<![CDATA[DIY Mini Proto Board]]>I just started working with the M5Stack two days ago and I've to admit that's a realy nice "thing".

My exploration is currently limited by 2 issue:

  • Download problems (due to weak reset handling like may others)
  • Limited availability of extension boards (at least in Germany)

In order to tackle both problems, I decided to pull out my soldering iron and created a mini bread board which connects to the extension port on the right side of the M5Stack:

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The board directly connects to the ports of the M5Stack and contains beside a capacitor to resolve the download trouble also an adapter incl. screw terminal I'm using to connect a high speed CAN transceiver plus a D-SUB plug.

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This was a quite nice example to go ahead a simple "hello world" ;-)

I hope that in the future the download problem is going to be solved inside of the M5Stack HW and that a reseller like Amazon or Conrad would become available also in Germany (I would really like to get hands on the proto board with housing and the self balancing robot extensions).

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/59/diy-mini-proto-boardRSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 22:33:21 GMTSun, 24 Dec 2017 08:57:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:17:38 GMT]]>Yes, pretty close to your design.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/224https://community.m5stack.com/post/224Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:17:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:28:45 GMT]]>So you want to hae the M5 as is and slide in to a module with your protoborad on?

Something like this?

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]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/222https://community.m5stack.com/post/222Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:28:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:41:37 GMT]]>No. There is the button module completely replaced. I would like to keep it attached. I thinking about some kind of encloser around the housing of the M5Stack with a slide in mechanism. That was also the reason way I was asking in this thread for STL model of the hole case.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/207https://community.m5stack.com/post/207Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:41:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:51:12 GMT]]>Like this?

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]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/205https://community.m5stack.com/post/205Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:51:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:12:55 GMT]]>My idea for a housing of the proto board would be more like a case that can pick up the complete M5Stack inclusive the button board without disassembling it at all.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/203https://community.m5stack.com/post/203Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:12:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:52:43 GMT]]>Cool. I will see if can find the time to make a "shield" like that. So you just move the bottom PCB and battery (if needed) over to the printed version.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/200https://community.m5stack.com/post/200Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:56:52 GMT]]>It's a standard 7x5 cm board with interconnected holes. The mini bread board on it measures ~ 4.5 x3.5 cm.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/198https://community.m5stack.com/post/198Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:56:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:20:53 GMT]]>@SR aWho big is your Proto board? any drawing?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/194https://community.m5stack.com/post/194Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:20:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:45:23 GMT]]>@Kryten Thank you, this looks already good.

Better would be the housing of the base board because I need to align the pin break out area with the stands of the proto board. But it's a beginning.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/180https://community.m5stack.com/post/180Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:45:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Fri, 12 Jan 2018 06:52:32 GMT]]>@SR Here are a protoboard case STL file. If you are capable you can redesign and make for your own.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2754642

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/172https://community.m5stack.com/post/172Fri, 12 Jan 2018 06:52:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:36:45 GMT]]>Yes, but currently only the housing 3D model for the proto board is available on github. So it would be helpful to make also the core and base as STL available there. My idea is to create a "housing" which would allow to fix the core incl. base plus this extension in/on it.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/130https://community.m5stack.com/post/130Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:36:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:31:11 GMT]]>every model can 3D print by sla

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/129https://community.m5stack.com/post/129Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:15:47 GMT]]>@m5stack Thank you.

I would be very happy if the core and base modul housings could be made available as 3D STL files. Then I could try to create a custom case for this extension board.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/128https://community.m5stack.com/post/128Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:15:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY Mini Proto Board on Mon, 01 Jan 2018 04:42:51 GMT]]>@sr Good Job! It is a good idea for me.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/126https://community.m5stack.com/post/126Mon, 01 Jan 2018 04:42:51 GMT