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Fell in love with this project by @JediJeremy: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projec ... tures-iot/. I was able to compile everything in the Arduino IDE, and installed the esp8266 sketch upload plugin. I connected the esp8266 to an ftdi adapter, and got the main program uploaded. The SPIFFS data, though, simply will not go. I've additionally tried a Silicon Labs cp210 adapter. I know there have been issues around the drivers rejecting counterfeit chips, but I did manage to get the main program in using the FTDI. Any thought on how I might troubleshoot my issue and get this moving again?

Perhaps more detail is needed in the problem description in order to permit help. Here is the wiring diagram I followed in the project.

https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/uploads/articles/20170323-lee-wifieye-circuit-pgm-1.jpg

Are changes necessary to permit SPIFFS upload to flash?

Recently there are reports of modules with incompatible flash memory chips marked "puya"
See here https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/4061
Maybe this is also your problem...

schufti wrote:Recently there are reports of modules with incompatible flash memory chips marked "puya"
See here https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/4061
Maybe this is also your problem...

Thank you for your thoughtful reply, Schufti. That thread seems to be concerned soly with the esp-01. I'm using an 8266-f. I suppose it is possible that the flash chip under the shield is a Puya. I will try to run some of the diagnostic scripts that have appeared in that thread. Would you happen to know how to get the esp to report the names of chip manufacturer used for flash?