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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

What are Snap Circuits?

Snap Circuits are electrical and electronic components mounted on colorful plastic shapes. Each colorful shape has a metal snap at key connecting points of the electrical and electronic component. The electrical and electronic component provides the specific function for the Snap Circuits part.

Therefore, a Snap Circuits part can be described as a functional block based on an electrical and electronic component mounted onto a plastic base. Figure 4.1 shows some example Snap Circuits blocks:

Figure 4.1 – Snap Circuits blocks

Figure 4.1 – Snap Circuits blocks

The Snap Circuits block designated by the number 2 is a wire block. You connect Snap Circuits blocks using this component. There are various types of wire blocks based on length. For example, there are wire blocks with lengths of 3, 4, and 5. The 1-wire snap is packaged into a plastic circle. You will use this snap component to provide an electrical stand-off to structurally align the other Snap Circuits...