Core 2 bricked after attempting to install firmware



  • @kristoffer Its easy to get confused because the ESP32 does not have fixed pin function but has a function matrix. stick to the pins marked on the labels.



  • @ajb2k3 said in Core 2 bricked after attempting to install firmware:

    Just remember that the Programmers TX must be connected G3 RXD and the programmers RX pin must be connected to G1 TXD pin along with the GND pin.

    Connect 3v3 to the 3.3V pin or 5V to the 5V pin, do not connect both and do not have any other cables plugged in!

    Hmm. No go with two different FT232R adaptors. Maybe I did manage to damage it somehow. It still boots and runs the factory test though. So the chip and board does seem to be functional.

    .. Or maybe something else it wrong. Trying to flash through the pins does not seem to work on my Core2 that works on USB.



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  • @ajb2k3 said in Core 2 bricked after attempting to install firmware:

    Connect 3v3 to the 3.3V pin or 5V to the 5V pin, do not connect both and do not have any other cables plugged in!

    Just to clarify. You don't do anything specific to bring it into boot loader mode? ESP32 documentation seems to indicate one should bring GPIO 0 low (attach it to GND) to force this.

    Not I did once manage to make a FT232R programmer work with it as I was messing with some combination of that and a few other things. So I think I managed to erase it. But I am not having much success replicating and getting another connection.



  • does anyone know how to hard reset with arduino cause my m5stack cardputer is showing the error with no serial data recived.... please help me i just got it



  • @kristoffer The Stock adapter in the Core2 has the swiping electronics to pull gpis) low without user action.

    @willyam said in Core 2 bricked after attempting to install firmware:

    does anyone know how to hard reset with arduino cause my m5stack cardputer is showing the error with no serial data recived.... please help me i just got it

    What did you install and what OS are you using?

    Try opening M5Burner, switching on the card computer Press and hold BTNGO and press and release BTNrst.

    M5Burner should flash up a blue box with a port number.



  • I pulled the battery and pressed the Reset button whilst reconnecting to USB. This got the device to boot and be detected correctly. I couldn't erase the bad flash, but I flashed the stock firmware back using M5 Burner , this worked.