ESP32-C2 - A Small-sized, Cost-Effective Wi-Fi Module and SOC

ESP32-C2 is a low cost SOC and Module from Espressif Systems, Which is smaller in size compared to other chips and more power full than ESP8266. ESP32-C2 group has ESP8684 chip, Currently ESP32-C2 consists only one chip series.
  

ESP32-C2 Features

ESP32-C2 offers multiple features which are listed and explored below,

• Small Size
  ESP32-C2 has reduced size, It comes with 4mm x 4mm QFN package which is smaller than that of ESP8266. 
• Low Cost
  It is available at Lower cost compared to other than Espressif ESP32 Chips.
• Enhanced RF Performance,
  ESP32-C2 provides enhanced RF performance. ESP32-C2 transmits packets wit 18dBm power, it transmits at full 20dBm at Low data-rates.
• RISC-V Processor
  ESP32-C2 is powered by RISC-V 32bit single-core processor, which enables open-source toolchains and reduces related costs.
• Software Support
  ESP32-C2 is supported by open-source, real-time operating systems, ESP-IDF from Espressif Systems.
• Slave Mode support
  ESP32-C2 also supports working in Slave Mode which provides Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity to Master Device.
• RainMaker and Matter support
  ESP32-C2 is supported by Espressif’s AIoT Private Cloud platform, ESP RainMaker, enabling users to build their own, cost-effective, cloud connected IoT Products.

ESP32-C2 (ESP8684) Specifications

• 32-bit core RISC-V microcontroller with a maximum clock speed of 120 MHz
• 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth® 5 (LE)
• 2 MB or 4 MB in chip (ESP8684) or in package (ESP32-C2) flash
• 14 GPIOs
• 272 KB of internal RAM
• 576 KB ROM
• 802.11b/g/n
• A Bluetooth LE subsystem that supports features of Bluetooth 5 and Bluetooth Mesh
• Various peripherals:

• General DMA controller (GDMA)
• LED PWM controller, with up to 6 channels
• 14 programmable GPIOs
• 3 SPI
• 2 UART
• 1 I2C Master
• 1 12-bit SAR ADC, up to 5 channels
• 1 temperature sensor
• 1 54-bit general-purpose timer
• 2 watchdog timers
• 1 52-bit system timer
• Cryptographic hardware acceleration (RNG, ECC, RSA, SHA-2, AES)
• QFN24 (4×4 mm) Package 

ESP32-C2 Pricing Information

Dev Kit for ESP32-C2 ESP8684-DEVKITC-02C-N4 is available at 9.8$ on Digikey.com.

ESP8684H2X SOC is available at 1.18$ on Mouser.com and Digikey.com for 5000MOQ.

ESP8684-MINI-1-H2X module is available at 1.97$ on Mouser.com for 1000MOQ.

Wrapping Up

In todays post, We have discussed about features, specifications and benefits offered by ESP32-C2 series from Espressif Systems.

For more information about ESP32-C2 series you can visit Espressif System website.