LilyGo LoRa32 V2.1_1.6

Name: LilyGo LoRa32 V2.1_1.6
Brand: LilyGO
Price: 24 USD

Official Active

ESP32-PICO-D4 + SX1276 LoRa development board with SSD1306 OLED and micro-SD slot. USB-C with CH9102 bridge and PH2.0 battery connector. No on-board BMS — use a protected Li-ion cell.

~$24 approx.· 2026-06

Product page ↗ Datasheet ↗

References: mesh-sn.de ↗

MCU: ESP32 (original)
Radio: SX1276
Display: 0.96″ OLED
GPS: None
Battery: External
Connectivity: USB, BLE, Wi-Fi

Roles

CompanionRepeaterRoom ServerStandalone Ui

Transports

bleusbwifi

Hardware

Radio

Technology: LORA
Chip: Semtech SX1276 ↗
Frequency: 868 MHz,915 MHz
TX power: 20 dBm
TX efficiency: 0.77 mW/mA
Antenna: IPEX-1.0

Processor

Family: Espressif ESP32 series ↗
Model: Espressif ESP32 (original) ↗
Architecture: Xtensa LX
Flash: 4 MB
RAM: 520 KB

Display

Type: OLED
Controller: SSD1306
Size: 0.96″
Resolution: 128 × 64
Colors: Monochrome

Battery

Battery: External connector
Built-in: No
Charging: Yes
Connector: JST 1.25mm

Power

Power draw (idle): 55 mA
Power draw (TX): 130 mA

Expansion

Connector: Micro SD

Physical

LEDs: Status LED
Dimensions: 51 × 28 × 11 mm
Board area: 14.3 cm²
Board volume: 15.7 cm³
Weight: 13 g
Operating temp: -40 to 85 °C

Connectivity

USB: USB-C
USB bridge: CH9102
USB modes: Power, Serial, Flashing
Bluetooth: BLE 4.2
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Details

Kind: Dev Board
Lifecycle: Active
Revision: 2
Family: lilygo-lora32-1-1-6
Firmware support: 2
Catalog completeness: 92 %
Also known as: LoRa32 V1.6.1, T3 V1.6.1

Firmware support

Firmware	Type	Target	Status	Notes
MeshCore (Official)	Official	lilygo_tlora_v2_1	✓ Supported
MeshCoreNG	Fork	lilygo_tlora_v2_1	✓ Supported