Flashing micropython on Wemos D1 Mini Pro

[amartino]

Here is what I've experienced.

This successfully flashes the D1 mini (but isn't usable for the PRO)

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esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 write_flash --flash_size=detect 0 esp8266-20170108-v1.8.7.bin

This successfully flashes the D1 mini PRO

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esptool.py -p /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash -fm dio -fs 32m 0 esp8266-20170108-v1.8.7.bin

[torkinp]

Hi,

It is now possible to flash micropython on boards with 16MB e.g. Wemos Mini D1 Pro, with the full 16MB usable.

Full details available here: https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/2335

In summary:
1) either compile the two required files (firmware-combined.bin and esp_init_data_default.bin) yourself or download the zip at the above link, created by user keijsvog

2) erase the ESP8266...

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esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 erase_flash

3) flash both the micropython firmware and the esp_init_data_default.bin...

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esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 write_flash -fm dio -fs 16MB 0 firmware-combined.bin 0xffc000 esp_init_data_default.bin

To confirm, go to the REPL and use:

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>>> import esp
>>> esp.flash_size()
16777216
>>> 

It has been a long time coming, but at last we can use the full 16MB. This will open up many opportunities, for example working with web data sources/APIs that return larger data sets.

[JenniferT]

https://github.com/micropython/micropyt ... er/esp8266

[pythoncoder]

404.

[Deedee]

Here is an update on how to flash ESP8266 boards with 16MB flash memory for Win users.
Python and esptool is expected to be installed already.

I wrote a batch file that does all the required steps in a sequence sorting out all params for esptool.

The file name I used is ESP-Flash16MB.bat and just contains these two lines:
esptool.py --port %1 --baud 460800 erase_flash
esptool.py --port %1 --baud 460800 write_flash -fm dio -fs 16MB 0x00000 %2 0xffc000 esp_init_data_default.bin

To use it, a cmd window needs to be opend and one has to navigate to the folder the two .bin files and the .bat file had been copied before:
esp_init_data_default.bin
esp8266-20191220-v1.12.bin (<- just example, this one I used)
ESP-Flash16MB.bat (<- the .bat I described above)

Then just call the .bat file adding the com port number (mine was com27) and micropython .bin file from
http://micropython.org/download#esp8266 to be flashed:
ESP-Flash16MB.bat com27 esp8266-20191220-v1.12.bin

Et voila, the module gets erased and both bin files flashed in a single go.
No hassle, no big deal even for beginners.

Just flashed all my Wemos D1 mini pros 16MB successfully with latest version of MP V1.12 we received as X-Mas present.

BTW: Thank you George!

Best wishes to all of you.
Merry X-Mas and Happy New Year!

[holdenweb]

Is there an issue with the D1 Mini Pro? The D1 Mini works fine and is widely used. Alas I don't have a Pro: has anyone managed to run MicroPython on one?

There is this issue https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/2335 which appears unresolved.

I believe there is some sort of issue. I used D1 Mini quite a bit with no problems on micropython 1.18 and prior. Now I find it's either impossible to load micropython, or when it loads it immediately enters a reboot loop, with the watchdog timer firing at perhaps 20-second intervals. While I'm aware there are unreliable clones of the Mini, I'm seeing these problems on genuine Lolin D1 Mini v4.0.0 hardware purchased directly from the Wemos store.

I'm just a hobby user, so I've switched to the far more reliable Raspberry Pi Pico for now, and if I need to reduce the form factor there are smaller RP2040-based systems around. A shame, but I No longer have time to waste on these issues.

[Roberthh]

When I saw you post first in the discussion forum, I tried to build & load the ESP8266 firmware for a Wemos D1 mini. It worked as expected. Are you sure that you flashed the firmware with the right flash mode setting? Maybe you need a setting different from the default.