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Heltec T096

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Heltec Automation

Low-power nRF52840 + SX1262 LoRa development board with integrated GNSS, Bluetooth LE, USB-C power/serial, and optional solar input. It is built for Meshtastic, MeshCore and LoRaWAN applications with external IPEX LoRa and GNSS antennas.

~$34 approx.· 2026-06

References: mesh-sn.de ↗
MCU
nRF52840
Radio
SX1262
Display
0.96″ LCD / TFT
GPS
UC6580
Battery
External
Connectivity
USB, BLE
Roles
CompanionRepeaterRoom ServerStandalone Ui
Transports
bleusb

Hardware

Radio

Technology
LORA
Chip
Semtech SX1262 ↗
Frequency
433 MHz,470 MHz,868 MHz,915 MHz
TX power
28 dBm
TX efficiency
4.85 mW/mA
Antenna
IPEX-1.0

Processor

Family
Nordic nRF52 series ↗
Model
Nordic nRF52840 ↗
Architecture
ARM Cortex-M4
Flash
1 MB
RAM
256 KB

Display

Type
LCD / TFT
Controller
ST7735S
Size
0.96″
Resolution
80 × 160
Colors
Color

Input

Button
Yes
Button
Yes

GNSS

Chip
UC6580

Battery

Battery
External connector
Chemistry
LiPo
Built-in
No
Charging
Yes
Connector
SH1.25-2

Power

Power draw (idle)
13 mA
Power draw (TX)
130 mA

Solar

Solar charging
Supported

Expansion

Connector
Header 2.54 ×2 · 13 pins

Physical

LEDs
Status LEDs
Dimensions
52 × 25.4 × 10.26 mm
Board area
13.2 cm²
Board volume
13.6 cm³

Connectivity

USB
USB-C
USB modes
Power, Serial, Flashing
Bluetooth
BLE 5.0
Wi-Fi
None

Details

Kind
Product
Lifecycle
Active
Family
heltec-t096
Firmware support
4
Catalog completeness
84 %
Also known as
Heltec Mesh Node T096, Mesh Node T096

Firmware support

FirmwareTypeTargetStatusNotes
MeshCore (Official)Officialheltec_t096✓ Supported
EasySkyMeshFork✓ Supported
MeshCore Low-PowerFork✓ Supported
MeshCoreNGForkheltec_t096✓ Supported