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Dash-Chan 0.1.0 alpha

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@valleytechsolutions valleytechsolutions released this 17 Oct 02:19

Dash-Chan's first public alpha for the official M5Stack StackChan K151: a local companion with passive Wi-Fi/BLE watch, GPS wardriving, and three original avatars.

  • Mochi the cat, Sprout the dragon, and Orbit the robot; touch interaction, experience, expressions, and relaxed idle gestures.
  • Wardriving is the only way to earn food: five distinct Wi-Fi BSSIDs saved with a valid GPS fix earn a snack. Background watch and petting do not feed the buddy.
  • Device-signature alerts adapted from Dragon Detector, with evidence/confidence and a separate history. Playful Axon reactions add expressive offline speech, sirens, and bounded double-takes.
  • Start/Stop on the face screen; WiGLE 1.4 CSV on FAT32 SD; background scanning continues after Stop.
  • Correct landscape orientation, GPS port/baud settings, scoped SD-driver fixes, and explicit capacity-checked formatting.

Installed and verified on an official K151: GPS fixes on blue Port C at 115200 baud, live Wi-Fi/BLE reception, successful format and remount of a 512 GB card, 37 recorded observations with 11 food-earning discoveries, and a reopened WiGLE header. The user confirmed display orientation, head movement, and audible speaker output. Firmware builds and host regression checks pass.

This is an alpha. ESP32-S3 supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and BLE; this build does not add 5 GHz. Signature matches are candidate observations, not proof of device identity. WiGLE server acceptance, long outdoor drives, and field detection accuracy remain unverified.

Download the ZIP and follow INSTALL.txt for the official K151 only. Back up factory flash first; preserve NVS/calibration. The archive includes split images, SHA-256 checksums, source links, and license notices. No factory backup, observed networks, GPS coordinates, or credentials are included.