Description
FACES Kit is a feast of functional panels, contains the most commonly used panels and keyboards with MEGA328processor inside, communication protocol through IIC(0x08) as slave mode. With these 3 different panels, it will be very easy to support keyboard interaction with your M5Core.
If you up for some classic video game, PyGamer panel plus M5Core is the perfect combination. All you need to do is upload an game simulator onto M5 controller, and attach the PyGamer panel underneath. this is how it looks:
The other two panels are Calculator Keyboard and QWERTY Keyboard.
QWERTY Keyboard
Other than 3 functional panels, this development kit comes with more stuff like a charger table with Mangent and POGO pin connector.
For more information on M5Stack series development board, please check the Gray Kit
Product Features
- 5V DC power supply
- USB Type-C
- ESP32-based
- 16 MByte flash + 520K RAM
- MPU9250
- Speaker, 3 Buttons, LCD(320*240), 1 Reset
- 2.4G Antenna: Proant 440
- TF card slot (16G Maximum size)
- Battery Socket & 600 mAh Lipo Battery
- Extendable Pins & Holes
- Grove Port
- M-Bus Socket & Pins
- Development Platform UIFlow, MicroPython, Arduino
Part List
- 1x GRAY M5Stack Controller(M5Core)
- 1x FACES Charger table
- 1x FACES sling
- 1x panel sticker
- 3x FACES Keyboard(PyGamer, Calculator, QWERTY)
- 10x Femal-male dupont
- 6x M3x10 screw
- 1x hexagon screw key
We also offer Joystick module & Encoder module & Finger module & RFID module, which can be use together with Faces kit, you can purchase on demand.
Documents
Register Manual - IP5306
PyGamer
Burn A Nes Game
Download NES Game {docsify-ignore-all}
This page teaches you how to setup a game simulator, and burn some classic game onto the device.
CONTENT
download firmware
- Download PyGamer simulator:
firmware.zipin here：Github， - Unzip
firmware.zip(include: bootloader.bin,partition file, simulator file, SuperMario)。
Windows OS
Mac OS
Download game
Windows OS
Open up esptool Flash Download Tools
choose
ESP32 DownloadTool, and place the 4 files unzip fromfirmware.zipaccording to the picture.
Select the right port number，erase flash and click download
Mac OS
- Install esptool open up terminal，type in
pip install esptool
- download firmware
At terminal,navigate to firmware.zip's include path.
unzip firmware.zip
cd firmware
esptool.py erase_flash
sh flash.sh
Reboot FACES
?> To change games，replace the game file,which has to be NES format, and repeat the steps above*
Learn
Download the factory test code (Win)
- Go to M5stack and download M5Burner.
- Connect FACES to PC thru Type-C.
- Click Erase, wait until erase down.
- Find
FACES Kitfirmware, click click Burn
More information
Peripherals Pin Map
LCD & TF card
LCD ：320x240 TF card Maximum size 16GB
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO23 | GPIO19 | GPIO18 | GPIO14 | GPIO27 | GPIO33 | GPIO32 | GPIO4 |
| ILI9341 | MOSI | / | CLK | CS | DC | RST | BL | |
| TF Card | MOSI | MISO | CLK | CS |
Button & Speaker
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO39 | GPIO38 | GPIO37 | GPIO25 |
| Button Pin | BUTTON A | BUTTON B | BUTTON C | |
| Speaker | Speaker Pin |
GROVE Port A & IP5306
We've use the customized I2C version of IP5306, on power management. Its I2C address is 0x75. Click here to check its datasheet
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO22 | GPIO21 | 5V | GND |
| GROVE A | SCL | SDA | 5V | GND |
| IP5306 | SCL | SDA | 5V | GND |
9-Axis Posture Sensor MPU9250
I2C address 0x68
| ESP32 Chip | GPIO22 | GPIO21 | 5V | GND |
| MPU9250 | SCL | SDA | 5V | GND |
Technical details
| Resources | Parameter |
| ESP32 | 240MHz dual core, 600 DMIPS, 520KB SRAM, Wi-Fi, dual mode Bluetooth |
| Flash Memory | 16MB (old: 4MB) |
| Power Input | 5V @ 150mA |
| Port | TypeC x 1, GROVE(I2C+I/0+UART) x 1 |
| LCD Screen | 2 inch, 320x240 Colorful TFT LCD, ILI9341 |
| Speaker | 1W-0928 |
| Battery | 150mAh @ 3.7V |
| Operating Temperature | 32°F to 104°F ( 0°C to 40°C ) |
| Size | 54 x 54 x 12.5 mm |
| Case Material | Plastic ( PC ) |
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