Stack-chan RT ver.

日本語

This is the repository for Stack-chan RT ver.

• Official hashtag: #stackchan | #ｽﾀｯｸﾁｬﾝ (JP).

Stack-chan is a super cute, palm-sized communication robot developed and released in JavaScript by Shinya Ishikawa.

• Project page: https://github.com/stack-chan/stack-chan
• Video (with English subtitles): https://youtu.be/fZb_mF08xV0

The RT version introduces the following updates:

• The dependent Moddable SDK version is now fixed at 4.9.5.
• Several updates have been made to the circuit diagram and board design.
• The DYNAMIXEL XL330-M288-T servo motor has been integrated.
• The robot's exterior casing is produced using injection molding.

Features

• 😐 Show cute face
• 😄 Expression(Happy, Angry, Sad etc.)
• 😺 Customize face
• 👀 Glance/stare/gaze
• 💬 Say things
• 💡 Addon M5Units
• 🌀 Drive Serial(TTL)/PWM servos
• 🎲 Make applications on your own

Contents

This repository includes the following contents.

• firmware : Source codes of the firmware.

Installation

Assemble board

• See Stack-chan RT ver. Assembly Manual

Flash firmware to M5Stack

• For Windows: (WSL2) Windows 11 Stack-chan Environment Setup Manual (Japanese)
• For MacOS/Linux: Getting Started (MacOS/Linux)
• For Web: Follow the steps below (Reference: Tried Flashing a Program to Stack-chan via Web Browser (Japanese)):
  1. Access the web-flah page from your PC.
  2. Connect Stack-chan to the PC using a cable.
  3. Hold the reset button on the bottom of the M5Stack for 3 seconds to switch to BOOT mode (a green light will appear near the reset button).
  4. Select M5Stack CoreS3.
  5. Press the Flash Stack-chan firmware [・＿・] button.

Contribution

We accept feature requests / bug reports through the issues page.

License

Resources of this repository are distributed under Apache version 2.0 license. See LICENSE.