I stopped using linear voltage regulators as they are inefficient and can require additional cooling. I now use dc/dc buck converters, type D4012. They don't occupy much space, run cool and so far I've not had any problems with them. As they work to 40VDC input they are ideal for most applications. ...

..just one point, SPIFFS has been deprecated, you should use LittleFS instead.

Have you monitored what is coming out on the device serial port? It sounds like the device is going into boot loader mode - of which there are several. Seeing what comes out on the serial port will let you see if this is what's happening. I've experienced this happening very occasionally with a ESP3...

Hi, any opinions on whether it is better to use a task scheduler or RTOS tasks on a dual core ESP32? I'm thinking of a task that, for example, sends an update every 30 seconds. I've tried both and both work. It 'feels' like the RTOS way is better but are there any opinions? Also, what difference is ...

I just received my ESP-C3-12F boards (not KIT boards, the 'raw' board) that are (nearly) pin compatible with the ESP12F. After assembling my board I found I couldn't program it via my USB -> RS232 adaptor using RX/TX (as I had always programmed my ESP8266 devices. The serial port worked fine. Read t...