New here, and with ESP in general.
i got an ESP32 CAM (HW-297 ESP32-CAM - from the PDF manual) and a TTL Programmer (FT232RL) from TEMU few months ago, and finally decided to try and do something with it.
wired like this:
ESP GND - GND TTL
ESP UOT - TX TTL
ESP UOR - RX TTL
ESP 100 - ESP GND
ESP 3v3 - VCC TTL
Jumper on TTL set to 3v3
COM3 port is the one that shows up when plugged in and TTL device works on that port.
when i try to push the code to EPS i get the following error message:
i got no messages in serial monitor when pressing reset button on ESP, and no LED's light up at any point.esptool v5.1.0
Serial port COM3:
Connecting......................................
A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: No serial data received.
For troubleshooting steps visit: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp ... oting.html
Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 2
what i tried so far:
swapping tx and rx wires
changing to vcc - 5v
reconnecting the vcc wire to see if it reboots
holding down reset button for 1-3 sec during "connecting" message from IDE
i also measured the voltage on ESP32 as follows;
when connected to 5v , gnd and 5v show 4.9v and 3v3 shows 3.8 (Gemini said this means board is dead)
when connected to 3v, 3v3 and gnd show 3.3v
I need someone to help me confirm if this board is dead or should i keep trying to make it work.
thank you in advance!