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?
RE: new ESP32 cam does not create WiFi access point
Hello!
Same problem here. I've tried with a freenove wrover and an ESP32-CAM, and the flash works fine from a mac. I just never see a wifi access point starting from the cam.
RE: new ESP32 cam does not create WiFi access point
Hello, also have problem with wifi AP mode. Did you find any solution?
Thanks
RE: new ESP32 cam does not create WiFi access point
You say the camera appeared on Prusa Connect, but it would need Internet access to do that. The only way for it to get internet access is for you to connect it to your WiFi, and you do that by using the board's own Wi-Fi network to access its setup page and give it logon credentials to your WiFi.
So if you never saw the the board's WiFi I don't believe there's a way for the board to connect to Prusa Connect through the Internet.
So first, please confirm you flashed these three binaries downloaded from GitHub to these memory addresses after completely erasing the board's flash memory?
ESP32_PrusaConnectCam.ino.bootloader.bin (flash to 0x1000)
ESP32_PrusaConnectCam.ino.partitions.bin (flash to 0x8000)
ESP32_PrusaConnectCam.ino.bin (flash to 0x10000)
-Bill R.