«Upload Using Programmer» is for AVR boards with an ISP programmer. ESP32 boards don’t have any, so the menu is empty. The FTDI is a plain serial port here, use the normal Upload button.
What works for me every time with these boards:
- Board: AI Thinker ESP32-CAM (it’s in the esp32 package).
- FTDI at 5 V to the 5V pin, GND to GND, TX to U0R, RX to U0T.
- Bridge IO0 to GND, press the reset button, then Upload.
- When it says Hard resetting, remove the IO0 bridge and press reset again.
@Michael no. Live view in Hermetry needs an H.264 stream, and the ESP32-CAM serves MJPEG, which is never played. For a jam flag that’s fine anyway, you only send a number.
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