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From: Dave Williams | DitroniX | G8PUO <github@ditronix.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2026 06:27:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Created Adding  an ESP32-C5 into ESPHome (markdown)

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+ESPHome fully supports the later ESP32-C5, which is great as it give you both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi.
+
+#### ESP-IDF framework
+
+As the ESP32-C5 relies on the ESP-IDF framework, you need to configure the device within the YAML file.
+
+An example is shown below.
+
+	esphome:
+	  name: your-esp32-c5-name
+	  friendly_name: Your ESP32-C5
+
+	esp32:
+	  board: esp32-c5-devkitc-1
+	  variant: esp32c5
+	  framework:
+	    type: esp-idf
+
+	# Enable Home Assistant API
+	api:
+	  encryption:
+	    key: "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
+
+	wifi:
+	  ssid: "YOUR_SSID"
+	  password: "YOUR_PASSWORD"
+	  # Optional: For dual-band, if you want to force 5GHz specifically
+	  band_mode: 5GHZ
+
+#### Creating a new ESP32-C5 Device
+
+As ESPHome does not list the ESP32-C5 within its supported MCUs, you can simply select another and then once the YAML basic file is created, you can update as shown above.
+
+![ESPHomeMCU Selection](https://github.com/DitroniX/Home-Assistant-Dev/raw/main/Datasheets%20and%20Information/Example%20of%20MCU%20Selection.png)
+
+For example, selecting ESP32-C6 will create with the YAML file:
+
+	esp32:
+	board: esp32-c6-devkitc-1
+	  framework:
+	    type: esp-idf
+
+So you can then simply edit this to:
+
+	esp32:
+	  board: esp32-c5-devkitc-1
+	  variant: esp32c5
+	  framework:
+	    type: esp-idf
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