---
layout: download
board_id: "espressif_esp32s3_box_lite"
title: "ESP32-S3 Box Lite - 16MB Flash, 8MB PSRAM"
name: "ESP32-S3 Box Lite"
manufacturer: "Espressif"
board_url:
 - "https://www.adafruit.com/product/5511"
board_image: "espressif_esp32s3_box_lite.jpg"
date_added: 2022-07-08
family: esp32s3
features:
  - Wi-Fi
  - Bluetooth/BTLE
  - Breadboard-Friendly
  - Display
  - Speaker
---

The **ESP-BOX** is a new generation AIoT development platform released by Espressif Systems. The ESP32-S3-BOX is an AIoT development board that is based on Espressif’s ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5 (LE) SoC. The ESP32-S3-BOX provides a platform for developing the control of home appliances using Voice Assistance + touch screen controller, sensor, infrared controller, and intelligent Wi-Fi gateway.

**[The Lite version is a little different than the non-Lite:](https://www.espressif.com/en/news/ESP32-S3-BOX_video)**

- Does **not** include the dock that serves as a stand for your device.
- Comes with 3 mechanical buttons instead of software buttons
- Does not support AEC or waking during speak/music playback

[Full differences are documented here.](https://www.espressif.com/en/news/ESP32-S3-BOX_video)**** If you want the original S3-Box, check out [this version](http://www.adafruit.com/product/5290).

The ESP32-S3-BOX Lite comes with pre-built firmware that supports offline voice interaction, with the SDKs and examples provided by Espressif, you will be able to develop a wide variety of AIoT applications based on the ESP32-S3-BOX Lite such as online and offline voice assistants, voice-enabled devices, HMI touch-screen devices, control panels, multi-protocol gateways easily.

**ESP-BOX Lite features:**

- Supports far-field voice interaction with 2 mics
- Offline voice wake-up with high wake-up rate
- Offline speech commands recognition in Chinese and English languages with high recognition rate
- Reconfigurable voice commands in Chinese and English languages
- Flexible and reusable GUI framework
- End-to-end IoT development framework ESP-RainMaker
- Pmod™ compatible headers support expand peripheral modules

- For getting started with ESP32-S3-BOX, [Please refer to the Getting Started](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md)
- For voice control and customization, [please refer to the Voice Assistance Control and Customization](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#voice-assistance-control-and-customization)
- For controlling the device by graphical user interface, [please refer to the GUI Guide](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md#esp32-s3-box-graphical-user-interface)
- For more details of ESP32-S3-BOX hardware, [Please refer to ESP32-S3-BOX hardware overview](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/hardware_overview.md)
- For the latest version firmware, [Please refer to the ESP32-S3-BOX firmware update](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/firmware_update.md)

**Important Note: We recommend [updating the ESP32-S3-BOX firmware](https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/blob/master/docs/firmware_update.md) when you first receive the kit to have the latest features and bugfix. Current firmware support is though ESP-IDF (not Arduino yet)**

## Purchase

* [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5511)