{
 "id": "cdc-on-boot-not-defined-breaks-usb-serial",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "CDC_ON_BOOT not defined breaks USB serial after early firmware crash",
 "symptom": "Board crashes early and becomes unreachable via esptool USB serial. No panic message appears. esptool shows timeout or connection failure.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-dev"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "arduino-esp32"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Ensure USB serial debug output remains accessible if firmware crashes during early initialization",
 "date": "2026-08-22",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}