BASIC
Tutorial
Description
M5Stack BASIC Kit, like its namesake, is a starter kit among the M5Stack development kit series. It’s a modular, stackable, scalable, and portable device which is powered with an ESP-32 core, which makes it open source, low cost, full-function, and easy for developers to handle new product development on all stages including circuit design, PCB design, software, mold design and production. This Basic kit provides a friendly price and full-featured resources which makes it a good starter kit for you to explore IoT.
If you want to explore the fastest way of IoT prototyping, M5Stack development board is the perfect solution. Not like others, M5Stack development board is highly efficient, covered with industrial grade case and ESP32-based development board. It integrates with Wi-Fi modules and contains a dual-core and 16MB of SPI Flash . Together with 30+ M5Stack stackable modules , 40+ extendable units and different levels of program language, you can create and verify your IoT product in a very short time.
Supportive development platforms and programming languages: Arduino, Blockly language with UIFlow , Micropython. Regardless of what level programming skill you have, M5Stack would guide you in every step of the way to realize your idea as well as to the final productization. e If you ever played with ESP8266, you would realize that ESP32 is a perfect upgrade out of ESP8266. In comparison, ESP32 has more GPIOs, more analog inputs and two analog outputs, multiple extra peripherals( like a spare UART ). Official developing platform ESP-IDF has transplanted with FreeRTOS. With dual-core and real time OS you can get more organized code and much high speed processor.
M5Stack Basic is consist with two separable parts. The upside part has all kinds of processors, chips and some other slot components. The bottom part has a lithium battery, M-BUS socket and extendable pins on both sides.
Power off: Quickly double-click the red power button on the left
Note: By default, when USB is powered, it cannot be shut down
Product Features
- ESP32-based
- Built-in Speaker, Buttons,Color LCD, Power/Reset button
- TF card slot (16G Maximum size)
- Magnetic suction at back
- Extendable Pins & Holes
- M-Bus Socket & Pins
- Compatible with multi-platform development:
Include
- 1x BASIC
- 10x Dupont
- 1x Type-C USB(20cm)
- 1x User Manual
- 1x Sticker
Applications
- Internet of things terminal controller
- Stem education product
- DIY creation
- Smart home equipment
Specification
| Resources | Parameter |
|---|---|
| ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3 | 240MHz dual core, 600 DMIPS, 520KB SRAM, Wi-Fi |
| Flash Memory | 16MB |
| Power Input | 5V @ 500mA |
| Port | TypeC x 1, GROVE(I2C+I/0+UART) x 1 |
| Core Bottom Port | PIN (G1,G2,G3,G16, G17, G18, G19, G21, G22, G23, G25, G26, G35, G36) |
| IPS Screen | 2 inch, 320x240 Colorful TFT LCD, ILI9342C, max brightness 853nit |
| Button | Custom button x 3 |
| Speaker | 1W-0928 |
| Battery | 110mAh @ 3.7V |
| Antenna | 2.4G 3D Antenna |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 60°C |
| Net weight | 47.2g |
| Gross weight | 93g |
| Product Size | 54 x 54 x 18mm |
| Package Size | 95 x 65 x 25mm |
| Case Material | Plastic ( PC ) |
Driver Installation
CH9102_VCP_SER_MacOS v1.7, an error may occur, but the installation is actually completed, just ignore it.)| Driver name | Applicable driver chip | Download link |
|---|---|---|
| CP210x_VCP_Windows | CP2104 | Download |
| CP210x_VCP_MacOS | CP2104 | Download |
| CP210x_VCP_Linux | CP2104 | Download |
| CH9102_VCP_SER_Windows | CH9102 | Download |
| CH9102_VCP_SER_MacOS v1.7 | CH9102 | Download |
EasyLoader
EasyLoader is a concise and fast program writer, which has a built-in case program related to the product. It can be burned to the main control by simple steps to perform a series of function verification.
This case will perform hardware running tests for speakers, wifi, buttons, accelerometer, TF-card(microSD), screen, etc.
PinMap
LCD & TF card
LCD :320x240 TF card Maximum size 16GB
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO23 | GPIO19 | GPIO18 | GPIO14 | GPIO27 | GPIO33 | GPIO32 | GPIO4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILI9342C | MOSI/MISO | / | CLK | CS | DC | RST | BL | |
| TF Card | MOSI | MISO | CLK | CS |
Button & Speaker
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO39 | GPIO38 | GPIO37 | GPIO25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button Pin | BUTTON A | BUTTON B | BUTTON C | / |
| Speaker | / | / | / | DA PIN |
GROVE Port A & IP5306
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO22 | GPIO21 | 5V | GND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE A | SCL | SDA | 5V | GND |
| IP5306 | SCL | SDA | 5V | GND |
IP5306 charging/discharging,Voltage parameter
| charging | discharging |
|---|---|
| 0.00 ~ 3.40V -> 0% | 4.20 ~ 4.07V -> 100% |
| 3.40 ~ 3.61V -> 25% | 4.07 ~ 3.81V -> 75% |
| 3.61 ~ 3.88V -> 50% | 3.81 ~ 3.55V -> 50% |
| 3.88 ~ 4.12V -> 75% | 3.55 ~ 3.33V -> 25% |
| 4.12 ~ / -> 100% | 3.33 ~ 0.00V -> 0% |
M5PORT DEFINE
| PORT | PIN | Note: |
|---|---|---|
| PORT-A(Red) | G21/22 | I2C |
| PORT-B(Black) | G26/36 | DAC/ADC |
| PORT-C(Blue) | G16/17 | UART |
ESP32 ADC/DAC
| ADC1 | ADC2 | DAC1 | DAC2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 channels | 10 channels | 2 channels | 2 channels |
| G32-39 | G0/2/4/12-15/25-27 | G25 | G26 |
M-BUS
Charging current measured value
| charging current | Fully charged current(Power OFF) | Fully charged current(Power ON） |
|---|---|---|
| 0.55A | - | 0.066A |
For more information about Pin assignment and Pin Remapping, Please refer to ESP32 Datasheet
Schematic
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API
Learn
Example
Arduino
- Click here to get Arduino code
Video
M5Stack Introduce
Version Change
| Release Date | Product Change | Note: |
|---|---|---|
| 2017.7 | Initial public release | / |
| 2019.7 | TN screen changed to IPS screen | before use . pls upgrade your M5Stack lib to the latest version (after 0.2.8) to solve screen reverse color problem. |
| 2020.3 | Battery capacity changed from 150mAh to 110mAh | / |
| 2020.6 | Flash size changed from 4MB to 16MB | / |
2018.2A PCB version of the device does not support C2C (TypeC to TypeC) connection and PD power supply.