ESP32 CAM Camera not Recognized

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I have just hooked up my ESP32 Cam & am trying to run the sample program - CameraWebServer

However I get an error message that my camera - which appears to be an AF2569 - is not supported.

`ets Jun 8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x1 (POWERON_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0018,len:4
load:0x3fff001c,len:1216
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:10944
load:0x40080400,len:6388
entry 0x400806b4

[E][camera.c:1113] camera_probe(): Detected camera not supported.
[E][camera.c:1379] esp_camera_init(): Camera probe failed with error 0x20004`

Does anyone know which of sample cameras from the following list this camera is?

// Select camera model
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_WROVER_KIT // Has PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_ESP_EYE // Has PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_PSRAM // Has PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_V2_PSRAM // M5Camera version B Has PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_WIDE // Has PSRAM
#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_ESP32CAM // No PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER // Has PSRAM
//#define CAMERA_MODEL_TTGO_T_JOURNAL // No PSRAM

Also - What Arduino board is this running under - I’m now presuming it is “ESP32 Dev Module”
Is this correct?

The sample code for this board also does not appear to contain a define for the AF2569 Camera!

So in short what are the appropriate Arduino IDE board definition & camera Definition for this product?

Thanks

Netless

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Hi John,

Thanks for your phone call regarding this post! I have removed it from spam and hopefully someone will be able to provide you with a useful answer as to why your camera isn’t being recognised.

For other’s info, the board John is using is DFR0602:

As mentioned as in our phone call John, here is a link ot the DF Robot Wiki for this product:

https://wiki.dfrobot.com/ESP32_CAMERA-QR_Tutorial

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Hi Matt
Thanks for the link, but this is to some very foreign non Arduino IDE - No use to me.
The Arduino link I am following is here

Judging by the sales link related to this tutorial

What I have appears to be the same AI-Thinker ESP32-S breakout & the AF2569 Camera, related to this sales site & tutorial.

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As far as I can see the ESP32-CAM is OK / Blinks / Loads & executes the code as per the tutorial - But the Camera is not recognized!! Reporting the errors in the previous post.
Could this be a hardware fault in the Camera?

I have tried many other board & camera combinations as well - same camera errors occur.

[E][camera.c:1113] camera_probe(): Detected camera not supported.
[E][camera.c:1379] esp_camera_init(): Camera probe failed with error 0x20004`

I’m now out of ideas & stuck. HELP!!

Thanks

Netless

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As per the Robot Zero One tutorial I’m now assuming the
ESP 32 Wrover Module board & the
CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER include.

But still no joy - Here is the serial output for that combination from the tutorial

`ets Jun 8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0xc (SW_CPU_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0018,len:4
load:0x3fff001c,len:1216
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:10944
load:0x40080400,len:6388
entry 0x400806b4

[E][camera.c:1113] camera_probe(): Detected camera not supported.
[E][camera.c:1379] esp_camera_init(): Camera probe failed with error 0x20004`

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OK OK OK - Solved!!
YES both the board & the camera supplied are AI-Thinker :thinking: in the Arduino universe.
HOWEVER This unit appears to be very power hungry.
Will not run - trips a brown out on 3V3 FTDI and only just makes it on 5V0 FTDI - Both using a fairly substantial short USB cable. Even on 5V0 it will brown out if you wiggle the camera a bit.
ANYWAY it is working now but I’ll have to think carefully about power when it goes into my application.
Appears to be drawing around 230mA @5V0 while streaming.

ESP32Cam
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For anyone looking to get one of these going this is the final link I followed and it looks as good as any - gave me the hint to up the power to 5V0.
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-cam-video-streaming-face-recognition-arduino-ide/

Note to CORE
The supplied DFRobot tutorial link will be of no use to the Arduino community.
It would be good to supply one of the Arduino focused ESP32CAM tutorials in connection with this product on your site. The DronBot workshop also has some good instructions on the ESP32CAM - it was where I started.https://dronebotworkshop.com/esp32-cam-intro/
Make sure users are alert to the brownout issue - its what I stumbled on :frowning:

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To MOD

This thread would probably be better labeled as: ESP32 CAM Camera not Recognized

Netless

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Done - apparently I spend so much time on here I can do that :sweat_smile:

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