General question regarding GPIO2 and program uploading

[zliudr]

According to ESP32-wrover-e doc, GPIO2 is a strapping pin with a default pull-down resistor. And if its value is LOW together with a LOW GPIO0, then program download commences. Is this correct? From my design experience with ESP32, I only have to connect GPIO0 and RESET to CP2102 in an XOR-style transistor connections, never involving GPIO2. So I guess as long as I don't connect GPIO2 to anything, it's pulled down so GPIO0 determines program downloads. But if I do want to use GPIO2, I must ensure that on RESET it is effectively pulled down, such as having a strong enough external pull-down resistor like 1K, correct?

Probably same way to make use of the strapping pin GPIO12, which controls the internal LDO voltage and has a pull-down resistor as well?

Thank you!

[jgustavoam]

Reference:
https://www.espressif.com/sites/default ... eet_en.pdf

2.4 Strapping Pins
There are five strapping pins:
• MTDI
• GPIO0
• GPIO2
• MTDO
• GPIO5

Each strapping pin is connected to its internal pull-up/pull-down during the chip reset. Consequently, if a
strapping pin is unconnected or the connected external circuit is high-impedance, the internal weak
pull-up/pull-down will determine the default input level of the strapping pins.

To change the strapping bit values, users can apply the external pull-down/pull-up resistances, or use the
host MCU’s GPIOs to control the voltage level of these pins when powering on the chip.
After reset release, the strapping pins work as normal-function pins.

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