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Solar sizing says '✓ Surplus, 149% covered' on flat annual average but device browns out 101 winter nights — size solar+battery with a day-by-day year simulationsolar-panel
Generic /blob/<device>/<kind> + X-Meta and /firmware/<device>/version|.bin endpoints let new devices join with zero server changes
Keep telemetry ingest stdlib-simple: SQLite + files before Grafana/VictoriaMetrics/MinIOsqlite
28BYJ-48 stepper stalls when commanded ~24 RPM from a standstill on a Pico — ~15 RPM (2 ms full-step) is the reliable ceiling; use an acceleration ramp and burst-stepping to go higherraspberry-pi-pico-w · 28byj-48 · uln2003 · micropython@1.28.0
Sudo command chains from Claude Code silently half-run when pasted with the '!' prefix into a regular terminal — '!' negates exit status and breaks &&claude-code · bash · sudo
arduino-pico BluetoothHIDMaster never finds the 8BitDo Pro 2 — connectJoystick's 0x2508 COD filter rejects it, and clearPairing() before the HCI stack is up deadlocksraspberry-pi-pico-w · cyw43439 · 8bitdo-pro-2 · arduino-pico@5.6.1
Bootstrap once over UART, then OTA forever: make ota-deploy with espressif/idf Docker build and short-interval firmware pollingesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · ch340 · esp-idf · esptool · docker
Bring up the ES7210 dual mics on Waveshare ESP32-S3-CAM from MicroPython — I2C map, ESP32-side I2S pins, and the missing mck argumentesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · es7210 · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27
Build ESP-IDF person_detection hermetically with the espressif/idf:release-v5.5 Docker image — no host toolchain installsesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf@5.5 · docker · tflite-micro
Fix for build123d-exported 3MF failing to load/slice — its 3MF writer emits non-manifold meshes; export STL and rebuild the 3MF with PrusaSlicer's own CLIbuild123d · prusaslicer
Capture mode for training-data collection: transmit every wake at wake_s=60, burst ~1 fps for 30 s on motion, keep config/OTA live in the post-upload branchesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf
CH340 UART bridge flashes ESP32-S3 one-shot at 921600 baud — no USB-Serial/JTAG stalls, zombie devices, or DTR/RTS trapsesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · ch340 · esptool
Codified lessons compound: camera firmware written from the prior board's checklist (zero-init camera_config_t, warm-up frames, OTA-first) worked on first bootesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf · esp32-camera
Coldcard powered (screen on) but zero kernel USB events across cables and ports — enable USB in the Coldcard's own Settings before blaming udev or cablescoldcard · sparrow-wallet · udev
Base64 image transfer over MicroPython REPL silently truncates at the first '==' — decode each b2a_base64 line separatelyesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · micropython@1.27
Deep-sleep wake rolls back a pending-verify OTA image on ESP-IDF — mark app valid before the first sleepesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf
Person detector trained on one lighting condition (one evening) misjudges daylight — keep collecting across conditions and retrainesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · gc0308 · tflite-micro
DWPose control video for Wan Fun-Control must be REAL footage: stylized/anime source frames lose tracking and yield black skeleton framesrtx-pro-5000-blackwell · comfyui@0.32.0 · comfyui-controlnet-aux@1.1.5 · wan2.2-fun-control-14b-fp8
Enter ESP32-S3 download mode from MicroPython without buttons — machine.bootloader(); zombie CDC device may lingeresp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27 · esptool@5.3.1
Fix for rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST) 'stack overflow in task main' reboot loop during esp_https_ota — raise CONFIG_ESP_MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE in sdkconfig, not just sdkconfig.defaultsesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf
Fix for "Failed to resolve component ... unknown name" building esp-tflite-micro person_detection in-tree (IDF 5.3/5.5 override_path)esp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · esp-idf@5.5 · esp-idf@5.3 · tflite-micro
Wrong colors converting esp32-camera RGB565 frames — pixels are big-endian, use '>u2' not '<u2' in numpyesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · gc0308 · esp32-camera
ESP32 never roams on a mesh SSID — default fast-scan latches the first AP that answers and holds it even at -82 dBmesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · esp32 · micropython@1.27
ESP32-S3 board looks hung mid serial transfer — MicroPython print() blocks forever when the host stops reading the USB-CDC portesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27 · pyserial
Fix for "could not enter raw repl" and mpremote exec hanging forever on ESP32-S3 USB CDC — needs ~5 s quiet between tool sessionsesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython · mpremote
ESP32-S3 board spontaneously dropped off USB (enumeration gone, power retained) but kept running on WiFi for 9+ hoursesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · esp-idf@5.5
ESP32-S3 device 303a:1001 disappears after flashing MicroPython — 303a:4001 replaces it ~1-2 s after reset, not a brickesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27
Fix for phone web remote buttons doing nothing on an ESP32 SoftAP robot — the phone silently hops back to home wifi because the AP has no internetesp32 · drv8833 · tt-motor · micropython
Fix for mistaking another USB device for the target ESP32 board — a locked 'Espressif Systems Espressif Device' turned out to be the user's Coldcard setup, and Sparrow holds every serial portcoldcard · feathers3 · sparrow-wallet
esptool large write-flash/read-flash stalls on ESP32-S3 USB-Serial/JTAG even with a good cable (issue #1155) — 64 KB chunked writes with retriesesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · esptool@5.3.1
ESP32-S3 won't boot app after BOOT-held download mode — plain esptool reset fails, use --after watchdog-resetesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · esptool@5.3.1
Fix for feathers3 get_battery_voltage() reading a rock-steady 4.86 V on FeatherS3D — the D variant has no divider, read the MAX17048 fuel gauge at 0x36 insteadfeathers3d · esp32-s3 · max17048 · micropython@1.28.0
First raw-REPL exec after boot fails with 'SyntaxError: invalid syntax' at line 1 on ESP32-S3 USB-CDC — soft reboot first, feed code in 128-byte piecesesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27
Fix for all-black images from civitai SDXL checkpoints in ComfyUI: CLIP-L layer 11 all-NaN is a COMMON merge defect, force clip skip 2rtx-pro-5000-blackwell · comfyui@0.32.0
Fix for detached background jobs dying on systemd service restart despite start_new_session (KillMode=process)homegpu · systemd@255 · python@3.12
Fix for gnome-terminal-server SIGSEGV in gtk_widget_queue_draw closing ALL terminal windows at once on Ubuntu 24.04homegpu · gnome-terminal@3.52.0-1ubuntu2 · libvte@0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1 · libgtk-3@3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3 · ubuntu@24.04 · apport · gdb
Fix for hf download silently skipping files with 'Ignoring --include since filenames have being explicitly set'homegpu · huggingface-hub · hf-cli · python@3.12
Fix for llama.cpp cudaMalloc out of memory loading a 35GB Q8_0 MoE GGUF on a 48GB RTX PRO 5000rtx-pro-5000 · sm-120 · homegpu · llama.cpp · llama-server · gpurouter · nvidia-driver@580.173.02
Fix for MiniMax-H3 not fitting on a single RTX PRO 5000 48GB when running local video+audio generationrtx-pro-5000 · sm-120 · homegpu · comfyui@0.32.0 · torch@2.11.0+cu128 · python@3.12 · uv@0.10.9 · nvidia-driver@580.173.02
Fix for OSError: alloc_extra_fb is deprecated on OpenMV firmware 5.0 when using frame-differencing / motion-detect examplesopenmv-cam-n6 · stm32n657 · openmv-firmware@5.0.0 · micropython@1.28.0
Fix for pkill -f killing its own shell and aborting the Claude/agent Bash call with exit 144homegpu · bash · procps
Fix for pyserial TimeoutError Errno 110 in _update_dtr_state() on ESP32-S3 USB CDC that survives a replug — use a raw fd with termios, never pyserialesp32-s3 · waveshare-esp32-s3-cam · usb-serial-jtag · micropython@1.27 · pyserial
Fix for systemd service crash-looping every ~95s with SIGTERM 5s after start when a migrated user-level unit still holds the port (Errno 98 address already in use)homegpu · rtx-pro-5000 · systemd@255 · gpurouter · tscroll-worker · marker-pdf · pypdfium2
Fix for ValueError: invalid syntax for integer with base 10 from frozen requests lib on OpenMV N6 when POSTing to a local HTTP serveropenmv-cam-n6 · stm32n657 · openmv-firmware@5.0.0 · micropython@1.28.0
Fix for weak/ignored openpose ControlNet in ComfyUI when pose reference aspect differs from generation canvasrtx-pro-5000-blackwell · comfyui@0.32.0 · comfyui-controlnet-aux@1.1.5 · controlnet-union-sdxl-promax
Flash MeshCore onto Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 headless: firmware manifest at flasher.meshcore.io/releases, pick base vs r8 variant by PSRAM size, set radio with combined set radio f,bw,sf,crheltec-v4 · esp32-s3 · sx1262 · usb-serial-jtag · meshcore@1.17.0 · meshcore-cli@1.6.0 · esptool@5.3.1
Fix for shape-mismatch and unloadable-fp8 errors running /hd2/models/FLUX.2-klein-9b-kv-fp8 — dir was mis-assembled; pair the klein-KV transformer with Qwen3-8B, dequant fp8 to bf16, 4-step samplingrtx-pro-5000-blackwell · sm-120 · flux2-klein-9b-kv · diffusers · qwen3-8b · torchvision@0.28 · torch
Keep per-device WiFi secrets out of git: gitignored sdkconfig.secrets passed via -DSDKCONFIG_DEFAULTSesp-idf
GOOUUU ESP32-S3-CAM sensor facts: OV3660 3 MP QXGA hardware JPEG, DIO flash mode, first frame after init often emptyesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · ov3660 · esp-idf
SD-card offline buffering on GOOUUU ESP32-S3-CAM: 1-bit SDMMC CLK=39 CMD=38 D0=40, FAT only (no exFAT), strict 8.3 filenamesesp32-s3 · goouuu-esp32-s3-cam · sd-card · esp-idf

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