ESP32 Dev Kit C V4 detection issue on Windows 11
The ESP32 Dev Kit C V4 from Amazon which I want to program using Arduino IDE. It seems Windows 11 could not detect the module. It looks like a driver issue even though CP210x Universal drivers are already installed from the official website. Has anyone from @MCU, MPU & Kits faced a similar issue?
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Check the settings on ide
There is a json entry to be done
For esp32
yes
@Umesh Lokhande sir
If Windows 11 is having trouble detecting your ESP32 Dev Kit C V4, try manually installing the drivers. Navigate to the "Device Manager," locate the ESP32 under "Other devices" or "Ports," right-click, and choose "Update driver." Select "Browse my computer for drivers" and point it to the folder where you installed the CP210x drivers. This often resolves driver-related detection issues.
How does it show up at device manager?
I've already installed those drivers and other ESP32 modules detect properly
It says unknown device (unrecognized device).
Then you need to install the drivers manually
Let me restart, uninstall and reinstall again let's see if it helps
seems like a problem with the dev board
CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Drivers - Silicon Labs
The CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers are required for device operation as a Virtual COM Port to facilitate host communication with CP210x products. These devices can also interface to a host using the direct access driver.
Try installing the drivers from this link
Sure, thanks!
Kindly Try with another USB!
Sure, I think you're right but this cable is tested with other ESP32. just now on my desk
@Umesh Lokhande maybe its something about upload mode?
Maybe need to further investigate. Do you mean ESP32 is in upload mode. I usually plug these modules and use them straight away. Don't know if the default settings tampered
I usually just plug ESP dev boards and they shows up on devices list. i don't know why this one doesn't work. I'm just looking for what could be wrong and ESP32 being in upload mode is one of thing i could think of.
they said this on the official site
Let me try to remove the component and see if it works. It may take some time though
thats risky
Yeah but now I'm curious about Boot Mode. Who knows what to come by? Also wonder if anyone has tested AT commands with these ESP32 Modules
i don't know anything about Boot Mode really. i have never changed modes on ESP microcontrollers before.
but there's only one dev board in the official site that have the "Note on C15"
I found this has to do with the Auto-Flash capability. Also, I turned off the anti-virus and my company's VPN. Now ESP32 detects with the same micro USB cable n Win11.
Oh
I would never have thought of that
Me too! 😀
This looks so cool already!
I've received my very first WCH microcontroller dev boards from WeAct studio. Sadly I ordered the official programmer instead of WeAct's version so the programmer is not here until next week.
What’s your plan for it?
MIDI through BLE maybe. and also maybe try the embeetle IDE
That'd be great. We plan to do some C coding demonstrations with @kmulier and his team in Embeetle. Hopefully early-ish next month.
Prep qs and we'll answer what we can 🙂
if i am at time this time we can play with some coding. Have 2 esp32wroom new and old dev board laying arround and some HQ mic's
That’d be awesome. You handy in C?
now all thema's and dashboards working
me handy, my head is when get all coding back in yes
i just do when not trying with falling your never get thereI am using Esp32 Fireplace library by Mobizt. Why Esp32 is restarting again and again ?
What is logged in the serial console?
The ESP32 reports the reset event cause. Please, check it and paste the listing here.
seems like a kernal panic ...
try searching around debug enabling for crash dumps and like how the following have the debug exception reason
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67278487/esp32-kernel-panic-at-random-network-event
Stack Overflow
ESP32 kernel panic at random (network_event)
I'm working with an ESP at the moment and I have written alot of code that works on it's own, but once merged, it doesn't.
My code boots, but then I get the following;
09:00:18.780 -> Device is ...
Use rtos application... Pintocore