Light sensors – reading in a “range” of values
Note - we suggest you go through the previous post on magnetic reed sensors before doing this one, but if you're comfortable then feel free to jump right in! To…
Simple circuits: Reading in an “on/off” magnetic sensor
The m5stick comes with a lot of "sensors" - the simplest of which is the 'A' and 'B' buttons. These buttons "sense" when you press them by connecting the circuit…
Connecting Devices Together
Your devices can talk to each other! Using the "MQTT" protocol, you can send small pieces of data between your devices to create a network. Note that this mini-lesson is…
Repeat Timer
Playing chess? Grading papers? Taking turns with a toy while fighting with a sibling? Engaged in some repetitive task where you need to repeatedly time yourself to stay on track?…
Trouble Connecting – Wifi SSID has a “space” in it
There's a bug with connecting your device to a Wifi network, if the SSID has a space in it. For example, the SSID "Shad Wifi", will give you an error;…
Putting items on the screen
Try out these simple steps to display items on your m5stick. Connect your m5sticks to UI Flow (https://flow.m5stack.com) - instructions here if you haven't tried already 1. Labels A "Label"…
Control the lights
Turn the LED on and off when a button is pressed.
Buzz when dropped
Did you accidentally drop your device? Read the accelerometer and activate the buzzer if it's treated badly.
Be the first!
To create a Shad-generated project post (tutorial, idea, etc, etc) go to the "Submit a Post" page, add some text, and include a few screenshots of your code if you…
Firmware Update (optional)
When we first sent you the m5sticks, we preloaded "Firmware" onto the device that allows it to communicate with UI Flow. We essentially programmed in the translator that allows the…
Flashing Lights
Make the LED on the m5stickC turn on and off (referenced as example on UI Flow introduction page) Author: Chris Moraes Difficulty: 1 of 4 Download: FlashLED.m5f
Preloaded: devOps.py
Designed to show off some of the sensors and features in your m5stick. Author: Chris Moraes Difficulty: 3 of 4 (for some fancy graphing work) Download: devOps.m5f Can you recreate…
Preloaded: Shad.py
Trying to figure out what Shad.py is up to? Take a look at the code! Author: Chris Moraes Difficulty: 2 of 4; for internet connectivity, some funky time-math. Download: Shad.m5f…
Hello world!
Use the text function on LED screen to display a simple message. Every programmers' first program is traditionally "Hello World", in which you awaken your computer with intelligent code, which…