Alan Ravitz asked 2 years ago
I received this ESP32 board from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D5ZD528?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_9QN255SB744ARW5H280K&th=1
I have update the Arduino IDE’s preferences according to the Smart Home text’s instructions and I can see many ESP boards listed in the IDE’s board manager, however, I can’t seem to find the appropriate match for what I received from Amazon. I’ve tried a number of different selections but I can’t seem to get any to work with this board. Should I consider returning what I received and work backwards from the list in the IDE (i.e. pick one from the IDE’s list and find that model somewhere to purchase)?
This is the kind of error I get when trying to compile/upload the WiFiScan sketch:
Sketch uses 648433 bytes (49%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1310720 bytes.
Global variables use 42832 bytes (13%) of dynamic memory, leaving 284848 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 327680 bytes.
esptool.py v4.5.1
Serial port /dev/cu.usbserial-0001
Connecting…..
A fatal error occurred: This chip is ESP32 not ESP32-S3. Wrong –chip argument?
Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 2
Sara Santos Staff answered 2 years ago
Hi.
That board seems familiar to the ones we use.
Which board are you selecting?
Select the DOIT ESP32 DEVKIT V1 board. Does it work?
Regards,
Sara
Alan Ravitz answered 2 years ago
Thank you, that worked. I had selected a number of different ESP32 boards listed in the IDE but there are so many and had not made my way down the list as far as the DOIT option.
Sara Santos Staff answered 2 years ago
Great!
I’m glad it solved the problem.
I’ll mark this issue as resolved. If you need further help, you just need to open a new question in our forum.
Regards,
Sara
Rod Christen answered 4 months ago
I have an Arduino IDE 1.8.12 that I used with my Arduino lessons for quite a while. Now that I have a CYD and the lesson plan from you folks. I upgraded to Arduino V.2.3.4 but when I attempt to start the app all I get is the pulsing Arduino symbol on the screen. It tells me the version number in the upper left corner and looks like it will start. I don’t have the CYD connected, is that necessary with V2 of Arduino?
1.8.12
Sara Santos Staff answered 4 months ago
Hi.
No.
Can you show me a printscreen of what you see?
To share a printscreen, upload it to Google drive or Imgur and then share a link to the file.
Regards,
Sara
Rod Christen answered 4 months ago
Thanks Sara fro being willing to try to help. Let me give you a little more background. I have been able to run the earlier version of the IDE for a couple years (or this version and some earlier versions. And I can run version 2.3.4 when I am at my office at work but once I get home and connect via WiFi, no luck. The first image is the screen shot from the earlier version of the IDE. The second image is the screen I see when I try to run 2.3.4 or other previous v.2.X.X versions. The last image is the a snippet of my system specs.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eja18shiB4Hnv4XFjQftxR_eC0evVL0a/view?usp=drive_link
Any help would be appreciated. BTW, I have tried to install it as an admin and then to run it as an admin to no success.
Rod Christen answered 4 months ago
I went to the Arduino web site and selected the 64 bit version of the IDE. I think it then downloaded the file and I double clicked it and it installed version 2.3.4.
As I think about this, I don’t believe it has anything to do with your curriculum. I think it’s some issue with the way my PC is set up. I will go search the Arduino website to see if someone else has seen this. As I mentioned, when I am at work, the IDE works fine, but at home (away from the company network and on our home WiFi) she no worky. I could understand an issue the other way around (works at home but not at work). It’s just weird. If you have a quick answer, I’m all ears but don’t waste a bunch of your time, it’s not your fault. I’m hoping to find a solution with the Arduino folks.
Sara Santos Staff answered 3 months ago
Hi.
Yes, it should be related to something on your computer.
Maybe you need to run the file as administrator or something like that, or temporarily deactivate any third-party anti-virus programs you have running…
Then, let me know if you find a solution.
Regards,
Sara
Bernie answered 3 months ago
Rod, this is a common problem with the IDE 2.3.4. There is more on this at Arduino.cc forum and solutions are suggested.Did you recently install W11?This problem is related to lack of access to certain IDE system files, due to W11 security.
I recently installed W11 and had this problem. I traced this problem to the fact that my user account was actually a remote microsoft account, and not a local account. Microsoft is unethically forcing new installs to be tied to their servers and you need to login into Microsoft first before it authorizes you to login to your PC. You need to create a local account (and then delete your microsoft account on your PC). If you do not have internet connection, a remote account will refuse to log you into your own PC until internet is established.
Take a look at the security tab on a desktop file. Does your account look like an email address? If so, then your account is remote.
Go to Control Panel, and create a new user. It will insist that it be a remote account. There is a way to defeat that. Dont give it your email address. Once you have a local account, you can install IDE 2.3.4 on it and it should work.
Please let me know if this works.