# Nicholas3388/LuaNode

Lua sdk for Esp32/Esp32c2/Esp32c3/Esp32c6/Esp8266/STM32L4

Repository: https://github.com/Nicholas3388/LuaNode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/luanode
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: lua, script
Last push: 2024-05-30T07:24:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3824, "days_push": 825, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1332, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.517888+00:00)

## What it is
LuaNode is a Lua SDK/firmware for ESP32, ESP32-C2/C3/C6, ESP8266, and STM32L4 microcontrollers, built on ESP-IDF and ESP8266_RTOS_SDK. It lets developers program IoT hardware in Lua, upload scripts via tools like ESPlorer, and access file system, networking, and device APIs from Lua modules.

## Use cases
- program esp32 with lua scripts
- run lua on esp8266 microcontroller
- iot firmware with lua scripting
- upload lua code to esp32c6
- embedded lua interpreter for mcu projects
- prototype iot devices without reflashing c code

## When to choose
- you want to script ESP32/ESP8266 hardware in Lua instead of C
- you need rapid prototyping on Espressif chips with runtime-editable code
- you want a NodeMCU-style Lua environment on newer chips like ESP32-C6

## When to avoid
- you need maximum performance or deterministic real-time behavior
- your project requires standard ESP-IDF/Arduino tooling and libraries
- you need a permissively licensed dependency (license is non-standard)

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, interpreter, embedded, file-system, networking
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, programming-languages
- platform: embedded, iot, cross-platform
- tags: lua-runtime, esp-idf, firmware, microcontroller, esplorer-compatible, automation, esp8266

## Member repositories
- Nicholas3388/LuaNode (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.517888+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:45:09.128378+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Nicholas3388/LuaNode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.517888+00:00, sha eee65d5def28)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.