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Timeline for esp32-cam stuck in repeat boot

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Jan 21, 2021 at 11:10 comment added jwh20 @brad Glad to help.
Jan 21, 2021 at 2:18 comment added brad I used a different ftdi and it worked. You were dead on it. Thank you.
Jan 21, 2021 at 2:17 vote accept brad
Jan 20, 2021 at 11:12 comment added StarCat I've come across this issue and I've had good results with a 10-100uF capacitor directly between the GND and 3.3V pins on the ESP32Cam board. It stopped random reboots.
Jan 20, 2021 at 10:29 comment added jwh20 "Directly" is not the word I'd have used with an FTDI but where is the power for the ESP32 coming from? Via USB through the FTDI. So everywhere I said "USB" you can change to "FTDI". It's still via USB. Try powering the ESP32 directly, that is with a known good power supply. And the part about having a bad ESP32 still applies too. Many of these are poorly made.
Jan 20, 2021 at 4:03 comment added timemage For... here, I'll vote it up.
Jan 20, 2021 at 3:21 comment added brad I am connecting to the esp32 directly via ftdi. I tried both 3.3v and 5v and tried putting a 470uf capacitor right next to the vcc thinking it needed a bypass. I got zero change. The ftdi device is connected to a powered USB hub. I am not trying to power any other components. Joints look fine.
Jan 20, 2021 at 2:21 history answered jwh20 CC BY-SA 4.0