ESP32 Basic Core IoT

by M5Stack

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Get yourself a kit that can do it all! The M5Stack Basic Development Kit is a ESP32-based WiFi microcontroller that’s compatible with MicroPython and Arduino. It comes jam-packed with Wi-Fi / Bluetooth capability, running at 240 MHz with the dual-core processor and 16MB of SPI Flash.

Perfect for people who want to make advanced ESP32 projects with a display, user interface, speaker, and a couple buttons. It’s super easy to snap in other M5 blocks to add sensors, interfaces or cameras, no soldering required. Upload your code with the built in USB C port, there’s example code available on the M5Stack website.

Technical details

  • ESP32 module, with WiFi / Bluetooth capability
  • 16MB of FLASH
  • Micro-SD Card slot
  • USB to Serial converter built in
  • 320x240 2.0” TFT display
  • 3 User Buttons + 1 Reset Button
  • Small 1W speaker
  • 110mAh LiPo battery
  • Grove/I2C connector
  • M5 stacking GPIO connector

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CircuitPython 9.1.4

This is the latest stable release of CircuitPython that will work with the ESP32 Basic Core IoT.

Use this release if you are new to CircuitPython.

Release Notes for 9.1.4

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Built-in modules available: _asyncio , _bleio , _pixelmap , adafruit_bus_device , adafruit_pixelbuf , aesio , alarm , analogbufio , analogio , array , atexit , audiobusio , audiocore , audiomixer , audiomp3 , binascii , bitbangio , bitmapfilter , bitmaptools , board , builtins , builtins.pow3 , busdisplay , busio , busio.SPI , busio.UART , canio , codeop , collections , countio , digitalio , displayio , dualbank , epaperdisplay , errno , espidf , espnow , espulp , fontio , fourwire , framebufferio , frequencyio , getpass , gifio , hashlib , i2cdisplaybus , io , ipaddress , jpegio , json , keypad , keypad.KeyMatrix , keypad.Keys , keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys , keypad_demux , keypad_demux.DemuxKeyMatrix , locale , math , max3421e , mdns , memorymap , microcontroller , msgpack , neopixel_write , nvm , onewireio , os , os.getenv , paralleldisplaybus , ps2io , pulseio , pwmio , rainbowio , random , re , rotaryio , rtc , sdcardio , select , sharpdisplay , socketpool , ssl , storage , struct , supervisor , synthio , sys , terminalio , time , touchio , traceback , ulab , usb , vectorio , warnings , watchdog , wifi , zlib ,

CircuitPython 9.2.0-beta.1

This is the latest development release of CircuitPython that will work with the ESP32 Basic Core IoT.

Alpha development releases are early releases. They are unfinished, are likely to have bugs, and the features they provide may change. Beta releases may have some bugs and unfinished features, but should be suitable for many uses. A Release Candidate (rc) release is considered done and will become the next stable release, assuming no further issues are found.

Please try alpha, beta, and rc releases if you are able. Your testing is invaluable: it helps us uncover and find issues quickly.

Release Notes for 9.2.0-beta.1

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Built-in modules available: _asyncio , _bleio , _eve , _pixelmap , adafruit_bus_device , adafruit_pixelbuf , aesio , alarm , analogbufio , analogio , array , atexit , audiobusio , audiocore , audiomixer , audiomp3 , binascii , bitbangio , bitmapfilter , bitmaptools , board , builtins , builtins.pow3 , busdisplay , busio , busio.SPI , busio.UART , canio , codeop , collections , countio , digitalio , displayio , dualbank , epaperdisplay , errno , espidf , espnow , espulp , fontio , fourwire , framebufferio , frequencyio , getpass , gifio , hashlib , i2cdisplaybus , io , ipaddress , jpegio , json , keypad , keypad.KeyMatrix , keypad.Keys , keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys , keypad_demux , keypad_demux.DemuxKeyMatrix , locale , math , max3421e , mdns , memorymap , microcontroller , msgpack , neopixel_write , nvm , onewireio , os , os.getenv , paralleldisplaybus , ps2io , pulseio , pwmio , rainbowio , random , re , rotaryio , rtc , sdcardio , select , sharpdisplay , socketpool , socketpool.socketpool.AF_INET6 , ssl , storage , struct , supervisor , synthio , sys , terminalio , time , touchio , traceback , ulab , usb , vectorio , warnings , watchdog , wifi , zlib ,

Absolute Newest

Every time we commit new code to CircuitPython we automatically build binaries for each board and language. The binaries are stored on Amazon S3, organized by board, and then by language. These releases are even newer than the development release listed above. Try them if you want the absolute latest and are feeling daring or want to see if a problem has been fixed.

Previous Versions of CircuitPython

All previous releases of CircuitPython are available for download from Amazon S3 through the button below. For very old releases, look in the OLD/ folder for each board. Release notes for each release are available at GitHub button below.

Older releases are useful for testing if you something appears to be broken in a newer release but used to work, or if you have older code that depends on features only available in an older release. Otherwise we recommend using the latest stable release.