Is the ESP32-C61 worth paying attention to?/members-area/b/blog/posts/is-the-esp32-c61-worth-paying-attention-toI&#39;ve been looking at the ESP32-C61, and it&rsquo;s an interesting addition to Espressif&rsquo;s lineup. All in a compact, low-cost module. What stands out to me isn&rsquo;t just the feature list, but how it fits into the existing ESP-IDF ecosyst...en-USTelligent Community 12RE: Is the ESP32-C61 worth paying attention to?https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/is-the-esp32-c61-worth-paying-attention-toSat, 15 Aug 2026 01:15:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d8b65fd8-7f45-4ccd-8905-2d68de86f8aastanto0<p>Do you have a datasheet link&nbsp;&nbsp;[mention:6dc36b9b9e31445a9b3f92a6bd2506f4:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&nbsp;?&nbsp;</p> <div id="uw-ultrawidify-ultrawidify-global-ui-root-31225" class="uw-ultrawidify-container-root"></div><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30049&AppID=75&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Is the ESP32-C61 worth paying attention to?https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/is-the-esp32-c61-worth-paying-attention-toFri, 14 Aug 2026 23:28:20 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d8b65fd8-7f45-4ccd-8905-2d68de86f8aacolporteur0<p>Any estimate of cost difference between generations?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30049&AppID=75&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Is the ESP32-C61 worth paying attention to?https://community.element14.com/members-area/b/blog/posts/is-the-esp32-c61-worth-paying-attention-toFri, 14 Aug 2026 15:01:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d8b65fd8-7f45-4ccd-8905-2d68de86f8aaralphjy0<p>I hadn&#39;t actually noticed the C61.&nbsp; I don&#39;t have a current application that requires the added PSRAM capability, so would use the C6 in general&nbsp;for the lower power routing capability (Thread/Zigbee).&nbsp; I wouldn&#39;t do it for cost because I don&#39;t have a large quantity requirement and only do personal projects.&nbsp; I do a lot of quick prototyping and use a lot of the different ESP32s in the Seeed Xiao form factor.&nbsp; Maybe I&#39;ll try one when Seeed releases a Xiao board.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=30049&AppID=75&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">