The Core Metal is a limited edition metal CNC commemorative edition of the M5Stack Basic Core, a cost-effective, entry-level master for the Internet of Things with an ESP32 MCU.
You get all the usual features – just wrapped up in posh metal pants! The same 2′ LCD, USB-C port, power button, MicroSD slot, programmable buttons, Grove port and the M5Stack ecosystem to expand with.
It has an Espressif ESP32 chipset, equipped with 2 low-power Xtensa® 32-bit LX6 microprocessors with a main frequency of up to 240MHz. There is a built-in 16M FLASH memory, an integrated 2.0-inch full-colour HD IPS display panel, a speaker, a TF card slot and other peripherals. The full-coverage housing ensures circuit stability. The internal provides a variety of interface resources (ADC/DAC/I2C/UART/SPI, etc.) and 15x IO pins at the bottom.
It is ideal for a variety of product prototyping, industrial control, and a range of other projects!
Power on/off operation
- Power on: Click the red power button on the left
- Shutdown: Quickly double-click the red power button on the left
- USB power supply: By default, when the USB is powered, it cannot be shut
Features
- Based on the ESP32
- 16M FLASH
- Integrated full-colour high-definition IPS display panel and a variety of hardware peripherals
- Rich resources interface, compatible with M5Stack stacking modules and sensors, highly expandable
- 15x IO leads
- Compatible with multi-platform development:
- UIFlow
- MicroPython
- Arduino
- .NET nanoFramework
Specifications
| Resources | Parameters |
| ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3 | 240MHz dual core, 600 DMIPS, 520KB SRAM, Wi-Fi |
| Flash | 16MB |
| Input power | 5V @ 500mA |
| Interface | TypeC x1, I2C x1 |
| IO | G21, G22, G23, G19, G18, G3, G1, G16, G17, G2, G5, G25, G26, G35, G36 |
| Button | 3x Physical buttons |
| LCD screen | 2.0’@320 x 240 ILI9342C IPS panel, maximum brightness 853nit |
| Speaker | 1W-0928 |
| USB chip | CH9102F |
| Antenna | 2.4G 3D Antenna |
| Cover Material | Plastic ( PC ) |
| Product Size | 54 x 54 x 18mm |
| Package Size | 95 x 65 x 25mm |
| Product Weight | 42g |
| Package Weight | 43.5g |
Driver Installation
| Driver name | Applicable driver chip | Download link |
| CP210x_VCP_Windows | CP2104 | Download |
| CP210x_VCP_MacOS | CP2104 | Download |
| CP210x_VCP_Linux | CP2104 | Download |
| CH9102_VCP_SER_Windows | CH9102 | Download |
| CH9102_VCP_SER_MacOS v1.7 | CH9102 | Download |
Resources
- Product Wiki
- Schematics
- Datasheet
Package Contents
- 1x Basic Core Limited Edition



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