{
 "id": "pwdn-and-reset-pins-unconnected-on-esp32-s3",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "PWDN and RESET pins unconnected on ESP32-S3 boards; sensor does not reset on ESP32 reboot",
 "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",
 "date": "2026-08-28",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}