Annex Toolkit multi platform beta version

[its1000]

In the page [Local Link Removed for Guests] you will see a link https://drive.google.com/uc?id=19iC8IkL ... t=download, which leads to download the version annextoolkit_release-0.9.tar.gz
Try to download this file, unzip it in a folder using 7-zip and there you will find the start file win.bat
This version already has everything you need, including the zulu packages.

thank you I try right now

[its1000]

it is now better, but still having issue trying to install the epaper firmware on the lilygo.
i manage launching th new Esptool doing what you last told me. I copied the last firmware in the build directory.
when i read the module info, i have the info.
when i try an erase memory it works, the epaper does not execute anymore the demo programm.

then when I try to do a FLASH i have a message :

"flash not completed"
here is the log :

FLASH MODULE STARTED

usage: esptool write_flash [-h] [--erase-all]
[--flash_freq {keep,40m,26m,20m,80m}]
[--flash_mode {keep,qio,qout,dio,dout}]
[--flash_size FLASH_SIZE]
[--spi-connection SPI_CONNECTION] [--no-progress]
[--verify] [--compress | --no-compress]
<address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]
esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'D:\\TEST'
exit_code:2

if someone have a clue, thank you very much.

[Fernando Perez]

Sorry I can't help you anymore, but I don't have any ePaper module for testing.
But it occurs to me that you should check what it is looking for in 'D: \\ TEST'.
Do you have Annex installed on the C: drive?
Do you have a D: drive connected?

[cicciocb]

Proba

it is now better, but still having issue trying to install the epaper firmware on the lilygo.
i manage launching th new Esptool doing what you last told me. I copied the last firmware in the build directory.
when i read the module info, i have the info.
when i try an erase memory it works, the epaper does not execute anymore the demo programm.

then when I try to do a FLASH i have a message :

"flash not completed"
here is the log :

FLASH MODULE STARTED

usage: esptool write_flash [-h] [--erase-all]
[--flash_freq {keep,40m,26m,20m,80m}]
[--flash_mode {keep,qio,qout,dio,dout}]
[--flash_size FLASH_SIZE]
[--spi-connection SPI_CONNECTION] [--no-progress]
[--verify] [--compress | --no-compress]
<address> <filename> [<address> <filename> ...]
esptool write_flash: error: argument <address> <filename>: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'D:\\TEST'
exit_code:2

if someone have a clue, thank you very much.

Probably the folder name contains spaces (such as "D:/TEST BLA BLA")

[its1000]

thank you it was that! now i installed all.
I have to understand how works the epaper, because it is pretty different than the esp32.

[douglasp]

Thanks for the linux version.
Running linux Mint 20.2, using your Annex Toolkit v0.9beta, I can read and program a Wemos D1 mini with no problems however, when I try to program an ESP-01, I get the following error:-
esptool.py v2.6
Serial port /dev/ttyACM0
Connecting...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./esptool", line 2959, in <module>
_main()
File "./esptool", line 2952, in _main
main()
File "./esptool", line 2646, in main
esp = ESPLoader.detect_chip(each_port, initial_baud, args.before, args.trace)
File "./esptool", line 259, in detect_chip
detect_port.connect(connect_mode)
File "./esptool", line 460, in connect
last_error = self._connect_attempt(mode=mode, esp32r0_delay=False)
File "./esptool", line 418, in _connect_attempt
self._setDTR(False) # IO0=HIGH
File "./esptool", line 384, in _setDTR
self._port.setDTR(state)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 599, in setDTR
self.dtr = value
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 469, in dtr
self._update_dtr_state()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 636, in _update_dtr_state
fcntl.ioctl(self.fd, TIOCMBIC, TIOCM_DTR_str)
BrokenPipeError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
exit_code:1

I have tested the individual modules as detailed in your post at the top and all work OK. I note that the Wemos module is connected via USB and has access to DTR but the USB to serial converter I use for the ESP-01 has only Rx and Tx. Is DTR capability a MUST?

Thanks,
Doug.

[douglasp]

Thanks for the linux version. I am running AnnexToolkit v0.9 beta under linux Mint 20.2.
I can read/program a Wemos D1 mini successfully however, when I try to read/program an ESP-01 I get the following error:-

esptool.py v2.6
Serial port /dev/ttyACM0
Connecting...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./esptool", line 2959, in <module>
_main()
File "./esptool", line 2952, in _main
main()
File "./esptool", line 2646, in main
esp = ESPLoader.detect_chip(each_port, initial_baud, args.before, args.trace)
File "./esptool", line 259, in detect_chip
detect_port.connect(connect_mode)
File "./esptool", line 460, in connect
last_error = self._connect_attempt(mode=mode, esp32r0_delay=False)
File "./esptool", line 418, in _connect_attempt
self._setDTR(False) # IO0=HIGH
File "./esptool", line 384, in _setDTR
self._port.setDTR(state)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 599, in setDTR
self.dtr = value
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialutil.py", line 469, in dtr
self._update_dtr_state()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/serial/serialposix.py", line 636, in _update_dtr_state
fcntl.ioctl(self.fd, TIOCMBIC, TIOCM_DTR_str)
BrokenPipeError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
exit_code:1

The Wemos D1 mini is connected via its own USB connection. The ESP-01 is connected via a standard USB to serial I/F with just Rx and Tx. Is DTR functionality needed (I think the Wemos D1 mini has this internally)?

Thanks,Doug.

[Electroguard]

Hi,
The wemos D1 mini can automatically be put into flashing mode by the dtr functionality.
But the esp01 needs to be booted into flashing mode with gpio0 at 0v (and gpio2 high).

[Fernando Perez]

Doug, I hope my experiments with the ESP-01S will help you.
Everything that follows refers to Windows 10, as I do not work with Linux.
In this image, you will see three different devices:

image.png

The one at the bottom is a USB to ESP-01 adapter that can be easily obtained from online stores. As when I bought it, the current models did not exist, which already incorporate a two-position switch that allows connecting GPIO0 to GND during the programming phase, I reproduced it by hand, gluing a switch to the module and soldering the corresponding pins.
I can confirm that this system works with the initial versions of Annex, but not with the current multiplatform, which seems to need the DTR signal to communicate. Is that so, Cicciocb?
The center model is a DSD TECH SH-U09C5, an acquisition that I am very satisfied with. It works perfectly in all Annex versions with this wiring:

image.png

And the top model is an old FTDI232, which also works with all Annex versions and the wiring system of the previous model, but with one important difference: Its Vcc output does not supply enough current to power the ESP-01, so It must be powered independently with a 3.3 V source.
To be able to wire these systems, it may be helpful to build a multiple connector by center soldering two female / female Dupont cables:

image.png

Luck.

[AndyGadget]

I didn't expect any problems but just to confirm, Toolkit 0.9b works fine for programming and OTA updates on Windows 11.