Core highlight: Modular ecosystem, bidding farewell to tedious development
M5Stack has created a plug and play modular hardware system specifically for IoT and rapid prototyping development, completely breaking the wiring difficulties of traditional development. All hosts adopt standardized design, equipped with SD card slots, Type-C interfaces, expansion interfaces, and buses. With simple stacking of expansion modules and functional bases, they can flexibly adapt to different application scenarios.
No need for complex configuration, no need for professional welding, efficient from unboxing to development, allowing you to focus more on creative implementation rather than hardware debugging
Full series explanation: Choose according to your needs, accurately match your project
Core Series: Versatile King, Preferred for Multimedia Interaction
The Core series is the most comprehensive multimedia host of M5Stack, equipped with a color touch screen, microphone, speaker, stackable battery base, and rich interfaces. It is the preferred choice for IoT central control, data visualization panel, and intelligent interactive terminal.
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Core2 (Classic Entry): Equipped with ESP32 dual core processor, 2-inch touchscreen with built-in microphone, speaker, and six axis sensor, integrated TF card, USB-C, and expansion interface, ready to use, it is a cost-effective choice for prototype development, and beginners can quickly get started.
CoreS3 (Flagship High Performance): Equipped with ESP32-S3 dual core processor, retaining a 2-inch touch screen while adding camera sensors and magnetometer, supporting multiple expansion interfaces, integrating visual capabilities and interactive functions to meet advanced development needs.
Tab5 (large screen visual version): Equipped with ESP32 and P4 dual core high-performance processors, a 5-inch high-definition touch screen, supporting USB-C, TF card, external antenna and expansion interface, fully upgraded on the basis of traditional small screens, especially suitable for high-performance IoT prototype development and visual interaction scenarios.
Stick series: lightweight and compact, portable scene weapon
If you pursue small, lightweight, and high cost-effectiveness, the Stick series is definitely the best choice. Compared to the fully functional configuration of the Core series, the Stick series focuses more on portability and is designed specifically for wearable devices, portable locators, and on-site data collection scenarios.
The previous generation flagship product StickC-Plus2 was equipped with an ESP32-PICO dual core processor, a 1.14-inch color screen, built-in infrared emitter, microphone, six axis sensor, and 200mA battery. It also supports USB-C and expansion interfaces. The compact body contains powerful energy and is an ideal small device for IoT sensing nodes, allowing mobile development to be carried out anytime, anywhere.
Based on the market recognition of StickC-Plus2, M5Stack has launched its latest iteration product StickS3. As a compact programmable controller for remote control and the Internet of Things, it is equipped with ESP32-S3-PICO-1-N8R8 (8MB Flash+8MB PSRAM, supporting 2.4GHz Wi Fi), 1.14 "LCD, 6-axis IMU, and programmable buttons; Adopting ES8311+AW8737 audio solution, integrating infrared transceiver and 250mAh battery, suitable for smart home, AI voice assistant and IoT project development.
Compared to StickC-Plus2, StickS3 adopts a more powerful ESP32 S3 controller, coupled with a larger 8MB PSRAM, greatly improving computing power and operating space. Compared to StickC-Plus2, it has been upgraded to a complete audio codec, microphone, and speaker, supporting voice interaction and audio playback. It also has bidirectional infrared function and more complete expansion interfaces, making it more suitable for AI, voice, and complex IoT scenarios.
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Atom series: ultra mini size, embedded scene exclusive
The Atom series has gained popularity with its ultra mini size, designed specifically for projects with limited space, such as IoT nodes, smart sensing terminals, or visual interaction modules, making it a "little expert in embedded development".
The representative models AtomS3R and S3R CAM both use ESP32-S3 dual core processors, with standard 8MB flash memory and 8MB RAM.
Among them, AtomS3R is equipped with a 0.85-inch color IPS display screen, six axis IMU, three-axis magnetometer, and infrared emission function; S3R Cam replaces the screen with a 300000 pixel camera and supports UVC plug and play. Both products can serve as embeddable smart IoT nodes, playing a powerful role in small spaces.