LilyGo T5 4.7" E-Paper (ESP32-S3)
Also known as: LilyGo T5 4.7 e-paper · T5-ePaper-S3
A large, low-power 4.7" e-paper on ESP32-S3, good for always-on dashboards, calendars, weather and transit boards. It was the biggest single-GMV item in the affiliate sales data.
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At a glance
⚑ flag an error| SoC | ESP32-S3 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | LilyGo |
| Type | E-paper |
| Memory | 16 MB flash · 8 MB PSRAM |
| Display | 4.7" 960x540 e-paper (e-paper (ED047TC1)), optional (GT911 touch overlay SKU) touch |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, BLE 5 |
| USB | USB-C |
| Battery | Yes (onboard LiPo charging) |
| Onboard extras | battery |
| Typical price | $35-45 (street, varies) |
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Good for
Works with
Firmware and UI-stack support, with a known-good starting point where one exists. "Community" means an unofficial but working config or port.
- ESPHome Community support
- LVGL / Arduino Community support config / port →
Gotchas to know
- E-paper refresh is slow; partial refresh can ghost.
- Higher price than LCD boards.
- Needs the LilyGo EPD47 library.
Variants
ESP32-S3 version (also an older ESP32 version); some SKUs add a touch overlay. Specs are community-sourced; verify before quoting.
The ESP32-S3 inside
This board is built on the ESP32-S3 . See the SoC page for the full peripheral, GPIO and security details.
Bare modules on the same SoC:
Adding sensors?
Presence radars, climate, CO2, energy — the sensor comparison table covers what people actually wire to these boards, with ESPHome support status and clone-risk ratings per part. Radars want a hardware UART; I2C sensors chain on two pins.
Resources
Community guides usually go deeper than this page: pinout diagrams, wiring, library setup and copy-paste example code from people who build with these boards daily.