M5Stack has introduced the upcoming launch of a compact “cardputer,” full with keyboard and teeny-tiny show, for many who wish to take their making on the go: the M5Stamp3-powered Cardputer Equipment.
“Cardputer is a card-sized transportable pc that’s good for engineers,” M5Stack claims of its newest launch, which comes scorching on the heels of the good rotary M5Dial. “On the coronary heart of Cardputer is the M5StampS3, a mini improvement board primarily based on the [Espressif] ESP32-S3 chip. Cardputer includes a highly effective dual-core processor, helps Wi-Fi performance and integrates numerous peripherals and sensors, making it excellent for speedy useful verification, industrial management and residential automation methods.”
M5Stack has launched a pocket-sized battery-powered “Cardputer,” pushed by an Espressif ESP32-S3. (?: M5Stack)
As the corporate says, the driving power behind the Cardputer is the M5StampS3 put in in a modular slot to the upper-right of the chassis — and, presumably, replaceable with extra highly effective modules sooner or later. This provides the machine an Espressif ESP32-S3 system-on-chip, providing a 32-bit dual-core Tensilica Xtensa LX7 processor operating at as much as 240MHz, a RISC-V-based ultra-low-power (ULP) coprocessor, 512kB of static RAM (SRAM), and 384kB of on-chip flash plus 16kB within the real-time clock (RTC) to which M5Stack has added 8MB of off-chip SPI flash.
The module additionally contains 2.4GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Power (BLE) radios, plus a number of growth capabilities introduced out to the rear — and used to hook into the Cardputer service itself. This pocket-size add-on features a 56-key keyboard and compact 1.14″ coloration TFT show plus a speaker, digital MEMS microphone, an infrared transmitter, and 1,400mAh battery — along with the 120mAh battery within the M5StampS3 itself. The bottom has magnets for mounting, LEGO-compatible holes, and a Grove connector for exterior I2C units — plus a microSD slot for storage.
The “Cardputer” features a useful, if probably-not-very-comfortable, keyboard and a coloration show. (?: M5StacK)
The corporate claims the gadget is good for “quick useful verification and prototyping, industrial management and automation, information acquisition and sensor monitoring,” and even to function a management panel for a wise dwelling system. It is more than likely, although, to discover a dwelling on the desks of hackers and tinkerers — particularly given its tempting value of $29.90 together with the M5Stamp3 module.
Extra data on the brand new package is obtainable on the M5Stack web site, with backorders accessible forward of delivery on October twenty fifth.