Windows USB serial workaround: set DTR after RTS #554
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When setting DTR before RTS, espflash can't connect to a USB serial device on Windows:
After changing the order, it can:
Strange but true!
esptool itself features a similar workaround - it additionally sets DTR to its last known state whenever RTS is set. For our purposes though, it seems good enough to just switch the order we set the pins.