[FEATURE] ESP32-S3-BOX(-3) support

[luciust]

There's a product called ESP32-S3-BOX and ESP32-S3-BOX-3 which is a ready developer kit - comes with touch display and exposed PINs. Would make a good base for the project. Don't want to link to the commerial pages, you can easily look it up.

[andreock]

Do you own one so you can test the firmware?

[luciust]

Sure, I can even brick it, so let's have a go. The one I got is now considered obsolete (as the -3 replaced it) but it sports: ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8, 16 MB QSPI flash, 8 MB Octal PSRAM and a touch 2.4-inch display.
Let me check if I can flash it - if so we can later take a look at supporting that screen...
Example product page and datasheet: https://www.mouser.be/ProductDetail/Espressif-Systems/ESP32-S3-BOX

[andreock]

capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box.zip
Can you try to flash this firmware?

python3 esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port UPLOAD_PORT --baud 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash -z --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size auto 0x0000 bootloader.bin 0x8000 partitions.bin 0xe000 boot_app0.bin 0x10000 firmware.bin

[luciust]

OK:

[ 271.316927] cdc_acm 1-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
[ 282.255373] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 6
[ 287.802806] usb 1-2: new full-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[ 287.930574] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=303a, idProduct=1001, bcdDevice= 1.01
[ 287.930580] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 287.930582] usb 1-2: Product: USB JTAG/serial debug unit
[ 287.930584] usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Espressif
[ 287.930585] usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 7C:DF:A1:A0:A9:A4
[ 287.933797] cdc_acm 1-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

then:

root@x260-dev:/home/dev/CapibaraZero/capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box# esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port /dev/ttyACM0 --baud 460800 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash -z --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size detect 0x0000 bootloader.bin 0x8000 partitions.bin 0xe000 boot_app0.bin 0x10000 firmware.bin
esptool.py v4.7.0
Serial port /dev/ttyACM0
Connecting....
Chip is ESP32-S3 (QFN56) (revision v0.1)
Features: WiFi, BLE, Embedded PSRAM 8MB (AP_3v3)
Crystal is 40MHz
MAC: 7c:df:a1:a0:a9:a4
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Changing baud rate to 460800
Changed.
Configuring flash size...
Auto-detected Flash size: 16MB
Flash will be erased from 0x00000000 to 0x00003fff...
Flash will be erased from 0x00008000 to 0x00008fff...
Flash will be erased from 0x0000e000 to 0x0000ffff...
Flash will be erased from 0x00010000 to 0x00187fff...
Compressed 15104 bytes to 10429...
Wrote 15104 bytes (10429 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 0.3 seconds (effective 396.8 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.
Compressed 3072 bytes to 136...
Wrote 3072 bytes (136 compressed) at 0x00008000 in 0.0 seconds (effective 498.6 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.
Compressed 8192 bytes to 47...
Wrote 8192 bytes (47 compressed) at 0x0000e000 in 0.1 seconds (effective 705.3 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.
Compressed 1539200 bytes to 931444...
Wrote 1539200 bytes (931444 compressed) at 0x00010000 in 17.3 seconds (effective 709.8 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.

Leaving...
Hard resetting via RTS pin...

[luciust]

Connecting via picocom to the ttyACM0 at 9600 gives me loop of:

Saved PC:0x4037763d
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0
ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0x8 (TG1WDT_SYS_RST),boot:0xa (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x4037763d
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0
ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0x8 (TG1WDT_SYS_RST),boot:0xa (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x4037763d
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0
Killed

[andreock]

capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test2.zip
Try this one please

[luciust]

Different results:

Now the screen flahes white - black every second and I got on the console 'Amiga Stuff - Guru Meditation:

ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0xa (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x421217f6
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0
Guru Meditation Error: Core 1 panic'ed (LoadProhibited). Exception was unhandled.

Core 1 register dump:
PC : 0x42002580 PS : 0x00060830 A0 : 0x82002656 A1 : 0x3fcebc60
A2 : 0x00000004 A3 : 0x3fcebc90 A4 : 0x00000000 A5 : 0x00000020
A6 : 0x00000010 A7 : 0x00000140 A8 : 0x80386b70 A9 : 0x3fcebcd0
A10 : 0x00000000 A11 : 0x3fcec1c4 A12 : 0x00000004 A13 : 0x3fcebc90
A14 : 0x00001800 A15 : 0x00000000 SAR : 0x0000001a EXCCAUSE: 0x0000001c
EXCVADDR: 0x00000008 LBEG : 0x420c2af8 LEND : 0x420c2b5c LCOUNT : 0x00000003

Backtrace: 0x4200257d:0x3fcebc60 0x42002653:0x3fcebc80 0x420024f9:0x3fcebd30 0x42002275:0x3fcebd50 0x42019ab2:0x3fcebd70

ELF file SHA256: d95a6745b9f7a579

Rebooting...

[andreock]

there was a problem with a GUI, I removed a function that is necessary for the GUI initialization.
Can you try this one? Thank you
capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test3.zip

[luciust]

Hey, no problem, no need to aplogize, just push the test firmware, as mamy as needed. Flashing tomorrow!

[luciust]

This time i got 45 degrees menu on the device, screen is working:

[andreock]

nice, next time I will add navigation button support, SD card and try to fix screen rotation.

In future I will add also touch support maybe, yesterday I bought a touch display so it will be supported for sure

[andreock]

capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test4.zip
Here you go, follow this pinout for the SD card:

• CS 10
• MOSI 11
• SCK 12
• MISO 13
  I didn't put the navigation button for the moment.

[luciust]

Thanks, will test - planning to solder SD card adapter next week...

[luciust]

That gave me white screen no console... SD card not connected yet.

[andreock]

I'm starting to think there's some problem with the serial. Try this one please.
capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test5.zip

[luciust]

Hope I'm not frustrating you - but test5 gave me black screen, no console activiity, just some reset info when tried to flash it again. Went back to test3 firmware just to check and it worked as previously with tilted 45 screen.

[andreock]

capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test6.zip
Try this one please

[luciust]

Thanks, raporting back in the evening, should have the SD card, as the pins are easily exposed and I got adapter that needs no soldering. I start to like that dev-kit, not to mention your quick support on this.

[luciust]

Screen and orientation is OK with test6! SD card later...

[luciust]

Connected the SD, nothing is blown, no activity on console tough!

[andreock]

If you have SD card, can you test the capibaraZero_0_5_0_esp32s3box_test5.zip please? Test6 doesn't have SD initialization

[luciust]

OK, going back to test5 gives me, regardless if SD card is powered or not powered via 3.3V

ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0x8 (TG1WDT_SYS_RST),boot:0xa (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x42024188
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0
ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0x8 (TG1WDT_SYS_RST),boot:0xa (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x42024188
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fce3808,len:0x4bc
load:0x403c9700,len:0xbd8
load:0x403cc700,len:0x2a0c
entry 0x403c98d0

[andreock]

Can you flash also test4, to see if serial give some debug information at least. thanks

[luciust]

Hello,

tested both 4 and 5, no luck:

I had one partitnion on 4GB SD card - it hasn't been touched, also deleted it and no other changes happen after testing 4 or 5. Console is mute, but if I force file download - I get an ESP32 banner. So it is working presumably, just not telling me much.