TimerCAM Arduino Program Compilation & Upload

1. Preparation

• Arduino IDE Installation: Refer to the Arduino IDE Installation Guide to complete the IDE installation.
• Board Manager Installation: Refer to the Basic Environment Setup Guide to complete the M5Stack board management installation and select the development board M5TimerCAM.

• Library Installation: Refer to the Library Management Installation Guide to complete the installation of the Timer-CAM driver library. and download all the dependent libraries according to the prompts.

2. USB Driver Installation

Select the driver file that matches your operating system from the list below, download it, and extract it. You can also visit the FTDI Chip official website for additional FTDI driver versions. Then connect the device to your PC, open Device Manager, and install the FTDI driver (the screenshot below uses Windows 10 as an example). (Note: On some systems, you may need to install the driver twice for it to take effect. The unrecognized device is usually named M5Stack or USB Serial.)

3. Port Selection

Connect the device to the computer via a USB cable. After completing the driver installation, select the corresponding device port in the Arduino IDE.

4. Program Compilation & Upload

1. Open the example program “web_cam” from the driver library.

2. Enter the WiFi name and password in the code.

3. Click the upload button to automatically compile and upload the program.

5. Program Effect

1. Open the serial monitor, press the reset button, and it will show that the WiFi is connected. Copy the IP address to your browser and start the stream.

2. The effect will be as shown below:

6. Related Resources

• Github

  • TimerCam-arduino Library

• Arduino API & Examples

  • Camera
  • Power
  • LED
  • Wakeup