ESP_CAM external reset

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Anders Gårdö asked 6 months ago

I am reading your ESP_CAM course,
When mounting the module on a breadboard the reset botton becomes hidden and unreachable. Can I connect an external button to do the reset function instead?

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Sara Santos Staff answered 6 months ago

Hi.
Instead of the RESET button, you can add a pushbutton to your circuit that momentary cuts power to the ESP32-CAM. This will have the same effect as pressing the RESET button.
Regards,
Sara

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Anders Gårdö answered 6 months ago

Hi
I tried another way, ”solv by solder”.
I disassembled the Reset button and soldered a wire to the lower input of the, nowdays, destroyd button. By connecting that wire to ground via an external button I got my function.

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Sara Santos Staff answered 5 months ago

Great!
That’s also an option.
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

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Ralph Hilton answered 4 months ago

A simple solution is to use a small screwdriver to access the reset button. Just slide it under the board.