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jaredz
 
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Adafruit QT Py ESP32-C3 missing bootloader

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Hi there,

I am trying to upload the Neopixel blink code from the QT Py ESP32-C3 guide (https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-qt- ... -dev-board) to my micro. I am getting the following error message:

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FQBN: espressif:esp32:adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3:UploadSpeed=256000
Using board 'adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3' from platform in folder: D:\former D\Coding\Arduino\hardware\espressif\esp32
Using core 'esp32' from platform in folder: D:\former D\Coding\Arduino\hardware\espressif\esp32

cmd /c if exist "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\ESP32 TESTING\\neopixel_test\\partitions.csv" COPY /y "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\ESP32 TESTING\\neopixel_test\\partitions.csv" "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c if not exist "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\partitions.csv" if exist "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\variants\\adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3\\partitions.csv" COPY "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\variants\\adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3\\partitions.csv" "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c if not exist "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\partitions.csv" COPY "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\tools\\partitions\\default.csv" "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c IF EXIST "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\ESP32 TESTING\\neopixel_test\\bootloader.bin" ( COPY /y "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\ESP32 TESTING\\neopixel_test\\bootloader.bin" "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\neopixel_test.ino.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( IF EXIST "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\variants\\adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3\\bootloader.bin" ( COPY "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\variants\\adafruit_qtpy_esp32c3\\bootloader.bin" "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\neopixel_test.ino.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32/tools/esptool/esptool.exe" --chip esp32c3 elf2image --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size 4MB -o "C:\\Users\\Jared\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\4D4142775338E73600BA6B59B636CE0E\\neopixel_test.ino.bootloader.bin" "D:\\former D\\Coding\\Arduino\\hardware\\espressif\\esp32\\tools\\sdk\\esp32c3\\bin\\bootloader_qio_80m.elf" ) )
The system cannot find the path specified.

exit status 1

Compilation error: exit status 1
I've double checked the driver installation and have traced all of the file paths in the above code, and in each case there appear to be missing files (partitions.csv, bootloader.bin, etc.). Any ideas what could be causing this?

Thanks!!

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Re: Adafruit QT Py ESP32-C3 missing bootloader

Post by barshatriplee »

Have you tested the code with any other code? Sonething simple like the blink? I think you should do that. That will show if the problem is with the particular neopixel code or in general the board is facing problems.

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