M5Stack Core2

The m5stack-core2 is a development board based on the Espressif ESP32 a powerful chip that is used on many different board mostly because of the built-in radio that can be used for WiFi or Bluetooth wireless connections.

Interfaces

Interface Hardware Supported TinyGo Support
GPIO YES YES
UART YES YES
SPI YES YES
I2C YES Not yet
ADC YES Not yet
PWM YES Not yet
USBDevice NO NO
WiFi YES Not Yet
Bluetooth YES Not yet

Pins

Pin Hardware pin Alternative names
IO0 GPIO0
IO1 GPIO1 UART0_TX_PIN, UART_TX_PIN
IO2 GPIO2
IO3 GPIO3 UART0_RX_PIN, UART_RX_PIN
IO4 GPIO4 SDCARD_SS_PIN
IO5 GPIO5 SPI0_CS0_PIN, LCD_SS_PIN
IO6 GPIO6
IO7 GPIO7
IO8 GPIO8
IO9 GPIO9
IO10 GPIO10
IO11 GPIO11
IO12 GPIO12
IO13 GPIO13 UART1_RX_PIN
IO14 GPIO14 UART1_TX_PIN
IO15 GPIO15 LCD_DC_PIN
IO16 GPIO16
IO17 GPIO17
IO18 GPIO18 SPI0_SCK_PIN, LCD_SCK_PIN, SDCARD_SCK_PIN
IO19 GPIO19
IO21 GPIO21 SDA0_PIN
IO22 GPIO22 SCL0_PIN
IO23 GPIO23 SPI0_SDO_PIN, LCD_SDO_PIN, SDCARD_SDO_PIN
IO25 GPIO25 DAC1
IO26 GPIO26 DAC2
IO27 GPIO27
IO32 GPIO32 SDA1_PIN, SDA_PIN
IO33 GPIO33 SCL1_PIN, SCL_PIN
IO34 GPIO34
IO35 GPIO35 ADC1
IO36 GPIO36 ADC2
IO38 GPIO38 SPI0_SDI_PIN, LCD_SDI_PIN, SDCARD_SDI_PIN
IO39 GPIO39

Pins

Pin Hardware pin Alternative names
IO0 GPIO0
IO1 GPIO1 UART0_TX_PIN, UART_TX_PIN
IO2 GPIO2
IO3 GPIO3 UART0_RX_PIN, UART_RX_PIN
IO4 GPIO4 SDCARD_SS_PIN
IO5 GPIO5 SPI0_CS0_PIN, LCD_SS_PIN
IO6 GPIO6
IO7 GPIO7
IO8 GPIO8
IO9 GPIO9
IO10 GPIO10
IO11 GPIO11
IO12 GPIO12
IO13 GPIO13 UART1_RX_PIN
IO14 GPIO14 UART1_TX_PIN
IO15 GPIO15 LCD_DC_PIN
IO16 GPIO16
IO17 GPIO17
IO18 GPIO18 SPI0_SCK_PIN, LCD_SCK_PIN, SDCARD_SCK_PIN
IO19 GPIO19
IO21 GPIO21 SDA0_PIN
IO22 GPIO22 SCL0_PIN
IO23 GPIO23 SPI0_SDO_PIN, LCD_SDO_PIN, SDCARD_SDO_PIN
IO25 GPIO25 DAC1
IO26 GPIO26 DAC2
IO27 GPIO27
IO32 GPIO32 SDA1_PIN, SDA_PIN
IO33 GPIO33 SCL1_PIN, SCL_PIN
IO34 GPIO34
IO35 GPIO35 ADC1
IO36 GPIO36 ADC2
IO38 GPIO38 SPI0_SDI_PIN, LCD_SDI_PIN, SDCARD_SDI_PIN
IO39 GPIO39

Machine Package Docs

Documentation for the machine package for the M5Stack Core2

Flashing

CLI Flashing on Linux

You need to install the esptool flashing tool:

https://github.com/espressif/esptool#easy-installation

Now you should be able to flash your board as follows:

  • Plug your ESP32 board into your computer’s USB port.

  • Build and flash your TinyGo code using the tinygo flash command. This command flashes the ESP32 with the serial example:

    tinygo flash -target=m5stack-core2 -port=/dev/ttyUSB0 examples/serial
    
  • The ESP32 board should restart and then begin running your program.

CLI Flashing on macOS

You need to install the esptool flashing tool:

https://github.com/espressif/esptool#easy-installation

Now you should be able to flash your board as follows:

  • Plug your ESP32 board into your computer’s USB port.

  • Build and flash your TinyGo code using the tinygo flash command. This command flashes the ESP32 with the serial example:

    tinygo flash -target=m5stack-core2 examples/serial
    
  • The ESP32 board should restart and then begin running your program.

CLI Flashing on Windows

You need to install the esptool flashing tool:

https://github.com/espressif/esptool#easy-installation

Now you should be able to flash your board as follows:

  • Plug your ESP32 board into your computer’s USB port.

  • Build and flash your TinyGo code using the tinygo flash command. This command flashes the ESP32 with the serial example:

    tinygo flash -target=m5stack-core2 examples/serial
    
  • The ESP32 board should restart and then begin running your program.

Troubleshooting

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Notes

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