M5Stick Launcher

Application Launcher for Cardputer, M5StickC, M5StickC Plus, and M5StickC Plus 2.

With M5Launcher you'll be able to:

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 Card Management

• Create new Folders,
• Delete files and folders,
• Rename files,
• Copy and paste files,
• Install binaries

Customization

• You can change brightness
• change rotation (StickCs)
• Start WebUI
• set to see all files on SD Card (see only .bins is default)
• (new) change Partition Scheme (allows installing big apps or UiFlow, for example)

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 M5Launcher 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: M5Launcher 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..

Changelog

• 2.?.? (Future):

  • Save more SSIDs and pwd, connect automatically if is a known network (config.conf)
  • change default folder for download (config.conf)

• 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) bmorcelli#34
  • Make keyboard work with touchscreen capture in Core devices
  • Dedicated btn for WebUI on main screen bmorcelli#22
  • Multiple files upload on WebUI bmorcelli#28
  • Update FAT vfs partition to make compatible with UIFlow2 bmorcelli#29
  • Partition changer, to allow running DOOM and UIFlow on Cardputer and StickC
  • Fixed (increased number of files) bmorcelli#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 bmorcelli#20
  • Fixed Folder creation on WebUI bmorcelli#18
  • Fexed problem that preven webUI to open in some cases bmorcelli#16
  • Now M5Launcher formats FAT vfs partition, so make sure you have saved your data into SDCard when using MicroPython, UIFlow or MicroHydra bmorcelli#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

• 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.