M5Fans Meetup Munich 2025: Exploring the Future of Embedded Innovation with M5Stack & OpenELAB
20 Mar 2025
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On March 15, 2025, OpenELAB and M5Stack co-hosted the M5Fans Meetup at Munich Innovation Center, Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University Zhejiang. This exclusive gathering of over 30 engineers and IoT enthusiasts offered a deep dive into the evolution, applications, and latest advancements in modular embedded computing, with M5Stack as a powerhouse for rapid prototyping and smart IoT development.
A Deep Dive into M5Stack’s Evolution and Market Focus
The event opened with a welcome address by OpenELAB’s founder, Ping Chen, introducing the day’s agenda and distinguished guests from M5Stack.
🔹 M5Stack’s Journey: A Vision for Modular Embedded Solutions
Jimmy Lai, Founder of M5Stack, shared the company’s journey from its inception to becoming a leading provider of modular embedded solutions. Built on modularity, ease of use, and scalability, M5Stack accelerates hardware prototyping for both engineers and hobbyists. He highlighted its global market expansion and its applications in AIoT, industrial automation, and STEM education, reinforcing its role as an innovator in embedded systems.
🔹 M5Stack’s Role in Industry and Prototyping
Allen Chao, sales director at M5Stack, provided an in-depth overview of how M5Stack’s modular hardware accelerates rapid prototyping across industries such as smart retail, industrial automation, and education. With its stackable architecture and plug-and-play capabilities, M5Stack enables scalable, low-power IoT solutions that reduce development time. He also emphasized UIFlow’s ability to seamlessly transition between block-based and Python programming, making embedded development more accessible for all skill levels.
🔹 Revolutionizing Embedded Development with UIFlow Web IDE
Bo Liu, Engineer at M5Stack, introduced the UIFlow Web IDE, a drag-and-drop programming interface designed to simplify IoT development. UIFlow supports visual programming for over 100 M5Stack devices, integrating sensors, modules, and cloud platforms. With its cloud interconnectivity and project-oriented design, UIFlow accelerates prototyping and product development, making embedded system design more intuitive and accessible.
Engineering in Action: Live Demonstrations & Prototyping
Following a coffee break, attendees had the opportunity to explore real-world applications of M5Stack hardware, with guest engineers presenting their innovative prototypes:
🔹Marc Schlichte (Guest Speaker) showcased his M5Stack-powered night lamp, breaking down its sensor integration, UI design, and source code, offering a live demonstration of its functionality.
🔹Ping Chen (OpenELAB Founder) shared OpenELAB’s Smart Pet Box, an M5Stack Plus2-based smart product that integrates moisture, warmth, and CO2 detection for intelligent automation.
The live demonstrations sparked engaging discussions on M5Stack’s real-world adaptability, showing how it simplifies hardware prototyping and deployment in IoT applications.
Networking, Collaboration, and Industry Insights
As the formal sessions wrapped up, attendees engaged in casual discussions over pizza, exchanging ideas on upcoming M5Stack products and hardware enhancements. In this interactive, knowledge-sharing environment, engineers and makers actively seek more opportunities for collaboration in open-source development, AIoT innovation, and industrial automation, looking forward to exploring, experimenting, and testing ideas in a hands-on setting.
A Platform for Future Embedded Innovation -- Create, Share, Inspire, Repeat
We highly appreciate M5Stack's technical support in making this activity possible. As a leading innovator in Modular IoT Development Platforms, M5Stack continues to evolve with cutting-edge products and technologies. Their modules have gained worldwide popularity, particularly in the US, Japan, and Europe. Through this event, we aimed to connect M5Stack with engineers and hobbyists, offering them a deeper understanding of the brand and its offerings. We are proud to be strategic partners with such an industry-leading open-source hardware companies and and are excited to continue enhancing our ability to deliver the latest technology and exceptional customer service globally.The M5Fans Meetup 2025 aims at creating an interactive space where developers, engineers and enthusiasts could exchange ideas on electronic development, explore the latest M5Stack technology, and share their innovative IoT solutions. Based in Munich, Germany, OpenELAB seeks to inspire tech enthusiasts across Europe to engage with AIoT modules and kits, bringing creative electronic solutions to life. By hosting more technical meetups, workshops and developer events, we aim to foster collaboration and build long-lasting connections within the maker community.
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