Flashing any program in ESP32 S3 result in constant crash loop.

[jcracine-cimeq]

Board

ESP32 S3 WROOM 2

Device Description

The main board is a DevKitC.
There is three components connected:

• A SD card reader
• a mems microphone breakout board
• a w5500 ethernet module

Hardware Configuration

• GPIO 10, 11, 12 and 13 are connected to the w5500 module
• GPIO 1 and 2 are connected to the MEMS Microphone
• GPIO 37, 38, 39 and 48 are connected to the SD card reader

Version

v2.0.11

IDE Name

VS Code with Platform IO

Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Flash frequency

80MHz

PSRAM enabled

yes

Upload speed

921600

Description

No matter what program I try to build and upload in my ESP32 S3, it constantly crashes when booting up. I dont know why but it reference files in a weird path when I look at the core dump. I tried resinstalling PlatformIO and its packages completely but it still didn't work.

Sketch

#include <Arduino.h>

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
}

void loop() {
  
}

Debug Message

Backtrace: 0x40377152:0x3fceb180 0x4037a779:0x3fceb1a0 0x40380081:0x3fceb1c0 0x42006a9c:0x3fceb2f0 0x40376ac3:0x3fceb320 0x403cd823:0x3fceb350 0x403cdae2:0x3fceb380 0x403c9929:0x3fceb4b0 0x40045c01:0x3fceb570 |<-CORRUPTED

  #0  0x40377152:0x3fceb180 in panic_abort at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/panic.c:408
  #1  0x4037a779:0x3fceb1a0 in esp_system_abort at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/esp_system.c:137
  #2  0x40380081:0x3fceb1c0 in __assert_func at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/newlib/assert.c:85
  #3  0x42006a9c:0x3fceb2f0 in do_core_init at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/startup.c:320
      (inlined by) start_cpu0_default at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/startup.c:441
  #4  0x40376ac3:0x3fceb320 in call_start_cpu0 at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c:630
  #5  0x403cd823:0x3fceb350 in ?? ??:0
  #6  0x403cdae2:0x3fceb380 in ?? ??:0
  #7  0x403c9929:0x3fceb4b0 in ?? ??:0
  #8  0x40045c01:0x3fceb570 in ?? ??:0

Other Steps to Reproduce

My platformio.ini file looks like this:

[env:esp32s3]
platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-espressif32.git
platform_packages =
    framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.git#2.0.11
    espressif/toolchain-xtensa-esp32s3 @ 12.2.0+20230208
board = esp32-s3-devkitc-1
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[Jason2866]

You can not use a SPI based Ethernet PHY with ESP32 Arduino. Not supported. You will get what you encounter -> Crash

[lbernstone]

Does it crash if you use the default platformio.ini (platform = espressif32, no packages)?

[jcracine-cimeq]

@Jason2866

You can not use a SPI based Ethernet PHY with ESP32 Arduino. Not supported. You will get what you encounter -> Crash

At this point in time, even with just my devkit not connected to anything other than my usb cable it produce the behavior.

@lbernstone

Does it crash if you use the default platformio.ini (platform = espressif32, no packages)?

Yes, I changed the lines to have this in my file:

[env:esp32s3]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32-s3-devkitc-1
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200
monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder

[Jason2866]

@jcracine-cimeq Probably the flash and RAM of the board does not fit to yours.
There is NOT just one esp32-s3-devkitc-1 board. There are different ones.
Different flash size and type and PSRAM. If the settings are not exactly the ones your board has it will bootloop.

[jcracine-cimeq]

@jcracine-cimeq Probably the flash and RAM of the board does not fit to yours. There is NOT just one esp32-s3-devkitc-1 board. There are different ones. Different flash size and type and PSRAM. If the settings are not exactly the ones your board has it will bootloop.

ok. I searched for the specific devkit I bought and it is the ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N32R8V. I looked online a little and i found someone that made a template for the N16R8V:

{
  "build": {
    "arduino": {
      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
      "partitions": "default_16MB.csv",
      "memory_type": "qio_opi"
    },
    "core": "esp32",
    "extra_flags": [
      "-DARDUINO_ESP32S3_DEV",
      "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM",
      "-DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1",
      "-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1"
    ],
    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
    "f_flash": "80000000L",
    "flash_mode": "qio",
    "psram_type": "opi",
    "hwids": [
      [
        "0x303A",
        "0x1001"
      ]
    ],
    "mcu": "esp32s3",
    "variant": "esp32s3"
  },
  "connectivity": [
    "wifi",
    "bluetooth"
  ],
  "debug": {
    "default_tool": "esp-builtin",
    "onboard_tools": [
      "esp-builtin"
    ],
    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
  },
  "frameworks": [
    "arduino",
    "espidf"
  ],
  "name": "Espressif ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N16R8V (16 MB QD, 8MB PSRAM)",
  "upload": {
    "flash_size": "16MB",
    "maximum_ram_size": 327680,
    "maximum_size": 16777216,
    "required_upload_port": true,
    "speed": 921600
  },
  "url": "https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32s3/hw-reference/esp32s3/user-guide-devkitc-1.html",
  "vendor": "Espressif"
}

But it still doesn't work. What bugs me a lot is that the crash dump references the ESP32 S2 in its path while I'm compiling for a S3.

 #0  0x40377152:0x3fceb180 in panic_abort at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/panic.c:408
  #1  0x4037a779:0x3fceb1a0 in esp_system_abort at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/esp_system.c:137
  #2  0x40380081:0x3fceb1c0 in __assert_func at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/newlib/assert.c:85
  #3  0x4200699c:0x3fceb2f0 in do_core_init at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/startup.c:320
      (inlined by) start_cpu0_default at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/startup.c:441
  #4  0x40376ac3:0x3fceb320 in call_start_cpu0 at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c:630

[Jason2866]

The boards.json you "found" is not the correct one for your board. Your board has OPI Flash and PSRAM regarding the datasheet. Your boards.json is made for QIO/OPI. This results in non working ;-)

[Jason2866]

This one should work

{
  "build": {
    "arduino":{
      "ldscript": "esp32s3_out.ld",
      "partitions": "default_16MB.csv",
      "memory_type": "opi_opi"
    },
    "boot": "opi",
    "core": "esp32",
    "extra_flags": [
      "-DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM"
    ],
    "f_cpu": "240000000L",
    "f_flash": "80000000L",
    "flash_mode": "dout",
    "mcu": "esp32s3",
    "variant": "esp32s3"
  },
  "connectivity": [
    "wifi",
    "bluetooth"
  ],
  "debug": {
    "openocd_target": "esp32s3.cfg"
  },
  "frameworks": [
    "arduino",
    "espidf"
  ],
  "name": "Espressif ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1-N32R8V (32 MB OPI, 8MB OPI PSRAM)",
  "upload": {
    "flash_size": "16MB",
    "maximum_ram_size": 327680,
    "maximum_size": 16777216,
    "require_upload_port": true,
    "speed": 921600
  },
  "url": "https://www.espressif.com/blabla",
  "vendor": "Espressif"
}

[Jason2866]

But it is not optimal,since ArduinoIDE still does not provide a 32MB partition scheme!
So you can currently use only 16MB. If there would be a 32 MB partition scheme you still can't use the full 32 MB, since esptool.py can't flash more than 16MB on a S3.
The esptool.py bug hits ArduinoIDE and Platformio! It is used from both "under the hood".

[VojtechBartoska]

Closing this as expired, if needed you can reopen.