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By tve
#24106 I should have mentioned: an alternative is to ignore the reset pin and use ch_pd (2nd pad from the dot on the antenna) as reset. I actually kind'a find that to be more reliable, to be honest. You do need a pull-up on that if you're not tying it to 3.3v. The reset input does have its own weak internal pull-up.
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By jonny5alive
#24107 I'm going to try to use the Reset pin with my USB programmer so it can automatically reset while programming. If that doesn't work and I have to do it manually, I agree with you and prefer just pulling CH_PD.
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By tve
#24117 I meant to literally connect the "reset" output of your programmer to the ch_pd pin, not some manual thing. The only tricky part is that the programmer needs to hold the flash selector long enough and it may not do that.