Even though the serial port is working over USB , I cannot reliably connect to download my code from my computer to the ESP32.
I have been fighting this issue ever since I began using the ESP32. I have searched the net considerably for a solution and even posted to this forum previously about this issue. In searching the net, it is obvious that others are having the same issues to the point that one would think that the manufacturer would be addressing the issue.
A typical experience has been that the issue occurs at the start of a debug session. Then a number of techniques, none of which work reliably until it works. Then it will randomly work. The techniques include pressing the reset button before starting the build process and after. Not pressing the reset button. Closing the serial monitor window. Disconnecting the USB cable from the board. Trying different physical USB ports and forcing a change in the comm port, different ESP32’s, and the ever reliable waiting for the moon to change phase. Finally yesterday it stopped loading the code altogether yesterday. I tried for 45 minutes without connecting. Then I tried for another hour or 2 this morning only connecting once.
I really wish that SparkFun would fix this issue. Since I live within a half hour of your building, you can even come over and we can work on it together.
The port is working though. The output of my program is being displayed to the monitor window.
Here is one of the messages that I am getting.
In file included from C:\Users\doncl\Documents\dc_Maker\aProjects\PingPongBallDisplay\PingPongBallDisplay\PingPongBallDisplay.ino:58:0:
C:\Users\doncl\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED-3.4.0\src/FastLED.h:14:21: note: #pragma message: FastLED version 3.004.000
pragma message “FastLED version 3.004.000”
^
In file included from C:\Users\doncl\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED-3.4.0\src/FastLED.h:65:0,
from C:\Users\doncl\Documents\dc_Maker\aProjects\PingPongBallDisplay\PingPongBallDisplay\PingPongBallDisplay.ino:58:
C:\Users\doncl\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED-3.4.0\src/fastspi.h:135:23: note: #pragma message: No hardware SPI pins defined. All SPI access will default to bitbanged output
pragma message “No hardware SPI pins defined. All SPI access will default to bitbanged output”
^
Sketch uses 669425 bytes (51%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1310720 bytes.
Global variables use 40196 bytes (12%) of dynamic memory, leaving 287484 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 327680 bytes.
esptool.py v3.0-dev
Serial port COM4
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “esptool.py”, line 3682, in
File “esptool.py”, line 3675, in _main
File “esptool.py”, line 3329, in main
File “esptool.py”, line 263, in init
File “site-packages\serial_init_.py”, line 88, in serial_for_url
File “site-packages\serial\serialwin32.py”, line 62, in open
serial.serialutil.SerialException: could not open port ‘COM4’: WindowsError(5, ‘Access is denied.’)
Failed to execute script esptool
the selected serial port Failed to execute script esptool
does not exist or your board is not connected
Here is another error message that I’m getting.
esptool.py v3.0-dev
Serial port COM5
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “esptool.py”, line 3682, in
File “esptool.py”, line 3675, in _main
File “esptool.py”, line 3329, in main
File “esptool.py”, line 263, in init
File “site-packages\serial_init_.py”, line 88, in serial_for_url
File “site-packages\serial\serialwin32.py”, line 62, in open
serial.serialutil.SerialException: could not open port ‘COM5’: WindowsError(5, ‘Access is denied.’)
Failed to execute script esptool
the selected serial port Failed to execute script esptool
does not exist or your board is not connected
processing.app.SerialException: Error opening serial port ‘COM5’.
at processing.app.Serial.(Serial.java:152)
at processing.app.Serial.(Serial.java:82)
at processing.app.SerialMonitor$2.(SerialMonitor.java:132)
at processing.app.SerialMonitor.open(SerialMonitor.java:132)
at processing.app.AbstractMonitor.resume(AbstractMonitor.java:132)
at processing.app.Editor.resumeOrCloseSerialMonitor(Editor.java:2120)
at processing.app.Editor.access$1300(Editor.java:117)
at processing.app.Editor$UploadHandler.run(Editor.java:2089)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: jssc.SerialPortException: Port name - COM5; Method name - openPort(); Exception type - Port busy.
at jssc.SerialPort.openPort(SerialPort.java:164)
at processing.app.Serial.(Serial.java:141)
… 8 more
Error opening serial port ‘COM5’.
Here’s yet another error.