TabForge Cyberdeck
by Its-ze · Easy · manifest draft — being verified
An M5Stack Tab5 field console for managing LoRa mesh nodes, infrared controls, software-defined radio and a handheld keyboard companion.
Its-ze is developing TabForge as a touch-first field console with a detachable C6L LoRa radio and companion profiles for an existing T-Deck, Cardputer, IR unit and RTL-SDR receiver. The repository publishes the Tab5 firmware shell, device protocols and companion software, but does not document a completed physical enclosure or pin every companion to an exact hardware revision.
Original: github.com, github.com
Parts
| Qty | Part | Price | Buy |
|---|
| 1× | M5Stack Tab5 The current README names the M5Stack Tab5 as the primary UI, update controller, USB host and field-console dashboard; it does not distinguish the C145 or K145 variant. | — | DigiKey DigiKey |
| 1× | M5Stack Unit C6L U202 The current README names M5Stack Unit C6L as the detachable LoRa radio for Meshtastic, MeshCore or the optional bridge profile. | — | Mouser |
| 1× | LILYGO T-Deck ESP32-S3 development board The current README names a LILYGO T-Deck as an existing Z-Deck/Meshtastic companion; it does not state the board revision. | — | Amazon |
| 1× | M5Stack Unit IR U002 The current README names M5Stack Unit IR as the Grove infrared learner/blaster. | — | DigiKey |
| 1× | RTL-SDR Blog V4 USB receiver The current README requires an RTL-SDR USB receiver on the Tab5 host port but does not name a brand or revision; RTL-SDR Blog V4 is a compatible catalog example, not a confirmed exact match. | — | SparkFun Search Amazon |
| 1× | M5Stack Cardputer K132 The current README names an M5Stack Cardputer as the handheld keyboard controller over Grove UART or USB CDC; it does not state the hardware revision. | — | DigiKey |
| Parts cost estimate coming soon: prices are being checked at reputable sellers. |
Notes
Official README, repository tree and MIT license rechecked at commit 4114c0219de1341dcb2390f0a6613e79e4dfb90d on 2026-11-01. The manifest was corrected to the README's current six-device target hardware list; the formerly listed Tab5 keyboard is no longer named. Kept as draft because the Tab5, T-Deck, Cardputer and RTL-SDR revisions are not pinned, the RTL-SDR catalog match is only a compatible example, and the repository does not publish a completed physical enclosure or printable model.
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