esp8266 mini, erratic, then died?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:23 pm
Hello everyone =).
I have had many successful projects with the esp8266 so far, and love it.
But now a bit baffled.
I was running a new code with success, reading a BME280 and sending data to InfluxDB(database) over wifi.
But suddenly I saw all the readings go to zero in the serial monitor, so I thought that maybe the connections on my breadboard were bad, nope.
Then I put in another BME280, nope, still the same.
Then suddenly it works again!... But 5min later stops again... and it worked again for 5min.
I also think it had a small period where it read the BME280, but nothing getting to the database.
And then it just stopped completely!.
Cannot upload to the board.
No serial monitor output.
No light on the board.
I can measure 3.3 and 5v on the boards power pins (slightly lower reading).
ESP download tool has no success either.
Other similar ESP8266 works on same cable, so that rules out a lot.
Is it worth doing more?, I read other posts but haven't come across anything like this yet.
I have had many successful projects with the esp8266 so far, and love it.
But now a bit baffled.
I was running a new code with success, reading a BME280 and sending data to InfluxDB(database) over wifi.
But suddenly I saw all the readings go to zero in the serial monitor, so I thought that maybe the connections on my breadboard were bad, nope.
Then I put in another BME280, nope, still the same.
Then suddenly it works again!... But 5min later stops again... and it worked again for 5min.
I also think it had a small period where it read the BME280, but nothing getting to the database.
And then it just stopped completely!.
Cannot upload to the board.
No serial monitor output.
No light on the board.
I can measure 3.3 and 5v on the boards power pins (slightly lower reading).
ESP download tool has no success either.
Other similar ESP8266 works on same cable, so that rules out a lot.
Is it worth doing more?, I read other posts but haven't come across anything like this yet.