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by jimhelios
Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what is the purpose of the factory AP ("ESP_6C8A79")
Replies: 5
Views: 7049

Re: what is the purpose of the factory AP ("ESP_6C8A79")

The AP mode is very useful. My app comes up and users connect to it via wifi using a websocket, and received streamed data.
by jimhelios
Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:17 am
Forum: ESP-IDF
Topic: WIFI/BLE Simultaneously
Replies: 67
Views: 181328

Re: WIFI/BLE Simultaneously

Along the same lines, I'm planning an ESP32 project that will stream data through wifi to a web client using web sockets, but also I want to monitor BLE to detect that a remote button has been pressed. If I understand the problem correctly, the issue is that the ESP32 uses the same radio and antenna...
by jimhelios
Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ESP32 startup time and external watchdog
Replies: 0
Views: 1973

ESP32 startup time and external watchdog

Hi, I'm working on a circuit that will use an ESP32-WROOM-32U and I'm thinking that an external watchdog is a good idea. However, I'm aware that the ESP32 starts very slowly, so I was looking at the TSP3823 which has a startup delay of 1.6 seconds after VDD exceeds 1.1V. Is this sufficient? Is there...
by jimhelios
Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom
Replies: 3
Views: 4182

Re: Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom

mikemoy wrote:
Sun Dec 08, 2019 5:43 am
What I would do, its take your scope or meter and make sure that GPIO0 is bulled up to 3.3v when you plug it in. If its low at power up it will be in flash mode.
I applied power and I did find 3.3V at pin 25 (IO0) and also, I checked pin 12 and it seems to be pulled low.
by jimhelios
Sun Dec 08, 2019 8:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom
Replies: 3
Views: 4182

Re: Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom

Thanks very much, I'll check that today. Sadly, the board does not break out GPIO0 but I'll try to check the chip directly.
by jimhelios
Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom
Replies: 3
Views: 4182

Still can't boot ESP32 Wroom

As a followup to this topic: https://www.esp32.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13272 I still can't make this board boot at power up. The theory that has been suggested is that a current inrush causes the voltage to drop, interrupting the boot. Using Mongoose, it seems that the board boots with Wifi and BLE ...
by jimhelios
Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ESP32-Wroom force to boot at powerup
Replies: 0
Views: 2013

ESP32-Wroom force to boot at powerup

I have a dev board with an ESP32-Wroom (the one with the cfl connector) and a CP2120N USB to UART chip. The board has diodes to switch from being powered via USB or via Vin, but I don't have a schematic. When I flash the board, or when I plug it into my MacBook's USB port when a terminal emulator is...
by jimhelios
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is it recommended/practical to use C++ instead of plain C ?
Replies: 16
Views: 29244

Re: Is it recommended/practical to use C++ instead of plain C ?

I have used C++ successfully on a bunch of firmware projects in devices car less capable than the ESP32. As Susan said I do try to avoid dynamic memory allocation, however I often find that when I do use it, I just reuse the allocation and rarely have a need to free, thus avoiding heap fragmentation...
by jimhelios
Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for suitable ESP32 + accelerometer module
Replies: 3
Views: 10361

Re: Looking for suitable ESP32 + accelerometer module

Sorry to bump an old post, I'm not sure if that's appropriate or not, but I'm looking for the same thing. I need an ESP32 WROOM board with an accelerometer & gyro on it, ideally with mounting holes. If anyone knows of one I would appreciate a pointer.

Thanks!