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

Ir is mandatory that you have an SDCard Hat to use with this Launcher and i have instructions Here, Cardputer users naturaly don´t need this Hat!

You can learn more about how it works o M5Launcher Wiki.

Where/How do I find Binaries to launch -> Obtaining binaries to launch

• Use M5Burner, or
• Download the .bin file from Releases for your device.
• Use https://web.esphome.io/ or esptool.py and flash the file: Launcher-{ver}-{YourDevice}.bin into your device.

• Turn your Device on
• Press M5 (Enter) in the Launcher Start Screen to start Launcher
• Choose your .bin file and press M5 (Enter)
• After installed, when turn on the device, if you don't press anything, the installed program will be launched.

• Install the following libs:

  • SdFat
  • M5GFX
  • M5Unified

• Open ~Launcher/Launcher.ino

• Choose your device, uncommenting the line

• Build Launcher project in Arduino IDE, and "Export Compiled Binary"

• Copy the binary generated in ~Launcher/build/{your-device}/Launcher.ino.bin the the folder ~support_files/ (there are some binaries inside there)

• use esptool to flash in your device

  • M5StickC and M5StickC Plus
    • Run in "~support_files" folder: esptool -p COMx -b 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp32 write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 40m --flash_size detect 0x1000 bootloader_4Mb.bin 0x8000 partition-table_4Mb.bin 0x10000 Launcher.ino.bin
  • M5StickC Plus 2
    • Run in "~support_files" folder: esptool -p COMx -b 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp32 write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0x1000 bootloader_8Mb.bin 0x8000 partition-table_8Mb.bin 0x10000 Launcher.ino.bin
  • Cardputer
    • Run in "~support_files" folder: esptool -p COMx -b 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset --chip esp32s3 write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0x0 bootloader_CP.bin 0x8000 partition-table_8Mb.bin 0x10000 Launcher.ino.bin

• 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.