Disconnect shortly after boot with 1.1.0

[swaggner]

Using a ESP32-S3-EYE and I just updated to 1.1.0 but it won't stay running more than a few minutes before the green status light rapidly flashes, and the camera disconnects from wifi.
I'm getting "CPU reset reason: Software reset due to exception/panic" and "CPU reset reason: Reset due to task watchdog"

I don't see anything else wrong in the log files. Is there a way to uncover what the "exception" or "panic" is?

It seems to be network-related because if I reflash the MCU and don't connect it to a SSID, the camera runs fine in AP mode. Once I re-establish network connection to a SSID, the camera will not stay running more than a few minutes. It's as if it doesn't handle a connect or disconnect from the WiFi elegantly.

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Start MCU!
SW Version: 1.1.0 ,Build: Aug 5 2024 18:32:19
Verbose mode: false
Log level: 3
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Init system lib
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - SW Version: 1.1.0 Build: Aug 5 2024 18:32:28
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Board name: ESP32-S3-EYE_2.2
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - CPU reset reason: Software reset due to exception/panic
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - CPU0 reset reason: SW_CPU_RESET
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - CPU1 reset reason: SW_CPU_RESET
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - MCU Temperature: 46.30 *C
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Internal Total heap: 351380 B, Internal Free Heap: 315216
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - PSRAM Total heap: 8388608 B, PSRAM Free Heap: 8358244
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Chip model: ESP32-S3, ChipRevision: 2, Cpu Freq: 240
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - SDK Version: v5.1.4-586-gb6b4727c58-dirty, Core Version: 3.0.4
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Flash Size: 8388608, Flash Speed 80000000, Flash Mode: 2
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - PSRAM is used.
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - malloc/new is not using SPIRAM
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Init cfg module: 393
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Read FirstMcuStart FLAG
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - It's not first start MCU: 15
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Check reset MCU cfg
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Reset pin status: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Reset MCU cfg false
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - web auth enable: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - web auth user: admin
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - web auth pass: ******
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Load camera CFG from EEPROM
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Photo quality: 10
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Framesize: 6
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Framesize: 6
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - brightness: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - contrast: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - saturation: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - awb: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - awb_gain: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - awb_mode: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - aec2: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - ae_level: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - aec_value: 300
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - gain_ctrl: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - agc_gain: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - bpc: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - wpc: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - raw_gama: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - hmirror: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - vflip: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - lensc: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - exposure_ctrl: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Camera flash: 0
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Camera flash time: 200
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Camera image rotation: 1
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - Load PrusaConnect CFG from EEPROM

[johnyHV]

Hello @swaggner can you send me full log, in the verbose mode ?

[swaggner]

Thanks for your help @johnyHV
I sent you an email with the serial monitor and SD card logs. The line that stands out is
0000-00-00_00-00-00 - WiFi disconnected from access point. Reason: 202

[johnyHV]

@swaggner could you please attach the logs here? Please ensure that all sensitive content, such as passwords and tokens, is removed. It will help me navigate through the issues more easily. Thank you very much!

[swaggner]

Ok. Here you go...
log.txt

[johnyHV]

@swaggner sorry for the late response. Error 202 means that the connection to the WiFi network timed out. I see that your WiFi networks use WPA3, which could be causing issues. I'm not sure if the ESP32 supports WPA3 at the moment. It's a good question, and I need to check on that.

[swaggner]

Ok. That's interesting because that IoT network is set to WPA2, so either that setting isn't working, or the ESP cam is trying to connect with the wrong security protocol.

[mozgy]

ESP32 supports WPA3 in Arduino SDK v3

[swaggner]

I gave up on the ESP32-S3-EYE and ordered a ESP32-S3-CAM. I’m getting same results where it gets connected to the network but disconnects and becomes non-responsive. Anything else I can try to troubleshoot? Are there any WiFi setting on my Unifi router that I need to change to improve stability?

[swaggner]

Is there anything else I can try? Camera will boot when plugging in power (the red internal LED will be solid red) then the LED immediately start rapidly blinking. The internal ESP access point works, but it is unable to connect to wifi. I even pulled out an old 802.11n router. The camera actually connected and I thought it might be a legacy issue, but the camera disconnected shortly after and does not reattempt to reconnect. Anything in the wifi arduino sdk that calls for specific wifi settings that I'm not utilizing?

[johnyHV]

@swaggner Arduino SDK don't need nothing special. Can you try again send me log files please ?