Bootloader mode for esp8266 (Heatpump monitor board)

zuggerpest · 2018-08-26T16:10:33.422Z

Hi All,

just trying upload frimware to the esp8266 having issues with espcomm
(Pic 1)

From looking round the forum I think it may be that I am not correctly putting it in to bootloader mode, have followed guide to best of my (limited) ability and gone through multiple iterations but had no luck.

My interpretation of upload process is have power connected to board

apply jumper to GPIO0

Removing 5v usb power and re apply, keeping the jumper connected. Then connecting into UART with ground been leftmost pin

I have tried variations on this theme, UART flipped etc. however no joy (whatever method I use I still get to see pic1) does the inbuilt LED have to be lit/ unlit/flashing to indicate that it is ready for bootloading ?

is there an obvious error in the above, any help would be greatly appreciated.

zuggerpest · 2018-08-27T09:00:28.084Z

Update. I found this schematic:

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and along with this " to let ESP8266 enter bootloader, you need to solder a wire from ESP8266’s GPIO0 pin to ground. Specifically, if GPIO0 is pulled to ground, upon power-up ESP8266 will enter bootloader mode waiting for a new firmware from the Serial interface. In contrast, if GPIO0 is pulled up (to VCC), ESP8266 will boot into normal operation mode" from https://rayshobby.net/wordpress/esptoy/ I connected GPIO0 with GND on the board:

Still not managed to upload, same comms error. not sure what I am doing wrong ?

Robert.Wall · 2018-08-27T11:52:58.585Z

Sorry, I don’t know the ESP8266 nor the Heat Pump Monitor.

@glyn.hudson or @Gwil - can you help please?

ian · 2018-08-27T12:28:07.982Z

Hi

Have you read all this:-

GitHub

GitHub - openenergymonitor/EmonESP: ESP8266 WIFI serial to emoncms link

ESP8266 WIFI serial to emoncms link. Contribute to openenergymonitor/EmonESP development by creating an account on GitHub.

In Particular

3. Upload

Put ESP into bootloader mode
- On Heatpump monitor use jumper to pull GPIO0 low then reset then connect power (simulates reset) or pull RST pin low.
- On other ESP boards (Adafruit HUZZAH) press and hold GPIO0 button then press Reset, LED should light dimly to indicate bootloader mode

a.) Upload main program:

I must admit I have had trouble installing firmware on ESP boards.

I now tend to use Wemos boards and build them into my projects as they support seamless uploading with a standard usb connection both from platformio and Arduino.

There is a lot of valuable info here:-

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TrystanLea · 2018-08-27T13:51:02.745Z

Good effort getting this far, looks like you have the right procedure, apart from the ground link addition thats not needed. What are your settings in the Arduino IDE for the ESP8266? Did you select " Generic ESP8266 Module" ?

zuggerpest · 2018-08-27T15:51:53.152Z

I will remove the additinal ground link

I have attempted on ESP8266 & the HUZZAH

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still getting the below errors, are my settings correct (bottom left ?) also just to check that I am correct in uploading src ?

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Thanks @ian I will check out the link

TrystanLea · 2018-08-27T16:04:30.771Z

What do you have listed under Port @zuggerpest? is a port selected?

zuggerpest · 2018-08-27T16:07:06.097Z

Yes I have port 12 selected

zuggerpest · 2018-08-27T16:51:04.459Z

Turned on verbose on the upload if this helps any:

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Bill.Thomson · 2018-08-27T16:55:55.627Z

Rather than screenshots, could you copy and paste the contents of the error log directly into your posts?

Thanks. That’ll make it easier for everyone to read.

zuggerpest · 2018-08-27T16:59:36.444Z

hope this is better:

Build options changed, rebuilding all
Archiving built core (caching) in: C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_168532\core\core_esp8266_esp8266_generic_CpuFrequency_80,VTable_flash,ResetMethod_ck,CrystalFreq_26,FlashFreq_40,FlashMode_qio,FlashSize_512K0,led_2,LwIPVariant_v2mss536,Debug_Disabled,DebugLevel_None____,FlashErase_none,UploadSpeed_115200_15c565d823ffa23d5c91a6b8733ae080.a
Sketch uses 427628 bytes (85%) of program storage space. Maximum is 499696 bytes.
Global variables use 37128 bytes (45%) of dynamic memory, leaving 44792 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 81920 bytes.
C:\Users\Tom\Documents\ArduinoData\packages\esp8266\tools\esptool\0.4.13/esptool.exe -vv -cd ck -cb 115200 -cp COM12 -ca 0x00000 -cf C:\Users\Tom\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_468978/src.ino.bin 
esptool v0.4.13 - (c) 2014 Ch. Klippel <ck@atelier-klippel.de>
	setting board to ck
	setting baudrate from 115200 to 115200
	setting port from COM1 to COM12
	setting address from 0x00000000 to 0x00000000
	espcomm_upload_file
	espcomm_upload_mem
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
opening bootloader
resetting board
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
An error occurred while uploading the sketch
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
resetting board
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
resetting board
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
trying to connect
	flush start
	setting serial port timeouts to 1 ms
	setting serial port timeouts to 1000 ms
	flush complete
	espcomm_send_command: sending command header
	espcomm_send_command: sending command payload
	read 0, requested 1
warning: espcomm_sync failed
error: espcomm_open failed
error: espcomm_upload_mem failed

Bill.Thomson · 2018-08-27T17:00:59.225Z

Yes, much better.

Thanks!

TrystanLea · 2018-08-27T17:55:57.036Z

Aha, both solder jumpers next to the esp8266 need to be joined, I just noticed on your pcb picture.
This picture here shows it most clearly: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openenergymonitor/HeatpumpMonitor/master/images/buildguide/11.jpg

ESP CH_PD and GPIO15 Solder jumpers Both of these solder jumpers need to be connected with a small blob of solder for the ESP module to work.

zuggerpest · 2018-08-28T07:45:57.342Z

Good Eyes Trystan, I will make the connections and let you know.

Thanks all for the help

P.S. in the search for a solution I found this resource https://arduino-esp8266.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq/a01-espcomm_sync-failed.html (included as someone may find it usefull in the future) I had the usb serial converter connected at one point yesterday but had nothing sensible coming back. In hindsight that should have been a hint that ESP connections were not right.

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zuggerpest · 2018-08-28T11:33:32.972Z

She Lives

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Thanks again.

zuggerpest · 2018-08-28T12:13:14.598Z

For future refrence:

to upload the data part I had to change flash size to 4M (I belive 4 to be correct for the ESP-12-E) had a guess at the SPIFFS size at 1M. Not sure if this is correct, will edit if I find out.

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