M5Stick Launcher Release 2.1.0

M5Stick Launcher

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

With M5Launcher you'll be able to:

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 Card Management

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

Customization

• You can change brightness
• change rotation (StickCs)
• Start WebUI
• set to see all files on SD Card (see only .bins is default)
• (new) change Partition Scheme (allows installing big apps or UiFlow, for example)

tips

• Having an SD card is good for better experience, but not really needed. SDCard Hat for M5StickCs
• You can learn more about how it works o M5Launcher Wiki.
• Where/How do I find Binaries to launch -> Obtaining binaries to launch
• Now you can download binaries from HERE!

How to Install

• Use the Flasher: M5Launcher 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..

Changelog

• 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