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new ESP32 cam does not create WiFi access point

I've got a Freenove ESP32-S3 WROOM and have been following the instructions here

https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-ESP32-Cam/

I have flashed the binaries using esptool on a Mac with no apparent errors.  The camera appeared on https://connect.prusa3d.com/ and I renamed it and copied the token. 

The next step says: "After a brief moment, the camera will start in a Wi-Fi AP mode. Essentially, it starts its own Wi-Fi network. The network name (SSID) is ESP32_camera_UID, where UID is the first three numbers from the MCU ID."

The access point never appears for me.

Serial monitor output has the following:

ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327Build:Mar 27 2021rst:0x7 (TG0WDT_SYS_RST),boot:0xb (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)Saved PC:0x400454d5SPIWP:0xeemode:QIO, clock div:1load:0x3fce2820,len:0x1188ets_loader.c 78

I tried flashing the Freenove example camera web server software using the Arduino IDE and that works fine on my board.  Re-flashing the Prusa binaries and I am back to the same missing WiFi access point.  Am I missing something with the Prusa setup?

Posted : 12/04/2025 3:11 pm
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