PWM doesn't work anymore

[David Salvador]

I already have four esc32 working well in a Quad. But i have one more that don't respond to PWM signals. Only works through FTDI.

This happened after i flash the firmware. And now i can't flash the firmware again. The QGC says that i'm not in boot mode.

Why it happened? Can you help me?

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

O.k. ... that's to less info!
Which ESC32 version do you have? ESC32V2 or ESC32V3 (if you don't know picture please)
Which firmware did you Flash?
Which QGC do you use?

[David Salvador]

Sorry, i flashed the firmware 2.0r49. To do this, i shorted the boot jumpers and used the QGC 1.6.3.
I think i have ESC32V2, but here are the photos:

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

[David Salvador]

I have tried again, and the error remain the same. I used a acroname s27-usb-serial, but i already tried with a arduino board without the chip.
The first time i tried appears this:

The esc green led turn on. And the red led stops blinking, and stays on.
If i try again:

I've tried with different speeds, but the error remain the same.

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

I'm sorry, although working on a 27in screen I'm not able to read this!
Please either upload larger images or copy the text from the terminal window and past it in a code section.

Sorry!

[David Salvador]

Sorry, my fault
The first time i tried appears this:


The second time:

[Max]

Hello David,

There are a number of possible reasons for failure. The COM port already being open (in QGC or some other program) is the most common. The stm32flash program never reports that error very well, but the result would be similar to what you're seeing.

The attempt to "force bootloader mode" depends on the ESC firmware version, and the firmware actually working (so if a previous flashing attempt corrupted the firmware, it won't work). It also depends on the Port and Speed being selected properly in the QGC ESC32 Settings tab.

Did you try again with the BOOT pins shorted? That is the most reliable method -- as long as nothing else is using the selected COM port, it should work every time.

Also I just noticed there is nothing attached to the serial port GND pad of the ESC. Using the PWM ground might work, but it would be more reliable to hook the serial GND pad directly to your USB TTY adapter. A clean ground path is very important for serial comms.

-Max

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

Please also check your soldering on the TX/RX pads (looks not that good ).

[David Salvador]

I tried everything you said. Now the error is only this:

I check all my soldering, and now i'm using the 5v and gnd from the ftdi side.
I also tried again with the BOOT pins shorted, and error remains the same.