{"slug": "m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and", "title": "M5Stack Paper Mono – An ESP32-S3 e-paper development board with 3.97-inch touchscreen, LoRa, and NFC", "summary": "M5Stack introduced the Paper Mono, an ESP32-S3 e-paper development board with a 3.97-inch monochrome touchscreen, LoRa, and NFC, featuring 8MB PSRAM, 16MB flash, a microSD slot, PDM microphone, buzzer, 6-axis IMU, RTC, buttons, RGB LED, USB-C, and a 1150 mAh battery. A Lite version without LoRa and NFC is also available.", "body_md": "M5Stack introduced the PaperColor ESP32-S3 devkit last May, but if you prefer faster refresh rates, the new Paper Mono should be a better option. The kit is based on a 3.97-inch monochrome e-Paper touch display and also supports LoRa and NFC long-range and short-range connectivity. The devkit features 8MB PSRAM, 16MB flash, a microSD card slot, a PDM microphone and buzzer for audio interaction, a 6-axis IMU, an RTC, and a few buttons and an RGB LED. The Paper Mono doesn’t come with any expansion port and is powered by a USB-C port and a 1150 mAh battery. A Lite version is also offered without LoRa and NFC. M5Stack Paper Mono specifications: SoC – Espressif ESP32-S3R8 CPU – Dual-core Tensilica LX7 microcontroller up to 240 MHz with vector instructions for AI acceleration Memory – 8MB PSRAM Wireless – 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5.0 LE + Mesh connectivity Storage [...]\n\nThe post [M5Stack Paper Mono – An ESP32-S3 e-paper development board with 3.97-inch touchscreen, LoRa, and NFC](https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/21/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-touchscreen-lora-and-nfc/) appeared first on [CNX Software - Embedded Systems News](https://www.cnx-software.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and", "canonical_source": "https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/21/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-touchscreen-lora-and-nfc/", "published_at": "2026-08-21 09:43:25+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 10:15:52.148274+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["M5Stack", "Paper Mono", "Espressif ESP32-S3R8", "CNX Software"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/m5stack-paper-mono-an-esp32-s3-e-paper-development-board-with-3-97-inch-lora-and.jsonld"}}