supports 433MHz, 470MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz quad-band optional  
Can be used as both a LoRa node and a micro gateway
- Support LoRaWAN protocol  
Node transmission distance: up to 6KM in open space
- Output power: up to +20dBm (±2dBm)

**WiFi**

- 802.11 b/g/n/e/i  
802 802.11 n (2.4GHz), speed up to 150Mbps  
802 802.11 e: QoS mechanism to implement wireless multimedia technology
- WMM-PS, UAPSD
- MPDU and A-MSDU frame aggregation technology  
Block reply, fragmentation and reorganization
- Beacon automatic monitoring / scanning  
802 802.11 i security features: pre-authentication and TSN
- Support WPA / WPA2 / WPA2-Enterprise / WPS encryption
- Infrastructure BSS Station Mode / SoftAP Mode
- Wi-Fi Direct (P2P), P2P discovery, P2P GO mode and P2P power management
- Support for IPv6

**Bluetooth**

Bluetooth v4.2 full standard, including traditional Bluetooth (BR/EDR)  
and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

- Supports standard Class-1, Class-2 and Class-3 without external power amplifier
- Enhanced precision power control
- Output power up to +10 dBm
- NZIF receiver with BLE reception sensitivity of -128 dBm  
Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH)Standard HCI based on SDIO / SPI / UART interface  
High speed UART HCI up to 4 Mbps
- Support BT 4.2 controller and host protocol stack
- Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)  
Universal Access Application (GAP)
- Security Management Protocol (SMP)
- Low power Bluetooth  
ATT ATT / GATT
- HID
- Supports all GATT-based Bluetooth low energy applications
- SPP-Like Low-Power Bluetooth Data Transmission Protocol  
BLE BLE Beacon
- A2DP / AVRCP / SPP, HSP / HFP, RFCOMM
- CVSD and SBC audio codec algorithms  
Bluetooth piconet (Piconet) and scatternet (Scatternet)

**Human interaction**

- 0.49 inch OLED screen
- button (reset and program)

**power supply**

- Input power: USB, lithium battery
- Output power: +5V (only when USB is powered), +3.3V  
Integrated lithium battery charging circuit
- External power supply controlled by IO port to facilitate development board to enter low power consumption

**interface**

- UART UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, Mirco SD card
- 12 - bits ADC, 8 - bits DAC
- 29 general GPIO ports

**storage**

- FLASH: 64Mb (16MB)

**Power consumption**

- Sleep current: 800uA

**Mechanical structure**

- Size: 60mmX23mmX8mm

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