v7 – CircuitMess update 1.1

I had a lot of fun playing with this robot, but this one (v5+) is hands down the best mod yet. I have the robot on my table turned on non-stop, and to have something that is actually reminiscent of a living Talkie Toaster from Red Dwarf in such an elegant (and eloquent manner) is an absolute blast! Do try it!

• Includes the official CircuitMess update 1.1: proximity sensor settings (front on / off, bottom off / reduced / on), idle activity levels you can also change by voice ("be chill", "be active", "go crazy"), battery and Bluetooth improvements and new phrases.
• Settings changed: the mod's SENSOR and CHATTER rows are replaced by the official FRONT, BOTTOM and ACTIVITY rows. ACTIVITY is OFF / CHILL / ACTIVE / HYPER – the robot starts something on its own every 5–10 min, 1–5 min or 15–60 s. With VOICE → TALKIE TOASTER the highest level is called TOASTER: the robot then talks only toaster lines (no object descriptions or face greetings in between) and fidgets on the spot. Toaster lines are only used with the TALKIE TOASTER voice now; the other voices keep the original comments.
• Kept: ROAMING, all the voices and menu quotes, night mode, volume, the clock, STARTUP.
• The 1.1 settings phrases ("Front sensor on", "Idle activity chill", ...) have toaster versions too.
• ⚠️ The partition table changed (app partition 8640k, like the official one). Flash the full image or all the parts once – flashing the app alone is not enough. Settings, owner face and IR codes are kept.
• Flash together with the controller mod v7.

Download

No ESP-IDF needed – only Python and pip install esptool. Step-by-step: Flash without building.

• ButterBot-OVERKLOKING-v7-robot-full.bin – one file, flash at 0x0. Simplest, but erases saved settings, owner face and IR codes.
• ButterBot-OVERKLOKING-v7-robot-parts.zip – keeps settings; flash with @flash_args, instructions in FLASH.txt.
• SHA256SUMS-robot.txt – checksums.

⚠️ Flash with --after no_reset and reset over USB – --after hard_reset (esptool default) can leave the robot stuck.
⚠️ The partition table changed in v7: always flash the full image or all the parts, never the app alone.