Bad usb cable horror - please add warning to docs & getting & started
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 5:18 pm
Hi,
I have been through a week of testing, retesting, trying again, endless frustration, lots of unexplainable errors like reboots, WIFI examples not working, working sometimes, esptool unexpectably faulting, flash errors, whatever you want, I've seen it.
Even bought a new usb hub, because it might be the power...
I was close to sending the modules back an stay with esp8266.
Last thing I tried, was change the usb cable to the one my son used on his android phone.
I had seen some articles describing different errors and said to myself: Can't be that simple, cable is working, I have a connection...
So Please, please,please: Place a big fat
WARNING: USE A GOOD CABLE THAT IS GOOD TO CARRY ENOUGH VOLTAGE
on as much places you like.
I have been through a week of testing, retesting, trying again, endless frustration, lots of unexplainable errors like reboots, WIFI examples not working, working sometimes, esptool unexpectably faulting, flash errors, whatever you want, I've seen it.
Even bought a new usb hub, because it might be the power...
I was close to sending the modules back an stay with esp8266.
Last thing I tried, was change the usb cable to the one my son used on his android phone.
I had seen some articles describing different errors and said to myself: Can't be that simple, cable is working, I have a connection...
So Please, please,please: Place a big fat
WARNING: USE A GOOD CABLE THAT IS GOOD TO CARRY ENOUGH VOLTAGE
on as much places you like.