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Launcher

Application Launcher for M5Stack, Lilygo, CYDs, Marauder and ESP32 devices.

With Launcher you'll be able to:

OTA OTA Update

  • Install binaries from M5Burner repository (yes, online, without the need of a USB Cable)
  • Install binaries from a WebUI, that you can start from CFG option, installing binaries you have on your computer or smartphone
  • Install binaries from your SD Card

SD SD Card Management

  • Create new Folders,
  • Delete files and folders,
  • Rename files,
  • Copy and paste files,
  • Install binaries

WUI Web User Interface

CFG Configurations (Customization)

  • Charge Mode
  • Change brightness
  • Change Dim Time
  • Change UI Color
  • Avoid/Ask Spiffs (Change to not ask to install Spiffs file system, only Orca One uses this feature)
  • Change rotation
  • All files/Only Bins (see all files or only .bins - default)
  • Change Partition Scheme (allows installing big apps or UiFlow2, for example)
  • List of Partitions
  • Clear FAT partition
  • Save SPIFFS (Save a copy of the SPIFFS partition to restore when needed)
  • Save FAT vfs (Save a copy of the FAT partition to restore when needed)
  • Restore SPIFFS
  • Restore FAT vfs

tips

How to Install

  • Use the Flasher: Launcher Flasher.
  • Use M5Burner, or
  • Download the .bin file from Releases for your device and use https://web.esphome.io/ or esptool.py and flash the file: Launcher-{ver}-{YourDevice}.bin into your device.

How to Use

  • Turn your Device on
  • Press M5 (Enter) in the Launcher Start Screen to start Launcher
  • Choose OTA to install new binaries from M5Burner repo
  • After installed, when turn on the device, if you don't press anything, the installed program will be launched.

Install from source

Sourcecode will be released in the future..

Known Issues

  • UiFlow 1 doesn´t work with Launcher.. it uses an old MicroPython distro, that uses an old ESP-IDF distro with lots os secrets that I couldn´t figure out.

Changelog

  • 2.4.1:

    • T-Deck SD Card fix (Disable LoRa Chip, CS pin to High state, to avoid conflicts) #86
    • Lilygo T-Display-S3-Pro port #73
  • 2.4.0:

    • CYD-2432W328C port #80
    • Rolling texts for large SSIDs and large filenames
    • Added ways to return from menu after wrong WIFI passwords and other menus (Exit from keyboard itself won't be available) #82 #81
    • Fixed Orientation issues (not saving in the SD Card) #84
    • Dim Screen now turns the screen off
    • Renamed project to "Launcher" and add my nickname in the boot animation
    • Changed interfacing code, preparing for new ports #83
  • 2.3.2:

    • T-Embed CC1101 power chip management fix
  • 2.3.1:

    • Fox for #77
    • Fixed screen direction for T-Deck devices
    • Fixed Json handling and config.conf random fails
  • 2.3.0:

    • Ported to Lilygo T-Embed CC1101
    • Ported to Lilygo T-Embed
    • Ported to Lilygo T-Deck
    • Headless version for ESP32 and ESP32-S3
    • StickCs Power Btn and Prev butn now act to go upwards on Menus... long press to exit menu
  • 2.2.5:

    • Changed framework to remove all Watchdog Timers #61 #63 and solve some SD related issues
    • Set Grove pins to LOW state on StickCs and Cardputer to avoid 433Mhz jamming while RF433T is connected
  • 2.2.4:

    • Finally ported to CoreS3 and CoreS3-SE
    • Added reset to watchdog on WebUI and check for free memory when loading files to WebUI, to avoid crashes.
  • 2.2.3:

    • StickC, Plus and Plus2: removed power btn from skip logic at start.
    • Changed EEPROM Addresses to avoid problems with the new Bruce and other firmwares..
  • 2.2.2:

    • Port for CYD-2432S028R and CYD-2-Usb
    • Added check after finish the download that will delete failed downloaded files
  • 2.2.1:

  • 2.2.0:

    • M5Launcher 2.2+ now can be updated OverTheAir or Using SD Card
    • Ui Color settings (can be customized on /config.conf file)
    • Reduced flickering on SD files navigation
    • Fixed problem when firmware names have "/" that prevent downloading
    • Appended firmware Version into download Name.
    • Added Dim time to lower brightness and CPU freq while idle
    • Added "Chage Mode" on settings, reducing CPU fre to 80Mhz and brightness to 5%, #40
    • Fixed Download progressbar #41
    • Change default folder for download (manually on /config.conf) #15
    • Save more SSIDs and pwd, connect automatically if is a known network (config.conf) #30
    • Slightlty increased Wifi Download/OTA Speed, using a customized framework.
  • 2.1.2:

    • Fixed OTA error message
    • Increased Options Menu width and reduced menu flickering
  • 2.1.1:

    • Fixed UIFlow Compatibility
    • Fixed SD card issues
    • Small Fixes #37
  • 2.1.0:

    • Core Fire (all 16Mb Core devices) and Core2 compatibility
    • Turn SPIFFs update optional (turne off by default) (config.conf)
    • De-Sprite-fied the screens for Core devices (No PSRam, unable to handle huge Sprites) #34
    • Make keyboard work with touchscreen capture in Core devices
    • Dedicated btn for WebUI on main screen #22
    • Multiple files upload on WebUI #28
    • Update FAT vfs partition to make compatible with UIFlow2 #29
    • Partition changer, to allow running DOOM and UIFlow on Cardputer and StickC
    • Fixed (increased number of files) #33
    • Backup and Restore FAT and SPIFFS Filesystems. If you use UIFlow, you can save all sketches into your device and make a backup to restore after reinstall UIFlow or MicroHydra or CircuitPython
  • 2.0.1:

    • Fixed UIFlow Instalation #20
    • Fixed Folder creation on WebUI #18
    • Fexed problem that preven webUI to open in some cases #16
    • Now M5Launcher formats FAT vfs partition, so make sure you have saved your data into SDCard when using MicroPython, UIFlow or MicroHydra #19
  • 2.0.0:

    • SD: added Folder creation, delete an rename files and folders, copy and paste files
    • OTA (Over-The-Air update): Added feature to list the programs available in M5Burner and install it fro the internet.
    • WebUI: Added a WebUI where you can manage your SD Card and install new binaries wirelessly
    • Some other minnor features
  • 1.3.0:

    • Added support to Micropython based binaries (MicroHydra), with 1Mb FAT partition to Cardputer and StickCPlus2 and 64kb to StickC and Plus1.1
  • 1.2.1:

    • Launcher now lower the LCD power and fill the screen black before restart, to prevent lcd burn when using apps that don't use the Screen
    • Fixed display things and positions for the M5StickC
  • 1.2.0:

    • Excluded ota_data.bin file as it is not needed
    • Excluded StartApp application
    • Excluded OTA_1 partitions form .csv files because i found out it is not needed
    • Realocated free spaces into "SPIFFS" partition, giving room to improvements, and support to applications that use it (OrcaOne)
    • Added Bootscreen with battery monitor
    • Added Restart option and battery monitor to launcher
    • Added auto orientation to M5StickCs
    • Laucher does not create .bak files anymore!!
    • .bin file handling to avoid some errors: File is too big, file is not valid, etc etc..
  • 1.1.3:

    • Fixed menu files that ware occasionally hiding files and folders.
  • 1.1.2:

    • Adjusted Magic numbers to work with some apps (Volos Watch).
  • 1.1.1:

    • Changed OTA_0 Partition size from 3Mb to 6Mb on Cardputer and M5StickCPlus2
    • Added verification to identify MicroPython binaries and don't corrupt them with the cropping process (these apps still don't work, need more work...)
  • 1.1.0:

    • Fixed issues that prevented M5Launcher to launch apps on Cardputer
  • 1.0.1:

    • Fixed blackscreen and keyboard capture on Cardputer.