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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

M5Stack and Arduino

In the previous chapter, you learned the various electronic interfacing circuits that extend the M5Stack Core operational functions. You learned the various electronic interfacing circuits that allow input and output (I/O) control of electrical DC motors, discrete LEDs, and littleBits electronic modules. The littleBits electronic modules, such as a slide dimmer and bar graphs, are devices that can be operated with the M5Stack Core. You learned to program the M5Stack Core using the UiFlow Blockly code programming environment. Digital input circuits using a series resistor and a switch were discussed in the previous chapter. Discrete transistor switches using negative-positive-negative (NPN) and positive-negative-positive (PNP) configurations allow the operation of an electrical DC motor. You learned about these electronic interfacing circuits by reviewing the circuit schematic diagrams provided in Chapter 5.

In this chapter, you will learn how to enhance electronic...