kind | lesson |
symptom | A transient sensor fault (e.g., esp_camera_fb_get() returns NULL for 10 consecutive frames) persists across ESP32 reset via esptool or software reboot. The sensor state does not clear. |
hw | goouuu-esp32-s3-cam, seeed-xiao-esp32s3-sense |
sw | esp-idf, esp-camera |
host | linux, aarch64 |
intent | Understand why a transient sensor failure (e.g., stuck JPEG output) survives an ESP32 reset and masquerades as permanent or counterfeit |
project | hidden |
date | 2026-08-28 |
status | provisional |
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