My new GPY keeps core dumping
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Hi, Just got a new GPY on my desk, and I've successfully uploaded code to change the led color in an infinite loop. But suddenly my device just reboots(core dumps). Why does this happen? It keeps doing it all the time (once every 5 seconds). I'm trying to upload new code, but it fails every now and then. Also tried to upgrade firmware, and that works without failure, but after boot the same core dump happens.
btw, does firmware update reset everything to factory default? Is everything erased?
>>> Guru Meditation Error: Core 0 panic'ed (InstrFetchProhibited) . Exception was unhandled. Register dump: PC : 0x00000000 PS : 0x00060930 A0 : 0x8010eff5 A1 : 0x3ffbd650 A2 : 0x00000000 A3 : 0x00000037 A4 : 0xffffffaa A5 : 0x3fbc1e24 A6 : 0x00000008 A7 : 0x00000000 A8 : 0x8011a308 A9 : 0x3ffbd640 A10 : 0x3fbc1e40 A11 : 0x00000037 A12 : 0xffffffaa A13 : 0x3ffbd6e4 A14 : 0x77778dee A15 : 0x77778dee SAR : 0x00000010 EXCCAUSE: 0x00000014 EXCVADDR: 0x00000000 LBEG : 0x40099a9d LEND : 0x40099ad1 LCOUNT : 0xffffffff Backtrace: 0x00000000:0x3ffbd650 0x4010eff2:0x3ffbd670 0x4010ffff:0x3ffbd740 0x401265f1:0x3ffbd760 0x40128153:0x3ffbd7b0
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Dear @cblims, @leifarne and @aarpi3,
if you feel lucky, you might want to try one of our custom builds just released at [1,2,3]. More background about this is available through [4].
Please be aware that you will have to erase your device completely before flashing in order to keep things straight. You will find respective references to this on the forum. Hint: Use
pycom-fwtool-cli --port /dev/ttyUSB0 erase_all
, see also [5].With kind regards,
Andreas.[1] https://packages.hiveeyes.org/hiveeyes/foss/pycom/vanilla/WiPy-1.20.1.r1-0.6.0-vanilla-dragonfly.tar.gz
[2] https://packages.hiveeyes.org/hiveeyes/foss/pycom/vanilla/GPy-1.20.1.r1-0.6.0-vanilla-dragonfly.tar.gz
[3] https://packages.hiveeyes.org/hiveeyes/foss/pycom/vanilla/LoPy4-1.20.1.r1-0.6.0-vanilla-dragonfly.tar.gz
[4] https://community.hiveeyes.org/t/investigating-random-core-panics-on-pycom-esp32-devices/2480
[5] https://community.hiveeyes.org/t/installing-the-recent-pycom-firmware-1-20-1-r1-requires-erasing-the-flash-memory-completely/2688
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I had/have the same issue with my new Lopy4 (1.18.2.r7) board also.
I was added "pycom.wifi_on_boot(False)" in the blink example (before hartbeat) and was able to upload it in one of the reboots. I just hit upload as soon as I saw >>. Had to try several times!
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Has there been any resolution to this? I have the same problem with all my 4 Pycom circuits - I have both GPy and WiPy circuits and Expansion board 3.0. It happens even if there is no program loaded. It happens with or without the Expansion board. If I cover the circuit in my hand, it does not happen. If I remove my hand, it starts core dumping again. So it has to be an electrical problem of some kind.
Any idea why, and how to fix it?
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Any code make the chip go haywire, even after flashing firmware with erase option makes it reboot without any code:
import pycom import time pycom.heartbeat(False) for cycles in range(10): # stop after 10 cycles pycom.rgbled(0x007f00) # green time.sleep(5) pycom.rgbled(0x7f7f00) # yellow time.sleep(1.5) pycom.rgbled(0x7f0000) # red time.sleep(4)
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