esphome on ESP2 s2 mini - eviltoast

I am having issues flashing ESPhome on these ESP32 s2 minis. I have tons of esphome devices. This isnt nearly my first. However it feels like it today…

These are the units I purchased. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805791099168.html

The purple board. S2 Mini 2MB PSRAM.

Anyone have experience with these boards? Thanks.

  • v1605@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    It’s possible these don’t enter boot mode by default. Try grounding gpio pin 0.

    • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      No need to ground it by wire. In order to get the the board into “download mode” you need to 1) connect the board to the computer; 2) press/hold the button labeled as 0; 3) press and release the RST button; 4) release the 0 button. After this sequence a new serial port should come up in your computer. After flashing the board just remove the power and plug it back and it will be done.