Waveshare ESP32-C6 Microcontroller, WiFi 6 Development Board, 160MHz Single-Core Processor, ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8 Module, Supports USB and UART Development

I've worked with a few ESP32-based dev boards recently, and this ESP32-C6-N8-M was the smoothest of the lot. I plugged it in, fired up the Arduino IDE, and was able to run several of the sample apps (e.g., Wi-Fi scanning) without any issue at all. It was seamless! The board itself is the same form factor as most of the other typical ESP32-based boards. It has a USB-C port w/ reset and boot buttons, but neither button was needed when driving the board through the Arduino IDE. The pins are clearly labeled on the underside, and are squeezed in on the topside in between the pins. That's a nice surprise, compared to some boards that omit the top-side silk screening. However, I've come to expect quality and attention to detail from Waveshare products, and this is no exception. Compared to some of the older boards, this C6 board is a delight, and I'll very likely lean toward this C6 series (and away from the original ESP & Arduino Uno) as I expand my hobby robotics projects in the near future.In short, I'm very pleased with this dev board, and highly recommend it!

While a bit more expensive, this ESP32 board is great for IoT projects with improved connectivity. You have WiFi 6, support for Thread as well as Zigbee 3.0. You also have 8MB flash which is a good amount, especially compared to some boards that come with as little as 1MB.You can treat this essentially as an upgraded and more future-proof ESP32.

Cette carte allie un processeur ESP32-C6 monocœur cadencé à 160 MHz à une connectivité sans fil de dernière génération Wi-Fi 6, garantissant rapidité et stabilité pour tous projets électroniques.Sa mémoire flash de 8 Mo permet de stocker de nombreux projets embarqués.Compatible avec le protocole Zigbee ouvrant la voie à des applications domotiques complexes, à condition de trouver les logiciels adéquats.

It is great device consist an USB hub inside to give you just one USB port. In this way UART and USB JTAG are available through out one USB connector. The SPI flash is 8MB and it works really perfect for Thread protocol in coexistence functionality.A little negative point is sometimes in VM Linux driver has problem and I got couple of times blue screen error.I have no idea is that for QEMU could not share the device properly or something else.

This is a good ESP32; if you’ve got a project that could do with a little bit of reliability it’s worth the upside vs some of the cheaper AliE*press boards.I’m really pleased that the spec sheet lists this as an 8MB flash; and it lives up to the promise. This is something that’s often left off the spec sheet of these devices; i’ve bought a few that have come with as little as 1MB, so this is plenty for most projects.As another reviewer has commented, there is no additional information that comes with this product; it is simply just a white box with an ESP32 in it.WiFi strength is better than some of the other cheap boards I’ve got lying around. Despite the fact it only connects to 2.4Ghz WiFi 6, it holds onto the connection pretty quickly.As a note for project tinkerers, there are still (at time of writing, Feb 2024) not many zigbee stacks available for this. While the chip has support for the protocol, there aren’t a great number of ways you can use it. At present, I’m treating this as a normal ESP32 without ZigbBee but have options to upgrade/change in the future. I still think it stands on its own well as a “standard” ESP32 upgrade.—---This review is for: Waveshare ESP32-C6 Microcontroller, WiFi 6 Development Board, 160MHz Single-Core Processor, ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8 Module, Supports USB and UART Development. Price at time of review: £12.99