Python serial library and picocom cause ESP32 to automatically enter download mode
Posted: Fri May 14, 2021 8:36 am
I'm working on a project using an ESP32-Cam module. I want to be able to connect to the device via serial which I am doing with the serial library in Python.
The code on the microcontroller consists of a few print statements which I can view when I use. However, when I attempt to connect to it using a Python script I wrote, the board switches into download mode. The Python script is below:
When this runs, I just see
If I probe the download pin (IO0) on my board, I can see that the voltage on the pin is around 0.5-0.7 V (which I think normally means it's floating), however, it seems that the chip is recognising that as being pulled to ground and is putting the board in download mode.
As the title suggests, the same issue is present using picocom:.
I've been unable to find anything online about a cause or solution for this problem. I'm wondering if there's something else that needs to be set in picocom/Python to prevent this.
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For quick reference, I'm using
The code on the microcontroller consists of a few print statements which I can view when I use
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idf.py -p (port) -b 115200 monitorCode: Select all
import serial
import sys
with serial.Serial('{}'.format(sys.argv[1]), baudrate=115200) as ser:
print(ser.readline())
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rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x3 (DOWNLOAD_BOOT(UART0/UART1/SDIO_REI_REO_V2))
waiting for download
As the title suggests, the same issue is present using picocom:
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picocom (port) -b 115200I've been unable to find anything online about a cause or solution for this problem. I'm wondering if there's something else that needs to be set in picocom/Python to prevent this.
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For quick reference, I'm using
- ESP32-CAM (ESP-32S)
- ESP32-CAM-MB (for programming/connecting to the board). The FTDI chip is CH340C.
- picocom v2.2
- Python 3.6.9
- Windows 10