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Heltec v3 Model HF (WiFi LoRa 32 v3. UHF high-band)

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SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL
Type:LoRa RF development board
Frequency range:863-928 MHz
Frequency stability:? ppm
Mode:Chirp Spread Spectrum
Power supply:3.3-5 VDC (Via header, battery interface or USB)
Current drain / power consumption:Less than 500 mA
Antenna impedance / connector:50 ohm / IPEX (U.FL)
Dimensions (W*H*D):50*26*10 mm (1.97*1.02*0.39")
Weight:? g (? oz)
Other features: 0.96"128*64 dot matrix OLED display. BMS for 3.7 V lithium battery.
Arduino development environment is supported.




LoRa RF SECTION
LoRa chipset:SX1262
Receiver sensitivity:
Sensitivity@Bandwidth@Spreading factor
-137 dBm / 0.03 uV125 KHz12
-130 dBm / 0.071 uV125 KHz10
-124 dBm / 0.14 uV125 KHz7
Max RF output power:21±1 dBm / 100-158 mW




DIGITAL SECTION
Master chipset:ESP32-S3FN8 (32-bit LX7 dual core)
Memory: ROM: 384 KB
SRAM: 512 KB
RTC SRAM: 16 KB
SiP flash: 8 MB
USB:Type C connector. CP2102 chip
Wireless: WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n up to 150 Mbps
Bluetooth: BLE, BT5 and BT mesh
Pinout:A total of 36 pins on two headers
GPIO, ADC, UART, I2C, SPI and more




MISCELLANEOUS
Manufactured:China, 2022-202x
Additional info: Version 3 hardware revisions
v3 (2022-09-15)
Initial version 3 release.
v3.1
Removed the ideal diode part.
Increased the 2.4 GHz RF and crystal distance.
Changed the USB type-C port to support C-C.
v3.2
Vext changed to LDO.
Modified the layout according to espressif's suggestions.
Modified the problem of easy adhesion of some parts.
The charging chip is changed to LGS4056H.
Modified voltage detection circuit, now need to pull up the ADC-Ctrl (GPIO 37).

This is a popular board among Meshtastic users.
Related documents: User manual (1.2 MB)
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