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Posted: **Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:53 am**

Hi,

I am attempting to reset an ESP32S2 into download mode via the following code (explained in viewtopic.php?t=33180:

REG_WRITE(RTC_CNTL_OPTION1_REG, RTC_CNTL_FORCE_DOWNLOAD_BOOT);
esp_restart();

The CPU appears to reset, but it looks like the bootloader exceptions out. Here is the output from idf.py monitor:

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Build:Oct 25 2019
rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0x0 (DOWNLOAD(USB/UART0/1/SPI))
Saved PC:0x400261a4
0x400261a4: esp_restart_noos at /opt/esp/idf/components/esp32s2/system_api_esp32s2.c:109 (discriminator 1)

waiting for download
Panic at 40013191
Fatal exception (28): LoadProhibited
epc1=0x4000ff4b, epc2=0x00000000, epc3=0x00000000, excvaddr=0x00000000, depc=0x00000000

Is this supposed to work on the S2? Is the bootloader source published anywhere for debug? I am using IDF version 4.3.

Thanks
EP

Posted: **Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:34 am**

Well, it seems the esp_start() function just reboots the core (CPU Reset). All the peripherals remain in their original state and this appeared to break the bootloader.

I got the functionality I required by forcing a Core Reset. This resets all but the RTC peripherals. I did this by going into deep sleep and waking up on an RTC timer:

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REG_WRITE(RTC_CNTL_OPTION1_REG, RTC_CNTL_FORCE_DOWNLOAD_BOOT);
esp_sleep_enable_timer_wakeup(500000);

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