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M5Stack Tough Arduino Library
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Question: Difference to M5Unified #7

Closed maxammann closed 2 years ago

maxammann commented 2 years ago

I'm currently building a project on the Tough. I'm unsure which library to use though to draw on the LCD and access GPIOs.

Is the M5Tough the legacy project which supports more right now but will be deprecated eventually?

Can I run M5Tough without Arduino using just esp-idf?

Tinyu-Zhao commented 2 years ago

Here are some examples of LCD displays https://github.com/m5stack/M5Tough/blob/master/examples/Basics/Display/Display.ino

maxammann commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the link!

The question was going into a different diction though.

Within the m5stack Github organisation there are two different projects which make it possible to draw on the Tough: M5Tough (this one) and M5Unified. Which one should be used for new projects? Why do both exist?

Tinyu-Zhao commented 2 years ago

Unified is common to many M5 devices. Choose the one you like best, or the one you think works better.

maxammann commented 2 years ago

The thing is, Im not sure what would work better for me. Im looking for the more tested and more stable option.

Feature-wise both work for me.

Is there a reason why m5stack is currently maintaining libraries twice?

Tinyu-Zhao commented 2 years ago

I guess you could go for M5Unified, as it is available on almost all M5 series hosts