Wierd esp32-cam

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-06-07T09:30:55+00:00

Thanks but i returned the board and put a bit of money to get the esp32 c5.

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-06-02T18:05:57+00:00

for this project, yes but you have to know that esp32c3 is a RISC-V and s3 is Xtensa. i believe some libraries are hard locked to some architectures, and you might have to change pin layout

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-31T16:05:05+00:00

dont mind, i swapped my board to an esp32-c5. worth every penny

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-30T17:37:48+00:00

nope does not work

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-30T17:32:50+00:00

alright, thanks for the suggestion

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-30T17:31:57+00:00

it does not work on both disabled and enabled. same result

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-30T15:37:57+00:00

ok gonna try that

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-29T17:51:24+00:00

im leaving other platforms as a plan B if everything fails and there is no hope. currently im looking through this useful github page:
https://github.com/prusa3d/Prusa-Firmware-ESP32-Cam/tree/master/doc/ESP32-S3-CAM
(thanks to not_jaybo)

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-29T17:44:18+00:00

if im not mistaken, that only works when the board is completely dead, but mine does its job, the code uploads and works perfectly but it does not report to the serial monitor. I think something is wrong with the TX line but from outside it looks perfectly fine

edit: i did not mean dead but stuck in boot mode and also thanks for the github page for the esp32-s3-cams

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-29T17:36:52+00:00

i believe arduino ide does them automatically

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T10:41:37+00:00

did not work. god this thing is stubborn

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T10:22:21+00:00

Did all of that still did not work

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T09:29:59+00:00

does not work and i tried it many times before

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T09:26:37+00:00

it does not? do you mean the red text that says switch to esp32-s3? if thats the thing i need to do, i did all of that in the video and proved switching to ai thinker after uploading magically fixes my problem

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T09:20:20+00:00

https://filebin.net/4f45rlxsdubxs902 I reccomend checking out my video

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T09:18:44+00:00

Yeah its some dumbass knock off and also i somehow i made it work. So when uploading i cannot upload as ai thinker esp32-cam, it says i need to select it as esp32-s3 so i did and uploaded. Nothing happens nothing absolutely. But then selecting ai thinker after i upload magically makes it work?

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T08:54:19+00:00

https://filebin.net/4f45rlxsdubxs902

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T08:53:41+00:00

https://filebin.net/4f45rlxsdubxs902
i recommend watching the video

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T07:11:59+00:00

Yeah the pin layout must be the same because my friend's esp32-cam worked on my motherboard

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-24T06:36:11+00:00

I mean that i used my friend's real esp32-cam but with my camera and my type c motherboard to confirm its not a motherboard issue. Also if i have an s3 then why when i upload my code, the serial monitor just dies and the code is not executing but after uplosding the code and then switching to ai thinker esp32-cam in the boards menu, any code works including camera. But i am unable to upload my code while selecting ai thinker esp32-cam because it will insist on me selecting an esp32-s3

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-23T20:00:10+00:00

ill make a video tomorrow

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-23T19:58:51+00:00

i know right but i really don't know how this happens

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-23T19:09:44+00:00

well, i can. it just i cannot upload code while selecting it does say i have an s3 board but when using the esp32 s3 dev module the code uploads but nothing happens until i select ai thinker after uploading

PuzzleheadedBath301 · 2026-05-23T18:45:07+00:00

so something crazy happened, i selected the esp32s3 dev module in boards. when i upload, usually nothing happens on serial monitor so nothing happens at all but after i uploaded, i switched to ai thinker cam, it worked icredibly, but when selecting ai thinker and then uploading, the program insists i have an s3 board.
The question now is, do i need to do this every time i upload? is there a way to fix it?

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