ESP32-S Cam Failure to upload sketch

26 Mar.,2024

 

Hello All - I've been trying this for 3 days, and getting no where.

I have an ESP32-S Cam that I bought, and have the FTDI adaptor and female jumper cables set up. The failure comes when trying to upload the sketch at all, and I receive the following error message
"A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: No serial data received."

I've scoured this topic and the resolutions don't seem to work for me. I've verified that the Port is recognized by 1) my computer and 2) I can see it in Arduino IDE 2.1.0.
- noting that while my computer can see the device, it is listed as "USB Serial Port (COM 3)"

I've tried pressing reset on the cam as it uploads (which seems to be the common resolution to the issue) however this does nothing.

I've toggled between the 3.3 and 5v - and again, have verified that the jumper cables are all placed appropriately.


Any assistance would be appreciated!!!!!!!!