Eyes Tracking Screen Touches by M5Stack

Motivation

The M5Stack Core 2 offers a compelling combination of features: a compact, cute design, an intuitive touchscreen, and an integrated accelerometer. My motivation was to build interesting content that utilizes these unique aspects of the M5Stack. As I pondered ideas, I was reminded of xeyes—that wonderfully nostalgic program where animated eyes followed your mouse cursor. This sparked an idea: why not bring that same playful concept to the M5Stack, and even enhance it with the accelerometer? This resulted in a project where two digital eyes on its screen playfully follow your touches and even spin around when you give the M5Stack a gentle tap.

Installation

• Register an M5Stack Community account if you haven't already.
• Launch the M5Burner .
• Click USER CUSTOM in the lower left corner.
• Log in to the M5Stack Community.
• Click the Share Burn button.
• Enter NOmrydGI4FXocM31 in the Share Code field.
• Click the lightning icon ⚡ .

Installation for developers

• Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cubic9com/m5core2_eyes.git
cd m5core2_eyes

• Install Visual Studio Code if you haven't already.
• Open the project in Visual Studio Code:

code .

• Install PlatformIO IDE extension:Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).Search for PlatformIO IDE and install it.
• Open PlatformIO Home:In the left Activity Bar, click the PlatformIO icon.In the left Primary Sidebar, Go to QUICK ACCESS > PIO Home > Open.
• Open the project:In the right Editor Groups, Click Open Project in the PIO HOME tab.Select the cloned m5core2_eyes project folder.
• Upload the project:In the left Primary Sidebar, go to PROJECT TASKS > m5stack-core2 > General > Upload.

Usage

• Touch the display.
• Hit it to spin its eyes.