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@bmorcelli bmorcelli released this 21 Feb 11:17
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M5Stick Launcher

Application Launcher for Cardputer, M5StickC, M5StickC Plus, and M5StickC Plus 2.

Ir is mandatory that you have an SDCard Hat to use with this Launcher and i have instructions Here, Cardputer users naturaly don´t need this Hat!

You can learn more about how it works o M5Launcher Wiki.

Where/How do I find Binaries to launch -> Obtaining binaries to launch

How to Install

  • Use M5Burner, or
  • Download the .bin file from Releases for your device.
  • 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 your .bin file and press M5 (Enter)
  • After installed, when turn on the device, if you don't press anything, the installed program will be launched.

Install from source

  • Install the following libs:

  • Open ~Launcher/Launcher.ino

  • Build Launcher project in Arduino IDE, and "Export Compiled Binary"

  • Copy the binary generated in "~Launcher/build/{your-device}/Launcher.ino.bin" the the folder "~support_files/" (there are some binaries inside there)

  • Open ~StartApp/StartApp.ino

  • Build FirstApp project in Arduino IDE, and "Export Compiled Binary"

  • Copy the binary generated in "~FirstApp/build/{your-device}/FirstApp.ino.bin" the the folder "~support_files/" (there are some binaries inside there)

  • use esptool to flash in your device

    • M5StickC and M5StickC Plus
      • Run in "~support_files" folder: "esptool -p COMx -b 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp32 write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 40m --flash_size detect 0x1000 bootloader_4Mb.bin 0x8000 partition-table_4Mb.bin 0xe000 ota_data_initial.bin 0x10000 Launcher.ino.bin 0xa0000 StartApp.ino.bin"
    • M5StickC Plus 2 and Cardputer
      • Run in "~support_files" folder: "esptool -p COMx -b 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp32 write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0x1000 bootloader_8Mb.bin 0x8000 partition-table_8Mb.bin 0xe000 ota_data_initial.bin 0x10000 Launcher.ino.bin 0xf0000 StartApp.ino.bin"

Changelog

  • 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.