Step 1. In order to M5Stack supported the Cloud, you must download the latest firmware using the official tool Flash Download Tools for ESP32 (you can download it from our storage here (Fig. 1) or from the official website here (Fig. 1.1));

Figure 1. Download Flash Download Tools with Yandex.Disk

Figure 1.1. Figure 1. Download Flash Tools Download from the official site

Step 2. Download the current firmware from GitHub here (Fig. 2);

Figure 2. Selection of current firmware

Step 3. M5Stack connect to the computer using a USB C cable (Fig. 3, 3.1);

Figure 3. Connecting the cable to M5Stack

Figure 3.1. Connect the cable to the computer

Step 4. Unzip the archive to a folder and run the executable file ESPFlashDownloadTool_vX.X.X.exe as administrator (Fig. 4). Select the utility ESP32 DownloadTool (Fig. 4.1);

Figure 4. Run Download Flash Tools as administrator

Figure 4.1 the Choice of the utility

Step 5. Record in a specified field the number 0x1000; select the COM port that is connected to M5Stack; select the firmware file that you downloaded in step 2 (Fig. 5, 5.1);

Figure 5. The main window of the program Flash Tools Download

Figure 5.1. Selecting a firmware file

Step 6. Click on the ERASE button (Fig. 6). After the operation completes successfully You will see the FINISH (Fig. 6.1);

Figure 6. Starting clean the device memory

Figure 6.1. The device memory is cleared

Step 7. Click on the START button will begin the process of downloading the firmware to the device (Attention! Do not disconnect any cables, do not close the window) (Fig. 7). Upon successful completion of the firmware will be visible inscription FINISH (Fig. 7.1);

Figure 7. The process of device firmware

Figure 7.1. Successful completion of the firmware

Step 8. Disconnect the USB cable from the device (Fig. 8);

Figure 8. Disabling USB-C cable

Step 9. Hit the power button twice with an interval of 3 seconds (Fig. 9), after which the display will show the SSID of the Wi-Fi network, and the URL (Fig. 9.1);

Figure 9. The power button

Figure 9.1. Information for network connections on the screen

Step 10. Connect to the device via Wi-Fi from the computer (Fig. 10);

Figure 10. Access point M5Stack

Step 11. Then visit the URL that is obtained on the display from step 9, using a modern browser. Fill in the fields SSID and password of your existing Wi-Fi network with access to the Internet, and press Configure (Fig. 11);

Figure 11. M5Stack connection to the existing Wi-Fi network

Step 12. After the browser reports that the page is not available - in this case it is well. Note the display of the device, it shows the verification code and the address of the cloud http://io.m5stack.com (Fig. 12);

Figure 12. The verification code and the address of the cloud on the device screen

Step 13. Visit the cloud using a modern browser, if You do not have account, then register by clicking on the "Register" button (Fig. 13, 13.1). If You have an account, enter your email address and password, then click Login (Fig. 13.2);

Figure 13. If You are not registered on the cloud

Figure 13.1. Fields required for registration

Figure 13.2. Entrance for registered users

Step 14. Add Your device to the cloud, it is necessary to click on the Add button (Fig. 14) then enter the verification code shown on the display device in the input field and click OK (Fig. 14.1). When the device is added You will see it in the menu control of the device (Fig. 14.2) and the display will show the corresponding row (Fig. 14.3);

Figure 14. Click on the Add button to add a device

Figure 14.1. Enter the verification code

Figure 14.2. M5Stack menu device management

Figure 14.3. The information about the successful bind to the cloud

Step 15. To write and download code to the device using a cloud click on the "console" (Fig. 15); will Write code (Fig. 15.1) and upload it to the device (Fig. 15.2). Once the code is loaded (Fig. 15.3), the device will reboot and the display will show the text (15.4).

Figure 15. Click on "console" in order to run the development environment

Figure 15.1. Write code

Figure 15.2. The downloadable code into the device

Figure 15.3. Notification of successful download

Figure 15.4. "Hello world!" on the device screen