# M5UnitModules Drivers for M5Stack Unit peripheral modules, for use with [Tactility OS](https://github.com/tactility) on ESP32 devices. ## Available drivers | Header | Unit | Interface | Address | |--------|------|-----------|---------| | `Unit8Encoder.h` | 8Encoder - 8 rotary encoders + LEDs | I2C | 0x41 | | `UnitByteButton.h` | ByteButton - 8 buttons + RGB LEDs | I2C | 0x47 | | `UnitJoystick2.h` | Joystick2 - XY joystick + button + LED | I2C | 0x63 | | `UnitScroll.h` | Scroll - single encoder + button + LED | I2C | 0x40 | | `UnitPaHub.h` | PaHub - TCA9548A 6-channel I2C mux | I2C | 0x70 | | `UnitLcd.h` | LCD Unit - 135x240 IPS display (ESP32-PICO) | I2C | 0x3E | | `UnitDualButton.h` | Dual Button - 2 GPIO buttons | GPIO | - | | `UnitCardKB2.h` | CardKB2 - QWERTY keyboard | I2C | 0x5F | | `UnitMidi.h` | MIDI Unit / Synth Unit - SAM2695 synth | UART | 31250 bps | | `UnitRfid2.h` | RFID2 - WS1850S/MFRC522-compat RFID reader/writer | I2C | 0x28 | ## Usage ### Without CMake component Source files are compiled directly into your app (same pattern as `TactilityCpp` and `SoundEngine`). In your app's `main/CMakeLists.txt`: ```cmake file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES Source/*.c* ../../../Libraries/M5UnitModules/Source/*.c* ) idf_component_register( SRCS ${SOURCE_FILES} INCLUDE_DIRS ../../../Libraries/TactilityCpp/Include ../../../Libraries/M5UnitModules/Include REQUIRES TactilitySDK ) ``` Then include headers as: ```cpp #include ``` ### Standalone (direct I2C) All I2C units take a `Device*` from `device_find_by_name("i2c1")`. External peripherals are on `i2c1`; `i2c0` is reserved for internal device-tree hardware. ```cpp #include #include Device* i2c = device_find_by_name("i2c1"); UnitByteButton bb; if (bb.begin(i2c)) { uint8_t mask = bb.readButtons(); // bitmask, bit i = button i bb.setLed(0, 0x00FF00); // set button 0 LED to green } ``` ### Through PaHub (I2C multiplexer) When multiple units share the same I2C address, or more than 6 units are needed, connect them via a PaHub. Select the channel before each operation: ```cpp #include #include Device* i2c = device_find_by_name("i2c1"); UnitPaHub hub; Unit8Encoder enc; if (hub.begin(i2c)) { hub.select(0); // channel 0 enc.begin(i2c); // device on channel 0 is now reachable } // In your poll loop: hub.select(0); int32_t deltas[8]; uint8_t buttons[8]; enc.readAll(deltas, buttons); ``` ### GPIO unit (DualButton) `UnitDualButton` uses the Tactility GPIO controller rather than raw ESP-IDF GPIO: ```cpp #include #include Device* gpio = device_find_by_name("gpio0"); UnitDualButton db; if (db.begin(gpio, GPIO_NUM_36, GPIO_NUM_26)) { bool a = db.isButtonAPressed(); bool b = db.isButtonBPressed(); } ``` ### UART unit (MIDI / Synth) `UnitMidi` uses the `uart_controller` kernel driver. Pass a `Device*` from `device_find_by_name()` to `begin()`: ```cpp #include #include Device* uart = device_find_by_name("uart1"); UnitMidi midi; if (midi.begin(uart)) { midi.programChange(0, 0); // channel 0, program 0 (Grand Piano) midi.noteOn(0, 60, 100); // middle C, velocity 100 midi.noteOff(0, 60); } ``` ### CardKB2 in UART mode After switching the CardKB2 to UART mode (Fn+Sym+2), use `beginUart()` instead of `begin()`: ```cpp #include #include Device* uart = device_find_by_name("uart1"); UnitCardKB2 kb; if (kb.beginUart(uart)) { // Poll at ~50ms; returns ASCII of last pressed key, 0 if none char c = kb.getKey(); } ``` The driver tracks Aa (caps lock / one-shot shift), Sym (symbol mode), and Fn internally. Switch back to I2C mode on the keyboard with Fn+Sym+1. **UART mode:** Fn+1 (Esc = 0x1B) and Fn+D/X/Z/C (cursor up/down/left/right = 0x1E/0x1F/0x1D/0x1C) are fully supported - the firmware sends the raw KEY_ID in the UART frame and the driver translates it. **I2C mode:** Fn+1 and Fn+D/X/Z/C produce no output. The firmware's I2C slave queue only holds regular ASCII; the Fn-combo branch routes directly to BLE HID and does not push to the I2C queue. **BLE HID mode:** Standard USB HID keycodes are sent (ESC=0x29, Up=0x52, Down=0x51, Left=0x50, Right=0x4F). The Tactility `BluetoothHidHost` maps all five to the correct `LV_KEY_*` values. ## I2C protocol note Most M5Stack Units use an STM32 microcontroller internally. These require a STOP condition between the register-pointer write and the data read (STM32 HAL populates the tx buffer after STOP, before the next START). Using a repeated-START causes bus errors. `UnitCommon.h` provides `unitReadReg` which implements the required STOP + 2ms delay pattern automatically. All STM32-based drivers use this helper. The LCD Unit is an exception - it contains an ESP32-PICO and uses a command-based I2C protocol without the STOP+delay requirement. ## UnitRfid2 - RFID2 Unit The RFID2 Unit uses a WS1850S chip (drop-in MFRC522 replacement) operating at 13.56 MHz. Read range is under 20 mm. ### Supported card types | Card | SAK | Notes | |------|-----|-------| | MIFARE Classic Mini | 0x09 | 5 sectors, 20 blocks | | MIFARE Classic 1K | 0x08 | 16 sectors, 64 blocks | | MIFARE Classic 4K | 0x18 | 40 sectors, 256 blocks | | MIFARE Ultralight | 0x00 | 16 user pages | | NTAG213 | 0x00 | 45 pages; CC byte 0x12 at page 3 | | NTAG215 | 0x00 | 135 pages; CC byte 0x3E at page 3 | | NTAG216 | 0x00 | 231 pages; CC byte 0x6D at page 3 | ### Basic usage ```cpp #include Device* i2c = device_find_by_name("i2c1"); UnitRfid2 rfid; if (rfid.begin(i2c)) { UnitRfid2::Uid uid; if (rfid.readCard(&uid)) { auto type = rfid.getCardType(uid); // ... rfid.haltCard(); } } ``` `readCard()` runs the full ISO 14443-3 anticollision/SELECT sequence (including 7-byte and 10-byte cascaded UIDs) and uses WUPA so cards in HALT state are re-detected without needing to be removed. ### MIFARE Classic ```cpp uint8_t block[16]; // Read with default key (0xFF×6) rfid.mfReadBlock(4, uid, UnitRfid2::KEY_DEFAULT, block); // Read trying both Key A and Key B rfid.mfReadBlockKeyAB(4, uid, UnitRfid2::KEY_DEFAULT, block); // Read trying all 15 built-in common keys automatically UnitRfid2::MifareKey keyUsed; rfid.mfReadBlockAuto(4, uid, block, &keyUsed); // Write a block rfid.mfWriteBlock(4, uid, UnitRfid2::KEY_DEFAULT, block); // Read a full sector (4–16 blocks × 16 bytes; sectors 0-31 = 4 blocks, 32-39 = 16 blocks) uint8_t sectorBuf[16 * 16]; // max 16 blocks for 4K large sectors uint8_t blockCount = 0; rfid.mfReadSector(1, uid, UnitRfid2::KEY_DEFAULT, sectorBuf, &blockCount); ``` `KNOWN_KEYS[15]` contains 15 widely-used default keys. `mfReadBlockAuto` tries each as Key A then Key B, which recovers data from most factory-default or commercially-programmed cards. Sector trailers (block index % 4 == 3 for sectors 0-31; block index % 16 == 15 for sectors 32-39) contain key and access-condition data; they require the correct key to read and should not be blindly overwritten. ### MIFARE Ultralight / NTAG ```cpp uint8_t page[4]; rfid.ulReadPage(4, page); // pages 0-3 are UID/config - skip for user data uint8_t pages[16]; rfid.ulReadPages(4, 4, pages); // 4 consecutive pages starting at 4 rfid.ulWritePage(4, page); // pages 0-3 blocked (pass force=true to override) ``` Use `ultralightPageCount(type)` to get the number of user pages for a given NTAG variant. The first user page is always 4. ### NDEF write (NTAG) Write a URI NDEF record starting at page 4. The driver in `TestUnitRfid2` handles the full TLV framing, URI abbreviation prefix table (http://, https://, mailto:, tel:, etc.), and page-aligned writes via `ulWritePage`. ### Magic card UID clone (gen1a) ```cpp // Clone the UID from `sourceUid` onto a gen1a magic MIFARE Classic card rfid.mfWriteUid(sourceUid.bytes, targetUid); ``` `mfWriteUid` uses the gen1a backdoor sequence (0x40 7-bit frame + 0x43) to open direct write access to block 0, then builds the block with the new UID, computed BCC, and the original SAK/ATQA bytes. Only works on magic gen1a cards - regular MIFARE cards protect block 0 at the chip level. NTAG21x UID bytes are read-only at the hardware level and cannot be cloned. ## M5UnitTest app `Apps/M5UnitTest/` is a hardware test app that provides a live interactive test view for each unit. It auto-detects whether a unit is connected directly or via a PaHub, and scales its UI for both portrait and landscape orientations across all supported screen sizes. | Test view | Unit tested | Notes | |-----------|-------------|-------| | `TestUnit8Encoder` | 8Encoder | Live delta/button readout; LED colour cycling on encoder press | | `TestUnitByteButton` | ByteButton | 8 button indicators; tapping a button lights its LED | | `TestUnitCardKB2` | CardKB2 | Keystroke echo in both I2C and UART modes | | `TestUnitDualButton` | Dual Button | Configurable GPIO pin picker; red/blue circle indicators | | `TestUnitJoystick2` | Joystick2 | XY position bar graphs + button state + LED colour picker | | `TestUnitLcd` | LCD Unit | Displays a colour gradient and version info on the unit's screen | | `TestUnitMidi` | MIDI / Synth | Channel + program picker; Note On/Off for middle C | | `TestUnitPaHub` | PaHub | Per-channel I2C address scanner with periodic re-probe | | `TestUnitRfid2` | RFID2 | Card detection with UID, type, SAK/ATQA display; Clear to re-scan | | `TestUnitScroll` | Scroll | Encoder delta counter + button state + LED colour | The RFID2 test view (`TestUnitRfid2`) shows a pulsing green circle while waiting, then displays card info on tap. Tapping **Clear** returns to idle.