Hero

NANOS3 is the world’s second smallest, fully-featured ESP32-S3 module!

It's packed with amazing features and peripherals, wireless connectivity and stacks of Flash and PSRAM, all in the same tiny package size as the original TinyPICO Nano, and it's drop in compatible too!

Hero

Features

  • Dual 32bit Xtensa LX7 cores @ up to 240Mhz
  • RISC-V Ultra Low Power Co-processor
  • 2.4GHz Wifi - 802.11b/g/n
  • BLE 5.0 + Mesh
  • 8MB QSPI Flash
  • 8MB of extra QSPI PSRAM
  • 700mA 3.3V LDO Regulator
  • ULTRA LOW Deep Sleep Current
  • Low power RGB LED
  • Native USB + USB Serial JTAG
  • D+/D- pins for external USB connector
  • LiPo Battery Charging
  • 3D High Gain Antenna<
  • 27 GPIO
  • Only 28 x 12.7mm in size
  • Compatible with TinyPICO Nano
Board Dimensions
28mm x 12.7mm
Max Thickness
2.4mm

Board Comparison Matrix

 
NanoS3
TinyPICO Nano
MCU
ESP32-S3FN8
ESP32-PICO-D4
Cores
2x Xtensa LX7
2x Xtensa LX6
Speed
Up to 240Mhz
Up to 240Mhz
ULP CoProc
1x RISC-V, 1x FSM
1x FSM
SRAM
512K
520K
FLASH
8MB
4MB
PSRAM
8MB
4MB
GPIO
27
14
Native USB
CDC, OTG & USB Serial JTag
-
WiFi
2.4Ghz b/g/n
2.4Ghz b/g/n
Bluetooth
BLE 5 & Mesh
BT Classic & BLE 4.2
DAC
-
2x 8bit
ADC
2x 12-bit SAR /20 chan
1x 12-bit SAR /18 chan
UARTs
3
3
ETH MAC
-
Yes
DMA Controller
5x TX chan, 5x RX chan
-
SDIO
Yes
Yes
RGB LED
1515 Neopixel
-
Antenna
Onboard or External u.FL
Onboard
Release Date
July 2023
May 2020

Platforms

Shape Shape Shape Shape

Please check out the new PLATFORMS area of the Getting Started guide to find out all about developing for your new board in a range of different languages!

Downloads

This is where you can find download links for NanoS3 specific things like the Schematic, 3D model, KiCAD footprint and more!

NanoS3 Schematic

Shape

github

The Unexpected Maker ESP32-S3 github Repo includes the following items:

  • 3D STEP file for the NanoS3
  • KiCAD 7 symbol file for the NanoS3 that you can use when integrating one of them into your PCB designs
  • KiCAD 7 footprint file for the NanoS3
  • KiCAD 7 NanoS3 carrier PCB reference design
  • PDF Schematic for the NanoS3
  • Hi-res pinout reference card for the NanoS3
  • Helper libraries for Arduino, CircuitPython and MicroPython (*soon*)
`

ESP32-S3 Datasheet

If you need more detailed information about the ESP32-S3, including full IO capabilities and other functionality, please refer to the ESP32-S3 Datasheet from Espressif.