<![CDATA[Using native idf instead of arduino]]>Hi

Is there anything special I need to do to use idf instead of arduino?

I realise Arduino is simpler but to be honest the programming for me is not an issue. I have a background in C programming amongst other languages.

The main reason I am looking at switching is because the BLE libraries appear to be so flaky that for my use case I need to get back to basics and just use idf ble support.

Rob

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/1306/using-native-idf-instead-of-arduinoRSS for NodeThu, 05 Mar 2026 08:15:41 GMTMon, 09 Sep 2019 02:30:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:59:35 GMT]]>Hi guys, I came across this thread while trying to fix some M5StickC issues and thought I could chime in with some useful info. You can use Arduino as an ESP-IDF component however, it currently only works up to v3.2.3 of ESP-IDF.

If you install v3.2.3 you can then use Arduino as a component from this repo here.

Hope this helps.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5989https://community.m5stack.com/post/5989Tue, 15 Oct 2019 23:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:43:32 GMT]]>I started from https://github.com/m5stack/esp-adf.git

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5743https://community.m5stack.com/post/5743Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:43:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:39:47 GMT]]>Any links would be much appreciated, I really want to get stuck in with idf development. I wasn't aware there were any python installer scripts, please enlighten me. I was almost considering an idf docker image I read about.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5728https://community.m5stack.com/post/5728Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:39:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 25 Sep 2019 03:55:55 GMT]]>Im using idf 4.1 whereas you guys are probrably on the older stuff which was crap.

Its cmake based now. Python self installers etc.

Anyway I have recompiled arduino as an idf component and got a couple of errors in some libraries but am working through it.

I also converted m5 to an idf lib and most of that compiles to apart from the dependecy on arduino SD lib.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5726https://community.m5stack.com/post/5726Wed, 25 Sep 2019 03:55:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:46:27 GMT]]>@lukasmaximus said in Using native idf instead of arduino:

gig repo? I followed the official esp-idf guide and got as far as it recognizing the xtensa toolchain, but then when I try to make I always get errors and googling those errors hasn't got me anywhere

Same with me

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5662https://community.m5stack.com/post/5662Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:46:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:28:20 GMT]]>gig repo? I followed the official esp-idf guide and got as far as it recognizing the xtensa toolchain, but then when I try to make I always get errors and googling those errors hasn't got me anywhere

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5660https://community.m5stack.com/post/5660Fri, 20 Sep 2019 07:28:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:41:52 GMT]]>@thrasher yeah i understand the background but 90 percent of the code should have been idf with a 10 percent layer for Arduino

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5657https://community.m5stack.com/post/5657Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:41:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:40:44 GMT]]>@lukasmaximus i just cloned their gig repo ran a script and away we went

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5656https://community.m5stack.com/post/5656Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:40:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:08:21 GMT]]>@rob-biernat

@rob-biernat said in Using native idf instead of arduino:

Idf works fine with m5 stack for everything on the esp32 chip.

The issue is some bright spark assumed everyone uses arduino

Thats mostly because most of us came from Atmega / arduino boards, we are common with it, so why not using it?
I'm trying to stick with UIFlow / VS Code but its definetly easier to implent most of stuff with 100 years old arduino IDE.

However, I will give idf ide a try, hopefully I can make it run, Im bit worried Ill burn m5stack's bootloader (still unsure how its realized here)

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5627https://community.m5stack.com/post/5627Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:08:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:29:31 GMT]]>I would love to use esp-idf and start to make some tutorial videos on it, but every time I try to set up the development environment no matter which guide i'm following or which OS i'm on, I always seem to hit a brick wall.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5626https://community.m5stack.com/post/5626Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:29:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 18 Sep 2019 02:27:39 GMT]]>Idf works fine with m5 stack for everything on the esp32 chip.

The issue is some bright spark assumed everyone uses arduino

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5622https://community.m5stack.com/post/5622Wed, 18 Sep 2019 02:27:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:06:46 GMT]]>Hi Rob,
I think you will have to start with flashing bootloader (or how its called on esp32) so native IDF would recognize it.
Keep in mind that some of pins are used by perepherials of M5Stack device
Anyways keep us updated, I also want more options with M5Stack I find it as great AIO device, just needs a bit more flex to code it with anything suits you most

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5616https://community.m5stack.com/post/5616Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:26:53 GMT]]>Ok having had no responses i think i will try and use the code for m5 as an idf component.

If anyone has already done this then let me know. Idf is a much better environment then arduino however i do understand alot of people get scared writing code

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5613https://community.m5stack.com/post/5613Tue, 17 Sep 2019 02:26:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Using native idf instead of arduino on Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:11:42 GMT]]>Has anyone been able to use the m5 stack arduino library in idf app?

Using IDF i was able to get around the crappy ble issues that are in the arduino ble libs but i cant use the screen or buttons now.

Thanks

Rob

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/5556https://community.m5stack.com/post/5556Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:11:42 GMT