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EZData is just one of the possible data storages. With M5 products it is very easy to use. It is also possibe to use other cloud services. Cloud means "some storage somewhere on the internet". It requires a connection to the internet anyway.

Some ideas:

• Use a separate non interupted connection such as LoRa or mobile internet for your battery measurement. Depends on what is possible at your location and what/how you need to communicate.
• log to a cloud like storage in the local network, powered by battery on mains loss. No access during power loss but all data saved
• Detect the internet connection loss and log to SD card until the connection is back, then upload all missing.

use GROVE cables for the sensors one comes with every sensor. The MBus interface at the bottom of the core2 is not intended to connect by Dupont lines. If you want to tinker additional hardware to M-Bus then one of the PROTO module might be useful. It adapts the Bus to 2.54mm (0.1") spaced solder points. You are free to use Dupont from there.

If you compile the example WiFiAccessPoint then it means the Atom turns into a WiFiAccessPoint. If you entering the same SSID and PW as your home Wifi then it means you are creating an additional access point on the Atom with the same name as the existing one. This may be confusing. The IP Address of 192.168.4.1 is the local address of the Atom now. Change the SSID on the Atom to something else to avoid the confusing.
To connect your Atom to the existing wifi you need a WifiClient sketch or any firmware like UIFlow that has one included. After connection to your home Wifi the Atom gets an IP Adress from your home DHCP Server which is running on the Wifi Router in most cases. This should be one in the 10.0.0.xxx range if this is your home network.

try the following:

1. set the stick to power OFF
2. plug in USB (it will automatically power ON)
3. look in M5Burner (or in your computers device manager) if the serial port appears. If not there is a driver issue on your computer or your USB cable might have broken wires (once happened to me)
4. if the port appears burn the factory test or UiFlow

I suppose there no need to put the stick in any special mode to burn the firmware. the internal USB chip will do that for you while the programm downloads. Once the UiFlow Firmware is running you have to set the mode for wifi or usb if not already done while burning firmware.