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M5Stack Cardputer ADV · Deep Dive · 12 volumes

M5Stack Cardputer ADV

The Cardputer line, fully unpacked.

ESP32-S3 + QWERTY + LCD — a credit-card-sized programmable bench tool.

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Volumes

  1. Vol 1 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 1 — Series Overview, Decision Tree, and Where the Cardputer ADV Sits What the K132-Adv is, why \"ADV\" matters, capability matrix, the firmware-first stance, and depth indices into Vols 2–12
  2. Vol 2 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 2 — Hardware Deep Dive Stamp-S3A module + ST7789V2 display + TCA8418 keyboard scanner + ES8311 audio + BMI270 IMU + IR + power subsystem
  3. Vol 3 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 3 — Pinout and Expansion Buses GPIO map, Grove HY2.0-4P top-edge port, 14-pin EXT bus underside, USB-OTG side, SPI + I²C bus sharing
  4. Vol 4 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 4 — Module Ecosystem Cap modules + Grove Units catalog + HAT incompatibility note + M5MonsterC5 for 5 GHz + DIY hardware patterns
  5. Vol 5 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 5 — Cap LoRa-1262, LoRa CSS Theory, and GNSS SX1262 sub-GHz radio + AT6668 multi-constellation GNSS + CSS modulation + link budget + regional rules
  6. Vol 6 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 6 — Firmware Ecosystem M5Launcher + Bruce + NEMO + Marauder + Evil-M5 + MicroHydra + Meshtastic + ESPHome + retro emulators + niche apps
  7. Vol 7 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 7 — Programming Environments Arduino + PlatformIO + MicroPython + UiFlow 2 + ESP-IDF — the five paths to writing custom code
  8. Vol 8 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 8 — Flashing and Updating Firmware M5Burner + web flashers + esptool.py + OTA + factory backup + recovery from crash-loop
  9. Vol 9 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 9 — Use Cases and Recipes Pentest workflows, off-grid mesh, hardware mods, audio + signal, retro, fun — concrete end-to-end recipes
  10. Vol 10 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 10 — Custom Firmware Development Worked example, source modifications, fork strategy, contribution workflow
  11. Vol 11 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 11 — Operational Posture Regulatory, RF safety, legal, BadUSB ethics, LiPo handling, charging gotchas, when-NOT-to-use
  12. Vol 12 M5Stack Cardputer ADV Volume 12 — Cheatsheet (the laminate-ready field card) Hardware quick-facts, pinout, firmware decision tree, attack quick-refs, hashcat commands, regional LoRa rules, troubleshooting flow