{
 "id": "openmv-fw5-draw-rectangle-tuple-api-silent-crash-loop",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Fix for TypeError: object 'int' isn't a tuple or list \u2014 OpenMV firmware 5.0 draw_rectangle needs a tuple, and the crash-loop is invisible while frames keep streaming",
 "symptom": "Framebuffer streams fine but drawings never appear; on-device script is actually crash-looping with TypeError: object 'int' isn't a tuple or list",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam-n6",
  "stm32n657"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "openmv-firmware@5.0.0",
  "micropython@1.28.0"
 ],
 "intent": "draw an overlay (red square) on camera frames",
 "date": "2026-08-07",
 "status": "working",
 "confidence": "high",
 "cost": "hours chasing a 'missing square' that was a crashed script the whole time",
 "author": "sarg",
 "refs": [
  "openmv-n6-fw5-protocol-v2-python-client-hang-bugs"
 ],
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}