Wifi Bug ? Open EVSE 4

[Nick425321]

I have two OpenEvse's one is a v4.0 and the other is a v5.0
The v5.0 has 8.2.3 firmware and 5.0.2 wifi firmare.
The v4.0 has 8.2.3 firmware.

I had both units on the wifi dev firmware and down graded to 5.02.
The v5.0 works normally.
The v4.0 stays at "Waiting to Initialize" so I installed a spare ESP32 that I have with firmware 4.2.2 and it booted normally to the access point.
Once I updated the WiFi settings to connect to my access point and PV divert/MQTT settings then rebooted after powering down to replace the cover. I now get "Waiting to Initialize"

I will down grade the v4.0 to 8.2.2 so it is usable.

Update: All 3 ESP32's work in the v5.0 ESP unit

[chris1howell]

8.2.3 is the problem. It was compiled by a developer with Boot lock enabled which locks the station until WiFi boots up fully and unlocks. This is a big problem if your station does not have WiFi. To compound the issue even if you do have WiFi only one older WiFi version also has boot lock enabled. I have submitted an issue with to add RAPI commands to enable disable boot lock. And added warnings on 8.2.3. Unless you need bootlock and have a compatible version you should not install 8.2.3.

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On Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 11:39 AM Nick425321 ***@***.***> wrote: I have two OpenEvse's one is a v4.0 and the other is a v5.0 The v5.0 has 8.2.3 firmware and 5.0.2 wifi firmare. The v4.0 has 8.2.3 firmware. I had both units on the wifi dev firmware and down graded to 5.02. The v5.0 works normally. The v4.0 stays at "Waiting to Initialize" so I installed a spare ESP32 that I have with firmware 4.2.2 and it booted normally to the access point. Once I updated the WiFi settings to connect to my access point and rebooted after powering down to replace the cover. I now get "Waiting to Initialize" I will down grade the v4.0 to 8.2.2 so it is usable. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#783>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAN5QH5JWWVVX5WJ2CP7O7LYNF42ZAVCNFSM6AAAAABBPVFHC6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43ASLTON2WKOZSGA3DQNZRGU2DGMA> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Nick425321]

I have dropped down to 8.2.2 firmware and it now works using wifi 5.0.2.
The strange thing is on the v5.0 unit with 8.2.3/5.0.2 all 3 ESP32's boot fine.