MicroPython Unable to access REPL



  • I am trying to install MIcroPython Firmware on my ESP8266-12E(http://www.kynix.com/Detail/1324534/ESP8266-12E.html) chip. I am using esptool.py to flash the firmware. I have successfully uploaded the firmware esp8266-20170612-v1.9.1.bin followed by a flash_erase. I have used following commands to flash the chip.

    *$ sudo esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 erase_flash
    esptool.py v2.0.1
    Connecting........_
    Detecting chip type... ESP8266
    Chip is ESP8266
    Uploading stub...
    Running stub...
    Stub running...
    Erasing flash (this may take a while)...
    Chip erase completed successfully in 13.0s
    Hard resetting...

    $ sudo esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash --flash_mode qio --flash_size detect 0x0 esp8266-20170612-v1.9.1.bin --verify
    esptool.py v2.0.1
    Connecting....
    Detecting chip type... ESP8266
    Chip is ESP8266
    Uploading stub...
    Running stub...
    Stub running...
    Configuring flash size...
    Auto-detected Flash size: 4MB
    Flash params set to 0x0040
    Compressed 598432 bytes to 390604...
    Wrote 598432 bytes (390604 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 34.5 seconds (effective 138.8 kbit/s)...
    Hash of data verified.

    Leaving...
    Verifying just-written flash...
    (This option is deprecated, flash contents are now always read back after flashing.)
    Flash params set to 0x0040
    Verifying 0x921a0 (598432) bytes @ 0x00000000 in flash against esp8266-20170612-v1.9.1.bin...
    -- verify OK (digest matched)
    Hard resetting...*

    As you can see verification of flash process is OK. And I can see a new wifi ssid on my wifi list.

    Now when I am trying to access REPL via picocom it is hanging on following:

    *picocom v1.7

    port is : /dev/ttyUSB0
    flowcontrol : none
    baudrate is : 115200
    parity is : none
    databits are : 8
    escape is : C-a
    local echo is : no
    noinit is : no
    noreset is : no
    nolock is : no
    send_cmd is : sz -vv
    receive_cmd is : rz -vv
    imap is :
    omap is :
    emap is : crcrlf,delbs,

    Terminal ready*

    I also tried screen, putty and minicom same behaviour on them as well. Also encountered a strange behaviour that it is working perfectly via ESPlorer.

    Is there anything that I am missing? Or any suggestion to hunt this situation?

    Thanks



  • @giranp Good morning. First of all: You're in the wrong forum. The port for ESP8266 is supported at forum.micropython.org.
    Besides that, what you did is right. The information missing is:
    a) which kind of board are you using?
    b) did you set the access rights for /dev/ttyUSB0, or better, are you as user in the dialout group? You shoud get an error message if not.
    c) When connected, try Ctrl-C or Ctrl-B or Ctrl-D, whether this changes the behviour.


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