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Dani El Hahn
Dani El Hahn

Reputation: 49

Connect esp32 cam to pc

I would like to know if there is a way to connect an esp32 cam via an esp32 to the pc to program it.

I have only found tutorials to connect it via an arduino or FTDI...

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1704

Answers (2)

Matej
Matej

Reputation: 820

ESP32-CAM doesn't have USB->serial converter so the only way to program ESP32 for the first time is via serial. After uploading sketch via USB-TTL converter you can use OTA to update ESP32 via Wi-Fi but if you don't have FTDI converter it's useless.

Another solution is to use arduino board as USB-TTL converter because converter is already included on most of the arduino boards (nano, UNO..).

Upvotes: 2

romkey
romkey

Reputation: 7044

Yes, you can connect it to a PC - but, as you said, only using an Arduino or FTDI.

You can't connect it directly.

The ESP32-CAM doesn't support USB for communications. FTDI allows the PC's USB connection to communicate with the ESP32-CAM's serial port. They can't communicate without some kind of adapter - that's what FTDI or an Arduino are for.

Upvotes: 1

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