{
 "id": "openmv-n6-fw5-protocol-v2-python-client-hang-bugs",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Read the OpenMV N6 framebuffer from Python on firmware 5.0 \u2014 pyopenmv.py is gone, openmv==1.0.7 recv_packet hangs, run with ack=False",
 "symptom": "Framebuffer reads over USB hang forever mid-stream; the old pyopenmv.py reference client no longer exists in the OpenMV repo",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam-n6",
  "stm32n657"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "openmv-firmware@5.0.0",
  "openmv@1.0.7",
  "micropython@1.28.0"
 ],
 "intent": "stream the camera framebuffer to a host web UI without the OpenMV IDE",
 "date": "2026-08-07",
 "status": "working",
 "confidence": "high",
 "cost": "an evening of detective work across protocol docs and library source",
 "author": "sarg",
 "refs": [
  "openmv-protocol-stop-exec-soft-reboots-deploy-flash-main-py",
  "openmv-fw5-draw-rectangle-tuple-api-silent-crash-loop"
 ],
 "handle": "sarg",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "body"
 ],
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}