The independent hardware field guide
Find the right board for Meta Muse Gadgets.
Choose your hardware and a goal. Get a documented path, the limits, and the next official step.
Independent guide Public sources No hardware testing
A clearer answer before you build.
Pick a board and a goal to see what the documentation supports, what it doesn’t, and what is still unknown.
Already have a Core2? Check the revision first.
Compare up to two boards. To change the second board, select one and use Replace second board.
Hardware support is one part of the setup. You also need an eligible Muse account, Developer mode and your own SDK Token. Check access before buying a board. Read the official prerequisites ↗
Two details worth getting right.
Small differences. Different next steps.
Core2 v1.0 or v1.1?
The revision changes the documented support path. A successful already-paired test is not a fresh-pairing test.
Read the Core2 guide 02 / Voice capabilitiesA microphone isn’t a spoken reply.
Voice input, a text response and audio playback are separate capabilities. Start with the stage that actually failed.
Read the voice guideThe boards in this guide.
A focused selection, not the entire upstream list.
| Hardware | Upstream status | Important distinction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espressif ESP32-C5 DevKitC-1 | Listed upstream | The upstream default: status light, BOOT button and home-network tunnel. | Official source ↗ |
| Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-1.75 | Listed upstream | 16 MB flash, touch UI and images. Use the exact 1.75 overlay. | Official source ↗ |
| Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-1.75C | Listed upstream | 32 MB flash, touch UI and images. Use the exact 1.75C overlay. | Official source ↗ |
| Waveshare ESP32-C6-Touch-AMOLED-1.8 | Listed upstream | A text-reply voice path with no image display or home-network tunnel. | Official source ↗ |
| M5Stack StickS3 | Listed upstream | Compact text-reply UI and images; the initial UiFlow2-to-Muse flashing path needs extra preparation. | Official source ↗ |
| Seeed reTerminal E1001 | Listed upstream | Black-and-white e-paper with roughly 1–2 second refreshes. | Official source ↗ |
| Seeed reTerminal E1002 | Listed upstream | Six-colour e-paper with roughly 30-second refreshes. | Official source ↗ |
| M5Stack Core2 v1.0 | Listed upstream | The upstream Core2 port covers v1.0 only. Contributor testing reused existing pairing. | Official source ↗ |
| M5Stack Core2 v1.1 | Not supported | Explicitly excluded by the current upstream Core2 port. | Official source ↗ |
| Linux Device SDK / Raspberry Pi | Listed upstream | A Linux command-and-file path with the installed account's permissions; not a ready-made voice screen. | Official source ↗ |
Missing hardware is not automatically unsupported. Check the official device list ↗