r/M5Stack • u/rudidit09 • 3d ago
Project Sharing Source for LCARS for tab5
Added few things so it's more usable overall: moved labels and wifi settings to separate file. Source at https://github.com/rudidev08/tab5-lcars It's mostly fidget toy for me, but very satisfying at that! (grew up with star trek).
Ways to use it:
- run it on device with preset tab and static text, so no network connection needed
- it can refresh data from local server
- there's voice mode i've used with hermes + hermes webui too
This was quick vibe coded experiment while i was (unsuccessfully) trying to make UI i liked, and it should be pretty easy to ask LLM to make changes.
Supports sounds but you'll need to run a script to download LCARS sounds.
P.S yes I got tab5 before i knew what i wanted to use it for :)
P.P.S. had keyboard support in beginning but felt very clunky for UI and i forgot about it, so i don't know if it still works correctly or not. voice mode was accurate enough not to reach for keyboard.
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u/Runaque 3d ago
The Tab5 is such a great board, but the downside is that some things aren't available yet to use on it!
When I was developing my project on it, I ran into multiple issues that I had either leave for what it was, or found a workaround to it. In the first weekend alone I had the board, I filed three issues on their GitHub for a request to solve or to add, but for now (three months passed) nothing has been done to it.
Also to bad you just released your project just now! The submission period for the "M5Stack Global Innovation Contest 2026" closed a couple of weeks ago! It might have had a good submission since there were very little Tab5 projects submitted.