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TinyDesk Shell developer preview

A Unix-like shell for microcontrollers, with users, networking and SSH, that
also runs on a PC. It is the shell inside
TinyDesk and works on its own too.

This release is a developer preview: expect rough edges, and please report
what breaks.

Install

  • ESP boards, from the browser: https://schikani.github.io/tinydesk-docs/install/#shell/esp32c6
    (Chrome or Edge on a computer). Choose TinyDesk Shell and your board.

  • Without the browser: flash a *-factory.bin below at offset 0:

    esptool.py --chip esp32c6 write_flash 0x0 tinydesk-shell-0.1.0-esp32c6-factory.bin
    esptool.py --chip esp32 write_flash 0x0 tinydesk-shell-0.1.0-esp32-factory.bin
  • Linux (x86_64, built on Ubuntu 22.04): tinydesk-shell-linux-x86_64.tar.gz,
    then ./tdsh. Its files live in ~/.local/share/tdsh/rootfs.

File Board
tinydesk-shell-0.1.0-esp32c6-factory.bin ESP32-C6 with 8 MB flash, built-in USB
tinydesk-shell-0.1.0-esp32-factory.bin any ESP32 with 4 MB flash or more; PSRAM is used when present

Check the files against SHA256SUMS.txt. The firmware is not signed. A
factory image erases users, Wi-Fi networks and the SSH host key.

Before connecting

Open the board's serial port in a UTF-8 terminal (115200 baud on the
ESP32, any speed on the ESP32-C6's USB port), or the web terminal at
https://schikani.github.io/tinydesk-docs/console/. You start as root:
run passwd locally (initial password: TinyDesk) before enabling remote
access. help lists the commands; .tdsh scripts are described in
docs/SCRIPTING.md.

Changes: see CHANGELOG.md.