Miroslav's cool ESP32 CAM firmware setup...
I'm working my way through the setup instructions, and I'm getting stuck trying to connect to Service AP Mode
https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-ESP32-Cam?tab=readme-ov-file#arduino_cfg
I can't tell if the board is booting. The flash LED is flickering faintly, but I'm unable to see the SSID when I search for wifi networks. Anybody smarter about ESP32 than I am gotten past this point? Is there another way to set up my network's SSID and password other than the Service AP mode?
Best Answer by moofie:
Flashed the boards from my Macbook Pro, and they work like a champ! Thank you!
RE: Miroslav's cool ESP32 CAM firmware setup...
Note that I got a reply on the github suggesting using another computer. So now I have to figure out how to install esptool.py on a Mac...
https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-ESP32-Cam/issues/12#issuecomment-2094531297
RE: Miroslav's cool ESP32 CAM firmware setup...
If you turn on the serial monitor in the IDE you should get some feedback to what is actually happening and how far it is getting
Alternatively you could try getting a different software running, I used the one below which worked for me and I found his instructions pretty easy to follow. If you want to go back to Miroslav after you have checked everything else using johnyHV it's not a problem, whenever you push software to an Arduino it removes the previous software.
RE: Miroslav's cool ESP32 CAM firmware setup...
Flashed the boards from my Macbook Pro, and they work like a champ! Thank you!
RE:
Hi! I am trying to run through this setup and am having trouble..
I cannot find where to dl this .zip file and how to open the driver (windows) to flash the ESP board. Almost seems like I should be able to click the text as a link, but it is not clickable
ReadMe here: https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-ESP32-Cam/blob/master/doc/ESP32-Wrover-dev/README.md
Thanks for the help!