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| toml_12953 Guru  Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
Can the device pictured below be used to flash new firmware into the ESP-01? I don't see a switch on it to allow that. Also, what is the URL of the latest firmware? I see 1.7.4 listed in this forum but when I go to the Espressif website it looks like the latest version is 2.1 or 2.2 and there's a choice of VROOM, WROVER, PICO, and SOLO. Which one (if any) can we use?  |
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| mclout999 Guru Joined: 05/07/2020 Location: United StatesPosts: 430 |
Yes if you add a tack switch and a jumper per this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uaIWZCRSz8&ab_channel=CsongorVarga It works for me. I am not sure if that bodge wire is necessary but I did it anyway and it works fine. It also works as the serial link if you do not push the switch while plunging it in. |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5903 |
You need firmware for the ESP8266 not ESP32 I think that you also have to stick to the NonOS branch so "ESP8266 NonOS AT Bin V1.7.4" is the latest. Jim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8579 |
Don't buy this version. Look for the same but with a switch  |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3015 |
Toml--this link shows how to solder two wires (fiddly) to the module you showed and then flash mode is automatically set--no need for a switch. I've used it many times, and it has greatly reduced my frustration level in flashing ESP-01s. Use a fine (for smd) soldering iron tip. ~ Edited 2021-08-09 22:18 by lizby PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
OK, I got one of those. It works fine in UART mode. I'd like to use it to update my firmware but I can't seem to find exactly which file(s) to use on the espressif site. Do you have a URL to the latest version? |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3015 |
Two months ago I used this 2017 link: flash esp8266 I used flash_download_tools_v3.8.8.exe with this setup:  I didn't save the exact url I used to get the NONOS_SDK files. PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5903 |
https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/ap/ESP8266_NonOS_AT_Bin_V1.7.4.zip VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
I found a download site for Non-OS v1.7.4. I don't know what addresses to use, however. My unit has this configuration: flash vendor: 20h : N/A flash devID: 4016h QUAD;32Mbit crystal: 26 Mhz No matter what addresses I use for the files, when I change back to UART mode and start my terminal program (TeraTerm), all I get is a constantly scrolling display of garbage. My flash size is 32Mbit. Does this use different addresses from 32Mbit-C1? The docs don't say what addresses to use for 32Mbit, only 32Mbit-C1. I tried flashing using the 32Mbit-C1 addresses but still get only the scrolling garbage. |
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| TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5903 |
https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/4a-esp8266_at_instruction_set_en.pdf The manual has a section on firmware loading. Have you tried those settings? Jim Edit:  Edited 2021-08-11 13:53 by TassyJim VK7JH MMedit MMBasic Help |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
Thanks. I did try that. Here's what it looks like:  Here's what I see in the uploader text: CONNECT BAUD: 115200 ============ Stub is already running. No upload is necessary. ----------------------- crc_efuse_4bit: 0 crc_calc_4bit: 2 48bit mac Compressed 4080 bytes to 2936... Compressed 413444 bytes to 296955... Compressed 4096 bytes to 26... Compressed 4096 bytes to 26... Compressed 128 bytes to 75... Compressed 4096 bytes to 26... is stub and send flash finish I still get nothing but garbage in the terminal. It could be a defective ESP-01 or maybe the cheap uploader interface. I have a bunch of ESP-01s coming in soon so at least I can check that possibility. |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 3525 |
Honestly, I just tried to program my ESP-01 (512+512 version) with the 1.7.4 no-OS version, and it only outputs garbage. I took the image files from the 512 folder, and burned them using esptool (linux). I got a success message after programming. But when I powered them the blue LED kept flashing, and garbage came out of the USB port. Tried several baudrates, tried interrupting, tried blindly typing AT+RESTORE, nothing worked. Tried 2 times, then I could not program the esp-01 anymore. It simply came with a error message, cannot write bootloader (the first to get programmed). Then I made the modification lizby suggested (2 diodes) and using the Arduino toolchain I could write the esp-01 (blink program). So the esp-01 is not dead. I already downloaded the 1.6.2 no-OS version (the last said to fit in 512k chips) and may try this tonight. I did some googling, and there may be an issue with the programming button (GP0) rework of the UART interface. The original bootloader seemed happy with pressing the button during powerup. There have been people suggesting that the newer bootloaders need this pin low constantly during programming. Maybe that is why the diode rework may have worked. I used esptool in the ubuntu repository (sudo apt-get install esptool). This is not the esptool.py everybody else is using, it has a different command set. PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 3657 |
Could the garbage mean its baud rate is not what you think? John |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8579 |
ESPs do their initial initialisation at some strange baudrate around 76K then they settle to the programmed level. It is critical you don't try and load a 1Mb image on to a 512K part. Check the legend on the flash chip |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
I manually tried setting TeraTerm's baud rate to 76000 and sure enough, all that garbage is error messages. correct flash map mismatch map 5,spi_size_map 0 system param partition error --- The partition table size is larger than flash size 0x80000 --- please check partition type 6 addr:1fd000 len:3000 system_partition_table_regist fail V2 Mo rf_cal[0] !=0x05,is 0x00 ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,6) load 0x40100000, len 2592, room 16 tail 0 chksum 0xf3 load 0x3ffe8000, len 764, room 8 tail 4 chksum 0x92 load 0x3ffe82fc, len 676, room 4 tail 0 chksum 0x22 csum 0x22 2nd boot version : 1.7(5d6f877) SPI Speed : 40MHz SPI Mode : QIO SPI Flash Size & Map: 4Mbit(256KB+256KB) jump to run user1 @ 1000 |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8579 |
That looks like the answer or 4Mb image on 1Mb chip Edited 2021-08-11 20:57 by matherp |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3015 |
Are you sure that the Flash size of 32MBit is correct rather than the 8MBit my ESP-01s report? (Maybe that's matherp's suggestion that you may be trying to pour 4MB into a 1MB bucket.) Interesting that the output garbage (which I have seen before) reads as error messages at 76000 baud. That's a valuable insight. ~ Edited 2021-08-11 21:48 by lizby PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8579 |
Baudrate is properly 74880 = 115200/40*26 (26Mhz xtal when expecting 40Mhz) |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 326 |
I'm most concerned with this part of the error message: --- The partition table size is larger than flash size 0x80000 --- please check partition type 6 addr:1fd000 len:3000 system_partition_table_regist fail I don't know how to change the partition table |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8579 |
Look at the post by lizby above. Use the 512+512 image and his address settings. If you have a black ESP01 it is almost certainly 8Mbit/1Mbyte |
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