Embedded {hardware} specialist M5Stack has introduced a refresh of its M5StickC PLUS all-in-one microcontroller improvement board — swapping the unique ESP-PICO-D4 system-in-package out for the ESP32-PICO-V3-02 to spice up each RAM and storage capability.
“M5StickC PLUS2 is an iterative model of M5StickC PLUS, that includes the ESP32-PICO-V3-02 chip as the primary controller with built-in Wi-Fi performance,” M5Stack writes of the brand new machine, dropped at our consideration by CNX Software program. “M5StickC PLUS2 facilitates the fast prototyping of IoT [Internet of Things] merchandise, streamlining your complete improvement course of. Even learners in programming can simply construct attention-grabbing purposes and apply them to real-life situations utilizing M5StickC PLUS2.”
M5Stack has introduced a refresh for the M5StickC PLUS, providing extra RAM, flash storage, and an even bigger battery. (📷: M5Stack)
Like its predecessor, the M5StickC PLUS2 is an compact all-in-one gadget with a 1.14″ 135×240 TFT show, on-board buttons, general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) pins introduced out to an growth socket plus a Grove-compatible socket carrying I2C, UART, and GPIO indicators, and built-in peripherals together with a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU), microphone, infrared transmitter, passive piezoelectric buzzer, and a real-time clock.
In comparison with the unique, the most important change is a shift to the ESP32-PICO-V3-02 system-in-package — boosting obtainable reminiscence with 2MB of pseudo-static RAM (PSRAM) and doubling the SPI flash storage from 4MB to 8MB. It is nonetheless the identical core structure beneath, although, with two Tensilica Xtensa LX6 processor cores working at as much as 240MHz, 520kB of on-chip static RAM (SRAM), and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 with Low Power (BLE) radios.
The brand new mannequin ought to be appropriate with any code written for the unique, however presents the RAM and storage for greater tasks. (📷: M5Stack)
The ultimate main change within the board’s design will likely be welcomed by anybody utilizing it for wearable tasks: a lift in battery capability, now coming geared up with a 200mA lithium-polymer battery pre-installed inside the intense orange housing. Initiatives written for the unique M5StickC PLUS ought to be straight transferable to the brand new mannequin, with assist for MicroPython, Arduino IDE, the .NET nanoFramework, and M5Stack’s personal UIFlow.
The M5StickC PLUS2 is now obtainable on the M5Stack retailer for $19.95 plus delivery.
