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M5Stack Electronic Blueprints

By : Don Wilcher
Book Image

M5Stack Electronic Blueprints

By: Don Wilcher

Overview of this book

As an embedded systems developer or an IoT developer, you can often face challenges in maintaining focus on prototyping a product concept while using a specific high-level programming language for implementation. To overcome these challenges, the M5Stack Core platform uses an ESP32 microcontroller and block code that allows you to focus on product creation and application instead of the high-level programming language. M5Stack Electronics Blueprints presents various design and prototyping approaches as well as UI layout and electronics interfacing techniques that will help you to become skilled in developing useful products effectively. This book takes you through a hands-on journey for a better understanding of the ESP32 microcontroller and the M5Stack Core's architecture. You’ll delve into M5Stack Core topics such as electronic units, light, sound, motion devices, interfacing circuits, SNAP circuit kits, Arduino applications, and building Bluetooth and Wi-Fi IoT devices. Further, you’ll explore various M5Stack core applications using a project-based learning method, including the fascinating 32-bit microcontroller device technology. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to design and build interactive, portable electronic controllers, IoT, and wearable devices using the M5Stack Core.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
1
Part 1: M5Stack Electronics Hardware Architecture
5
Part 2: M5Stack Electronic Interfacing Circuit Projects
9
Part 3: M5Stack IoT Projects

Working with the M5Stack and Wi-Fi

You learned about various approaches to wiring an M5Stack Core 2 to create different Bluetooth devices in Chapter 7. The ESP32 Microcontroller Bluetooth chipset was discussed in detail using a system architecture block diagram. A Bluetooth messaging device was built to explore the capabilities of the UiFlow BLE UART coding block pallets. Understanding the versatility of the coding blocks in allowing wireless control with the ESP32 Bluetooth chipset will help you use Wi-Fi technology in this chapter on Wi-Fi.

In this chapter, you will obtain hands-on skills and knowledge in Wi-Fi technology as it aligns with the IoT. You will explore hands-on approaches to using the M5Stack Core as a Wi-Fi receiver and controller to see networked wireless devices and operate them with a smartphone. You will learn how to create a wireless access point (WAP) with the M5Stack Core to control a Snap Circuits Bicolor LED. Furthermore, you will be introduced to the M5Stack...