M5Stick Launcher

Launcher

Application Launcher for Cardputer, M5StickC, M5StickC Plus, M5StickC Plus 2, Core (16Mb), Core2 & Tough and CoreS3.

 

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

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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

• 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 Launcher 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: 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

• 2.3.2:

• 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:

• Port for Lilygo T-Display S3 Touch

• Fixed JSON read/write

• 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

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• 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.