Install M5Stack on Windows

Installation of the M5 Sensor Tools -- Windows

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

Download required software from m5-website
Drivers for ESP8266 V2 (CP2102) for Windows
- Windows 10 - Windows 10 should be able to automatically download these
- Windows 7/8/8.1 - 32-bit version - not supporting 64-bit version OS
- ~~CP210x Treiber via m5stack~~ (dysfunctional link 2021-03-10)
- 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.

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

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.

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