Using a Wifi Cam (ESP32-Cam)

Projects Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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Hi all

I am trying to get an ESP32 cam to work. I use an ESP8266 to upload data. And i found the website to connect the two.

Click for link (corrected)

However, it seems to not want to login to my network, nor does it prompt back with information about the IP address.

I picked the correct device, filled in the correct network information, but it still won't budge.

It prompts the following after i press the reset button.

ets Jun  8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x3 (DOWNLOAD_BOOT(UART0/UART1/SDIO_REI_REO_V2))
waiting for download

This only works while the EN/Ground connection is still there. If i remove this, it won't respond.

What could be wrong?

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thomas_c:
What could be wrong?

Lots could be wrong.
Can you download a sketch to blink\flash the pin 33 LED ?

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Interesting, like your camera the link does not work. It would be helpful if you posted all of the code and a schematic, not a frizzy thing. Are you running DHCP, Fixed IP, Wireless or Wired ???

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Sorry, i did not check if the link worked. Now i corrected it.

My code, literally was the code that came with the card, it's purely the demonstation code, and all i changed was the lines, i told you about. SSID/PW and type camera.

I'm at work now so i can't tinker with it, :(, and i dont have my code here.

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srnet:
Lots could be wrong.
Can you download a sketch to blink\flash the pin 33 LED ?

So, the leds blink on the ESP8266.. Not surprising, but what am i missing, but why doesn't it go on the ESP32?

Arduino IDE shows AI Thinker ESP32-CAM below, which is the card i selected, and correct as far as i can tell. And i am sure i used the code from the ESP32 package ledcWrite_RGB (even though there are only blue leds, it identifies 3 individual leds, quite interesting actually.)

I double checked the cable connections, and this is correct too.

Uploading the Camera software over it again, doesn't seem to affect the ESP8266, led is still blinking. So, it seems it didn't overwrite it.

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Fixed it..

I used the new version of Arduino IDE, Sadly, only 1.8.12 or earlier worked. Due to it not having a programmer board addon.

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