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M5Stack Tab5 IoT Development Kit by M5Stack

Tab5 is a developer-oriented, highly extensible portable IoT terminal development device that integrates a dual-SoC architecture and abundant hardware resources. Its main controller is the RISC-V-based ESP32-P4 SoC, equipped with 16 MB Flash and 32 MB PSRAM; the wireless module uses ESP32-C6-MINI-1U, supporting Wi-Fi 6 with an antenna system that can switch between a built-in 3D antenna and an external MMCX antenna port, flexibly adapting to different deployment environments and ensuring high data throughput and low latency.

For visuals and interaction, Tab5 features a 5″ 1280×720 IPS TFT display driven over MIPI-DSI, with touch input handled by the GT911 multi-touch controller (I²C) for smooth, precise response. A MIPI-CSI-connected SC2356 2 MP camera (1600×1200) enables HD video capture, image processing, and edge AI applications (e.g., face recognition, object tracking).

I/O and expansion include USB-A (Host) and USB-C (USB 2.0 OTG) ports for traditional peripherals; industrial communication via RS-485 (SIT3088 with switchable 120 Ω termination); 1 × GROVE, 1 × M5BUS, GPIO_EXT header, and a Micro SD slot; plus a STAMP solder-pad for Cat.M/NB-IoT/LoRaWAN modules. A Reset/Boot button allows quick reset and firmware flashing.

Audio/video uses an ES8388 audio codec with ES7210 AEC front end, dual-mic array, 3.5 mm jack, and 1 W 8 Ω NS4150B speaker for high-fidelity recording and playback. The onboard BMI270 six-axis sensor (accel+gyro, interrupt wakeup) can trigger MCU wakeup on motion.

Time and power management integrate an RX8130CE real-time clock (interrupt wakeup); a 2S NP-F550 removable Li-ion battery; and IP2326 charging, MP4560 buck-boost, and INA226 real-time monitoring circuits to ensure stable operation without external power. A side-mounted Power button provides one-touch on/off.

Structure-wise, Tab5 features a side-mounted standard 1/4″-20 tripod mount nut for direct mounting to tripods or other supports, facilitating imaging and deployment.

Tab5 is ideal for smart home control, remote monitoring, industrial automation, IoT prototyping, and educational research, offering developers and enterprises a full-featured, extensible, high-performance platform.

Features

  • ESP32-P4 dual-core MCU
  • ESP32-C6 wireless module
  • Wi-Fi 6
  • Built-in 3D antenna & MMCX external antenna port
  • 5″ 720P MIPI-DSI display
  • GT911 multi-touch
  • SC2356 2 MP camera
  • USB-A Host + USB-C OTG
  • RS-485 industrial interface
  • Grove & M5BUS expansion
  • Micro SD card slot
  • STAMP expansion pad
  • ES8388 audio codec
  • ES7210 AEC dual microphones
  • 1W speaker + 3.5 mm jack
  • BMI270 six-axis sensor
  • RX8130CE real-time clock
  • Reset/Boot & Power buttons
  • NP-F550 2S removable battery

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CircuitPython 10.1.0-beta.1

This is the latest development release of CircuitPython that will work with the M5Stack Tab5 IoT Development Kit.

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 10.1.0-beta.1

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Modules included in this download _asyncio _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 codeop collections countio digitalio displayio epaperdisplay errno espidf fontio fourwire framebufferio frequencyio getpass gifio hashlib i2cdisplaybus io jpegio json keypad keypad.KeyMatrix keypad.Keys keypad.ShiftRegisterKeys keypad_demux keypad_demux.DemuxKeyMatrix locale lvfontio math memorymap microcontroller mipidsi msgpack neopixel_write nvm onewireio os os.getenv ps2io pulseio pwmio rainbowio random re rotaryio rtc sdcardio sdioio select sharpdisplay socketpool.socketpool.AF_INET6 storage struct supervisor synthio sys terminalio tilepalettemapper time touchio traceback ulab usb_cdc vectorio warnings watchdog zlib

Features: Speaker, Battery Charging, Display, Wi-Fi, USB-C

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.

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