<![CDATA[M5Paper error on Arduino upload]]>Hi, I have a new M5Paper 1.1 and Arduino 1.8.19.
I have selected the board M5Stack-Paper and the port.
With my M5Core2 I have no problems, but when I compile and upload any program to M5Paper I get the following error message:
Arduino: 1.8.19 (Windows 10), Board: "M5Stack-Paper, Enabled, Default (2 x 6.5 MB app, 3.6 MB SPIFFS), 240MHz (WiFi/BT), 921600, None"

Sketch uses 415801 bytes (6%) of program storage space. Maximum is 6553600 bytes.
Global variables use 18392 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 4503592 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 4521984 bytes.
usage: esptool write_flash [-h] [--erase-all]
[--flash_freq {keep,80m,60m,48m,40m,30m,26m,24m,20m,16m,15m,12m}]
[--flash_mode {keep,qio,qout,dio,dout}]
[--flash_size FLASH_SIZE]
[--spi-connection SPI_CONNECTION] [--no-progress]
[--verify] [--encrypt]
[--encrypt-files <address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]]
[--ignore-flash-encryption-efuse-setting]
[--compress | --no-compress]
<address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]

esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: Address "{upload.erase_cmd}" must be a number
esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: Address "{upload.erase_cmd}" must be a number

Can anyone help with this?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/4741/m5paper-error-on-arduino-uploadRSS for NodeFri, 13 Mar 2026 08:20:23 GMTSat, 22 Oct 2022 00:00:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to M5Paper error on Arduino upload on Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:43:30 GMT]]>During compile I found this error message:
Multiple libraries were found for "SD.h"
Used: C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\hardware\esp32\2.0.5\libraries\SD
Not used: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\SD
Multiple libraries were found for "WiFiClient.h"
Used: C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\hardware\esp32\2.0.5\libraries\WiFi
Not used: C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries\WiFi
"C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\tools\xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc\gcc8_4_0-esp-2021r2-patch3/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-ar" cr "C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900\core\core.a" "C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900\core\esp32-hal-rgb-led.c.o"
remove core\core.a: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
"C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\tools\xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc\gcc8_4_0-esp-2021r2-patch3/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-ar" cr "C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900\core\core.a" "C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900\core\esp32-hal-rmt.c.o"
Error compiling for board M5Stack-Paper.

and then after compile I get this:
"C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\tools\xtensa-esp32-elf-gcc\gcc8_4_0-esp-2021r2-patch3/bin/xtensa-esp32-elf-size" -A "C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900/M5Paper_Hello_World.ino.elf"
Sketch uses 415801 bytes (6%) of program storage space. Maximum is 6553600 bytes.
Global variables use 18392 bytes (0%) of dynamic memory, leaving 4503592 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 4521984 bytes.
C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\tools\esptool_py\3.3.0/esptool.exe --chip esp32 --port COM6 --baud 921600 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash {upload.erase_cmd} -z --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size 16MB 0x1000 C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900/M5Paper_Hello_World.ino.bootloader.bin 0x8000 C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900/M5Paper_Hello_World.ino.partitions.bin 0xe000 C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\m5stack\hardware\esp32\2.0.5/tools/partitions/boot_app0.bin 0x10000 C:\Users\Gordon\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_476900/M5Paper_Hello_World.ino.bin
usage: esptool write_flash [-h] [--erase-all]
[--flash_freq {keep,80m,60m,48m,40m,30m,26m,24m,20m,16m,15m,12m}]
[--flash_mode {keep,qio,qout,dio,dout}]
[--flash_size FLASH_SIZE]
[--spi-connection SPI_CONNECTION] [--no-progress]
[--verify] [--encrypt]
[--encrypt-files <address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]]
[--ignore-flash-encryption-efuse-setting]
[--compress | --no-compress]
<address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]
esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: Address "{upload.erase_cmd}" must be a number
esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: Address "{upload.erase_cmd}" must be a number

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/19074https://community.m5stack.com/post/19074Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:43:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to M5Paper error on Arduino upload on Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:15:02 GMT]]>can you capture the beginning of the write attempt just after compile?

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/19073https://community.m5stack.com/post/19073Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:15:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to M5Paper error on Arduino upload on Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:01:03 GMT]]>Hi, when I plug in M5Paper COM port 6 appears and I have selected it, but still get that error message.
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I have also used Easyloader to upload Calculator and Factory Test successfully and that showed COM port 6.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/19070https://community.m5stack.com/post/19070Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to M5Paper error on Arduino upload on Sat, 22 Oct 2022 06:54:41 GMT]]>@gordond You haven't selected the com port that the m5Paper is connected to.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/19065https://community.m5stack.com/post/19065Sat, 22 Oct 2022 06:54:41 GMT