Drone doesn't work

[justin-luoma]

The android app doesn't work. Is there a way to actually use this?

[leeebo]

@justin-luoma https://docs.espressif.com/projects/espressif-esp-drone/en/latest/gettingstarted.html#flight-control

[justin-luoma]

The app doesn't work, it will connect, the drone's light flashed green, but doesn't respond to the app.

[leeebo]

@justin-luoma Please check your log to see if there are any pre-takeoff check failed or power supply issues

[justin-luoma]

There seems to be nothing helpful in the logs

I (42) boot: ESP-IDF v5.0.6 2nd stage bootloader
I (42) boot: compile time 07:49:11
I (42) boot: chip revision: v0.0
I (45) qio_mode: Enabling default flash chip QIO
I (50) boot.esp32s2: SPI Speed      : 80MHz
I (55) boot.esp32s2: SPI Mode       : QIO
I (60) boot.esp32s2: SPI Flash Size : 4MB
I (64) boot: Enabling RNG early entropy source...
I (70) boot: Partition Table:
I (73) boot: ## Label            Usage          Type ST Offset   Length
I (81) boot:  0 nvs              WiFi data        01 02 00009000 00006000
I (88) boot:  1 phy_init         RF data          01 01 0000f000 00001000
I (95) boot:  2 factory          factory app      00 00 00010000 00100000
I (103) boot: End of partition table
I (107) esp_image: segment 0: paddr=00010020 vaddr=3f000020 size=28e24h (167460) map
I (135) esp_image: segment 1: paddr=00038e4c vaddr=3ffc9f70 size=03f88h ( 16264) load
I (137) esp_image: segment 2: paddr=0003cddc vaddr=40022000 size=0323ch ( 12860) load
I (143) esp_image: segment 3: paddr=00040020 vaddr=40080020 size=9bfbch (638908) map
I (222) esp_image: segment 4: paddr=000dbfe4 vaddr=4002523c size=14d30h ( 85296) load
I (248) boot: Loaded app from partition at offset 0x10000
I (248) boot: Disabling RNG early entropy source...
I (260) cpu_start: Unicore app
I (260) cache: Instruction cache        : size 8KB, 4Ways, cache line size 32Byte
I (262) cpu_start: Pro cpu up.
I (278) cpu_start: Pro cpu start user code
I (278) cpu_start: cpu freq: 240000000 Hz
I (278) cpu_start: Application information:
I (283) cpu_start: Project name:     ESPDrone
I (288) cpu_start: App version:      f1178fb-dirty
I (293) cpu_start: Compile time:     Aug 14 2024 07:49:08
I (299) cpu_start: ELF file SHA256:  899305d90d0e48f3...
I (305) cpu_start: ESP-IDF:          v5.0.6
I (310) cpu_start: Min chip rev:     v0.0
I (315) cpu_start: Max chip rev:     v1.99 
I (320) cpu_start: Chip rev:         v0.0
I (324) heap_init: Initializing. RAM available for dynamic allocation:
I (331) heap_init: At 3FFDFC88 len 0001C378 (112 KiB): DRAM
I (338) heap_init: At 3FFFC000 len 00003A10 (14 KiB): DRAM
I (344) heap_init: At 3FF9E000 len 00001FE8 (7 KiB): RTCRAM
I (351) spi_flash: detected chip: generic
I (355) spi_flash: flash io: qio
W (359) ADC: legacy driver is deprecated, please migrate to `esp_adc/adc_oneshot.h`
I (367) app_start: Starting scheduler on CPU0
I (372) main_task: Started on CPU0
I (376) main_task: Calling app_main()
I (386) PLATFORM: set active config 
I (386) gpio: GPIO[7]| InputEn: 0| OutputEn: 1| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 0| Pulldown: 0| Intr:0 
I (394) gpio: GPIO[8]| InputEn: 0| OutputEn: 1| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 0| Pulldown: 0| Intr:0 
I (403) gpio: GPIO[9]| InputEn: 0| OutputEn: 1| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 0| Pulldown: 0| Intr:0 
I (413) main_task: Returned from app_main()
I (414) wifi:wifi driver task: 3ffe9864, prio:23, stack:6656, core=0
I (423) system_api: Base MAC address is not set
I (428) system_api: read default base MAC address from EFUSE
I (437) wifi:wifi firmware version: dbb7b72
I (438) wifi:wifi certification version: v7.0
I (442) wifi:config NVS flash: enabled
I (446) wifi:config nano formating: disabled
I (450) wifi:Init data frame dynamic rx buffer num: 32
I (455) wifi:Init static rx mgmt buffer num: 5
I (459) wifi:Init management short buffer num: 32
I (463) wifi:Init dynamic tx buffer num: 32
I (467) wifi:Init static rx buffer size: 1600
I (471) wifi:Init static rx buffer num: 10
I (475) wifi:Init dynamic rx buffer num: 32
I (479) wifi_init: rx ba win: 6
I (483) wifi_init: tcpip mbox: 32
I (487) wifi_init: udp mbox: 6
I (490) wifi_init: tcp mbox: 6
I (494) wifi_init: tcp tx win: 5760
I (498) wifi_init: tcp rx win: 5760
I (503) wifi_init: tcp mss: 1440
I (506) wifi_init: WiFi IRAM OP enabled
I (511) wifi_init: WiFi RX IRAM OP enabled
I (518) phy_init: phy_version 2401,2a6dc26,Sep 26 2023,11:22:15
I (585) wifi:mode : softAP (60:55:f9:da:01:35)
I (587) wifi:Total power save buffer number: 16
I (588) wifi:Init max length of beacon: 752/752
I (588) wifi:Init max length of beacon: 752/752
I (594) espnow: esp-now Version: 2.5.1
I (596) ESPNOW: espnow [version: 1.0] init
I (600) espnow: mac: 60:55:f9:da:01:34, version: 2
I (605) espnow: Enable main task
I (610) WIFI_UDP: wifi_init_softap complete.SSID:ESP-DRONE_6055F9DA0135 password:********
I (618) WIFI_UDP: Socket created
I (622) WIFI_UDP: Socket bound, port 2390
I (627) WIFI_UDP: UDP server create socket succeed
I (632) espnow: main task entry
I (1132) SYS: ----------------------------

I (1132) SYS: ESPlane 2.0  is up and running!

I (1133) I2CDRV:  i2c 1 driver install return = 0
I (1136) EEPROM: spi_flash_init ... !
I (1140) EEPROM: spi_flash_read ok !
Characterized using Two Point Value
I (2409) I2CDRV:  i2c 0 driver install return = 0
I (2409) SENSORS: MPU6050 I2C connection [OK].

W (2764) ZR2: Z-down sensor [FAIL]

W (2764) SENSORS: VL53L1X I2C connection [FAIL].

I (2764) gpio: GPIO[34]| InputEn: 0| OutputEn: 1| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 0| Pulldown: 0| Intr:0 
W (2819) SENSORS: PMW3901 SPI connection [FAIL].

I (2819) SENSORS: sensors init done
I (2820) SENSORS: pitch_calib = 0.000000,roll_calib = 0.000000
I (2825) gpio: GPIO[12]| InputEn: 1| OutputEn: 0| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 1| Pulldown: 0| Intr:1 
I (2834) ESTIMATOR: Using Complementary (1) estimator

I (2840) POSITION_CONTROLLER: thrustBase = 24000,thrustMin  = 5000
I (2847) SYS: wifilinkTest = 1 
I (3350) SYS: pmTest = 1
I (3350) SYS: workerTest = 1
I (3350) SYS: systemTest = 1 
I (3350) SYS: configblockTest = 1 
I (3353) COMM: wifilinkTest = 1 
I (3357) COMM: crtpTest = 1 
I (3361) COMM: crtpserviceTest = 1 
I (3365) COMM: platformserviceTest = 1 
I (3369) COMM: consoleTest = 1 
I (3373) COMM: paramTest = 1 
I (3377) SYS: commTest = 1 
I (3380) SYS: commanderTest = 1 
I (5199) SYS: stabilizerTest = 1 
I (5199) SYS: estimatorKalmanTaskTest = 1 
I (5199) SYS: memTest = 1 
I (5200) STAB: Wait for sensor calibration...

I (5205) SYS: systemStart ! selftestPassed = 1
I (5749) wifi:new:<3,0>, old:<3,0>, ap:<3,0>, sta:<255,255>, prof:3
I (5749) wifi:station: 8e:dc:96:70:4d:56 join, AID=1, bgn, 20
I (5896) WIFI_UDP: station8e:dc:96:70:4d:56join, AID=1
I (5896) espnow: station 8e:dc:96:70:4d:56 join, AID=1
I (5980) wifi:<ba-add>idx:2 (ifx:1, 8e:dc:96:70:4d:56), tid:0, ssn:0, winSize:64
I (6133) SYSLOAD: Task dump
I (6133) SYSLOAD: Load  Stack left      Name    PRI
I (6134) SYSLOAD: 0.13  2468    Tmr Svc         1
I (6135) SYSLOAD: 73.44         1660    IDLE    0
I (6140) SYSLOAD: 0.20  932     STABILIZER      5
I (6144) SYSLOAD: 0.02  2660    CRTP-RX         2
I (6149) SYSLOAD: 0.13  1456    PWRMGNT         0
I (6154) SYSLOAD: 0.06  2344    tiT     18
I (6158) SYSLOAD: 0.22  672     UDP_TX  3
I (6162) SYSLOAD: 0.05  2448    espnow_main     1
I (6167) SYSLOAD: 0.00  1720    WIFILINK        3
I (6172) SYSLOAD: 0.00  708     CRTP-TX         2
I (6177) esp_netif_lwip: DHCP server assigned IP to a client, IP is: 192.168.43.43
I (6185) SYSLOAD: 0.00  1220    LOG     2
I (6189) SYSLOAD: 0.00  704     PARAM   2
I (6193) SYSLOAD: 0.00  676     CMDHL   2
I (6198) SYSLOAD: 0.00  704     MEM     2
I (6202) SYSLOAD: 3.21  704     SYSTEM  2
I (6206) SYSLOAD: 0.00  1960    KALMAN  1
I (6211) SYSLOAD: 0.00  560     LEDSEQCMD       1
I (6215) SYSLOAD: 0.02  1012    sys_evt         20
I (6220) SYSLOAD: 17.07         3532    esp_timer       22
I (6225) SYSLOAD: 2.78  4384    wifi    23
I (6229) SYSLOAD: 2.38  1680    SENSORS         4
I (6234) SYSLOAD: 0.00  1464    UDP_RX  2
I (6239) SYSLOAD: Free heap: 47392 bytes
I (6518) wifi:new:<3,0>, old:<3,0>, ap:<3,0>, sta:<255,255>, prof:3
I (6519) wifi:station: d8:f2:ca:3d:27:f5 join, AID=2, bgn, 20
I (6537) WIFI_UDP: stationd8:f2:ca:3d:27:f5join, AID=2
I (6537) espnow: station d8:f2:ca:3d:27:f5 join, AID=2
I (6767) esp_netif_lwip: DHCP server assigned IP to a client, IP is: 192.168.43.45

[justin-luoma]

The device only tried to engage the motors with usb disconnected, and when I try to throttle using cfclient the drone restarts but I can't see any logs

[justin-luoma]

What kind of battery does this drone need?

[livigni]

did you solve somehow?
I am myself struggling with motors not being operated. The esp-drone boots up and motors spins at the self check, but when connecting with mobile app and playing with touch controls nothing happens. I have enabled the "DEBUG_UDP" in config.h of the firmware and I can see that when moving the virtual joystick udp messages are received by the firmware, but still motor do not spin (no voltage a the motors pins, so I don't think is a low capacity battery issue). Any hints?

[leeebo]

@justin-luoma
The drone is blocking in I (5200) STAB: Wait for sensor calibration...

It could be that the drone is tilting at an Angle, or is being shaken during sensor calibration (such as being held in the hand), so the calibration cannot pass.

Please place the drone on a stable plane before takeoff.

It would be ready to takeoff after:

I (6478) SENSORS: isBiasValueFound!
I (6479) STAB: Ready to fly.