warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command

[julianh2o]

OS: OSX 10.10.3
ESP Firmware: 0018000902-AI03
Arduino IDE Version(s): Tried with 1.6.1, 1.6.3, and the 1.6.4 nightly

Have reset and GPIO0 pins connected to buttons that drop them to ground. Have tried both with and without pull-up resistors on those pins. I've tried programming sequences of holding GPIO0 LOW, pressing restart, and then uploading as well as holding GPIO0 LOW, pressing restart, releasing GPIO0 and then uploading.

GPIO2 is left to float. "Generic ESP8266 Board" confirmed to be selected, as is "esptool" under programmer on the firmware versions that have it.

Of note, attempts to flash a new version of the firmware have also been failing using esptool.py with the error "Failed to connect"

Any help is greatly appreciated! It's quite possible that there's something very obvious that I'm missing, though I've checked many of the usual suspects.

P.S. Powering via a 3.0v regulator connected to the 5v of the USB->TTL FTDI.

Error log:

Sketch uses 174,194 bytes (33%) of program storage space. Maximum is 524,288 bytes.
/Users/julian/Downloads/Arduino161latest.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/esp8266/esptool -vv -cd none -cb 115200 -cp /dev/tty.usbserial-A7027CY5 -ca 0x00000 -cf /var/folders/st/h452tm5d6rq99tf8bpqgz0hr0000gn/T/build4384587546977833334.tmp/espblink.cpp_00000.bin -ca 0x40000 -cf /var/folders/st/h452tm5d6rq99tf8bpqgz0hr0000gn/T/build4384587546977833334.tmp/espblink.cpp_40000.bin 
esptool v0.4.2 - (c) 2014 Ch. Klippel <[email protected]>
    setting board to none
    setting baudrate from 115200 to 115200
    setting port from /dev/tty.usbserial to /dev/tty.usbserial-A7027CY5
    setting address from 0x00000000 to 0x00000000
    espcomm_upload_file
    stat /var/folders/st/h452tm5d6rq99tf8bpqgz0hr0000gn/T/build4384587546977833334.tmp/espblink.cpp_00000.bin success
opening port /dev/tty.usbserial-A7027CY5 at 115200
    tcgetattr
    tcsetattr
    serial open
opening bootloader
resetting board
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
resetting board
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
resetting board
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
trying to connect
    setting character timeout 0
    done
    setting character timeout 1
    done
    espcomm_cmd: sending command header
    espcomm_cmd: sending command payload
    espcomm cmd: receiving 36 bytes of data
warning: espcomm cmd: wrong direction/command: 0x00 0x08, expected 0x01 0x08
warning: espcomm_sync failed
error: espcomm_open failed

[gerardwr]

You seem to have everything right .

I assume you sourced your power regulator directly from the 5V of the USB connector of the FTDI board, right?

[sticilface]

This is what I get, try using the python version to flash it.

Try my solution listed here

#3

if you are compiling your own version from here, they've changed it a little and you have to select upload using programmer (after selecting pyesptool) from the arduino menu. OR... change

generic.upload.tool=esptool

to

generic.upload.tool=pyesptool

in boards.txt

[gerardwr]

Other maybe obvious suggestions:

• CH-PD connected to Vcc
• GPIO15 connected to GND (for ESP07/12)
• FTDI-GND - ESP-GND - Power-GND

holding GPIO0 LOW, pressing restart, releasing GPIO0 and then uploading works for me

What output do you get on the serial port when resetting?

[julianh2o]

I assume you sourced your power regulator directly from the 5V of the USB connector of the FTDI board, right?

Yep

I'll double check these other things and then follow the solution you linked and post back with my findings, thanks!

[duncan-a]

What regulator are you using? Not all are capable of providing 3.3V from 5V
(which is not always 5V anyway).

I'm not sure if there any current spikes during programming but operation
can be unreliable when powering from USB. I always use a 5V 'wall wart'
power adaptor and an AMS117-based 3.3V regulator with an additional 22MFd
capacitor on the power rails close to the ESP8266.

The other thing to consider is that the ESP8266 is a 3.3V device and that
applies to the logic levels as well as the power rail - if you've got 5V
as the Vcc from the USB-FTDI then it's most likely 5V logic and that could
well have blown the ESP's input...

On 20 April 2015 at 17:25, Julian Hartline [email protected] wrote:

I assume you sourced your power regulator directly from the 5V of the USB connector of the FTDI board, right?

Yep

I'll double check these other things and then follow the solution you
linked and post back with my findings, thanks!

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[julianh2o]

I'm using an LM317 hooked up directly to the FTDI's 5v pin. I've got a scope on the output voltage of the power supply and I'm getting a pretty consistent 3v. Furthermore, interacting with the ESP via the serial monitor is working just fine, so I very much doubt that the problem lies in the power coming in on the FTDI's TX line.

[julianh2o]

Apparently this is what I get for tinkering at 3am.. Turns out the problem was that my flash button (DTR) was hooked up incorrectly! Thanks for the help guys!

[zenmanenergy]

I get this error ALL the time. But not every time. If I unplug and plug my ftdi sometimes it goes away, but not always. Are you suggesting it's a power issue?

[Mayoogh]

I had similar issue
When I check the Preferences Tab in the Arduino IDE the additional board manager was blank

http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
Adding this URL solved the error for my case