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Install M5Stack on Windows

Baitcookie edited this page Mar 9, 2021 · 7 revisions

Installation of the M5 Sensor Tools -- Windows

A working internet connection is mandatory Its recommanded to download and unzip the git repository

Download software and install drivers

  • Download required software from m5-website
    • CP210xDriver
    • Extract the CP210x Driver and install them
      • CP210xVCPInstaller_x64_v6.7.0.0 for Win10x64
      • CP210xVCPInstaller_x86_v6.7.0.0 for Win10x32
      • CP210xVCPInstaller_Win7_v5.40.24 for Win7
    • Check if the driver was installed correctly and note down the COM port
      • Press (<SUPER/WIN+R>, type: devmgmt.msc), go to Connections (COM & LPT) and check USB Serial Port COM number.
      • If you see an error (e.g. Device could not be loaded, Error Code:10 etc.), try installing an alternative driver (FTDI CDM).
      • Don't forget to note down the COM port after installation
    • M5Burner
    • UIFlow-Desktop-IDE
  • Extract and start the m5Burner
    • You might need MS .net Framework 3.5; Win10 usually installs it automatically, if not use this link to download the software and install it.

M5Burner

To flash the M5 Sensor with the required software, you need the M5Burner

  • Start M5Burner.exe
  • In the left menu bar, click ATOM
  • In the center screen, you see UIFLOW(Matrix) and UIFLOW(lite), click Download in the UIFLOW(matrix) panel and wait until the firmware is downloaded completely
  • Type in the credentials of your local wifi for connection
  • At the top menu bar, choose the correct COM port and baud rate (115200 or 750000)
  • Pess BURN and to write the firmare image.
  • The flash process is completed when you can read: Burn Successfully
  • Press the close button and exit the program

UIFlow-Desktop-IDE

  • Start the UIFlow-Desktop-IDE.exe
  • Select the COM port, the device (the one with the dots in a quadriangle), your favourite language and design and press OK-Button
  • The program starts and you should see the message connected in the top right corner
  • Import an example (*.m5f File)
    • At the bottom of the UIFLow-Desktop-IDE you see a small menu reading the COM port
    • Click on the small folder symbol to import a *.m5f File
    • The explorer will open, you can choose the one from the critical-workshops git repo
      • In the explorer window, navigate to critical-workshops-main\tvoc\ and select example1.m5f and click OK-Button
      • If a java-script error window appears, ignore it by clicking the OK-Button
    • To write the code to the M5Stack, click on the small button, right to the import button in the bottom menu.
    • The program will inform you in the top right corner if everything was transferred correctly.
    • Your M5Stack will show a line in alternating colors of magenta and green.

Soft-Reset the device

  • Click and hold the black screen button (entire screen), then press the small grey button at the side
  • Release the small grey button
  • When the screen LED is blue, release the screen button (you are in the USB mode)
  • You can now upload .m5f Files from the UIFlow-Desktop-IDE again

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