Problem with installing WLEDMM on Adafruit Matrix Portal S3

[letmoc]

What happened?

Hello, I received two Adafruit Matrix Portal S3. I then flashed the current WLED-MM binary. Adafruit MatrixPortal -S3, with HUB75 support: WLEDMM_0.14.1-b32.40_adafruit_matrixportal_esp32s3.bin.

Unfortunately, the 64x64 matrix is very delayed, and the colors don’t really match either.

To Reproduce Bug

Always occurs. Adafruit Matrix Portal S3

Expected Behavior

Does anyone have an idea what could be the issue?

Install Method

From MoonModules Release Page

What version/release of MM WLED?

WLEDMM_0.14.1-b32.40_adafruit_matrixportal_esp32s3.bin

Which microcontroller/board are you seeing the problem on?

Other

Relevant log/trace output

No response

Anything else?

No response

Code of Conduct

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[letmoc]

Video:
https://wled.discourse.group/t/problem-with-hub75-adafruit-matrix-portal-s3/13630

[softhack007]

hi @letmoc, did you try the latest build?
Its not released yet, but already very stable so you should give it a try https://github.com/MoonModules/WLED/actions/runs/12320735208

The color differences might be due to changes on the panel manufacturer side - its quite normal that panels purchased at different times (even from same supplier) will not match colors.

[letmoc]

Hi @softhack007
Thank you for your feedback. I will test the firmware later. The displays are both the same; when you swap them, the color differences also shift. I will provide feedback later.

[letmoc]

@softhack007

Update failed!
Please check your file and retry!

An update fails. When I flash the .bin firmware using esp-flasher, it goes through, but afterwards the WLED-AP is not displayed. The board is not working. Firmware: WLEDMM_14.5.0-beta_adafruit_matrixportal_esp32s3.bin

[softhack007]

The board is not working. Firmware: WLEDMM_14.5.0-beta_adafruit_matrixportal_esp32s3.bin

@netmindz can you test the file? I don't have a matrixportal board.

[softhack007]

using esp-flasher

@letmoc is this "esp home flasher"? I yes, then please use a different tool. ESP home flasher creates broken installs.
WLED ESP Flasher should work better.

[softhack007]

Another option for flashing:
Step 1. Use this web-based installer to flash any S3 (8MB with qspi psram) firmware: https://wled-install.github.io/
Step 2. OTA update to the adafruit_matrixportal firmware

[letmoc]

@softhack007

MoonMod WLED Software Update
WLEDMM_0.14.1-b32.40 matrixportal_esp32s3.bin
(ESP32-S3 build 2406240)

MoonMod WLED Software Update
Updating...
Please do not close or refresh the page :)

Update failed!
Please check your file and retry!

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The OTA update fails. I used the WLED ESP Flasher, and after flashing, the board does not start, and no WLED-AP is displayed.

[letmoc]

Using 'COM7' as serial port.
Connecting...
Detecting chip type... ESP32-S3
Connecting...

Chip Info:

• Chip Family: ESP32
• Chip Model: ESP32-S3
• Number of Cores: 1
• Max CPU Frequency: 80MHz
• Has Bluetooth: NO
• Has Embedded Flash: NO
• Has Factory-Calibrated ADC: NO
• MAC Address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
  Uploading stub...
  Running stub...
  Stub running...
  Changing baud rate to 460800
  Changed.
• Flash Size: 8MB
• Flash Mode: dio
• Flash Frequency: 80MHz
  Erasing flash (this may take a while)...
  Chip erase completed successfully in 5.9s
  Flash will be erased from 0x00000000 to 0x00003fff...
  Flash will be erased from 0x00008000 to 0x00008fff...
  Flash will be erased from 0x0000e000 to 0x0000ffff...
  Flash will be erased from 0x00010000 to 0x001a9fff...
  Flash params set to 0x023f
  Compressed 13936 bytes to 9695...
  Writing at 0x00000000... (100 %)
  Wrote 13936 bytes (9695 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 0.2 seconds (effective 732.1 kbit/s)...
  Hash of data verified.
  Compressed 3072 bytes to 128...
  Writing at 0x00008000... (100 %)
  Wrote 3072 bytes (128 compressed) at 0x00008000 in 0.0 seconds (effective 894.9 kbit/s)...
  Hash of data verified.
  Compressed 8192 bytes to 47...
  Writing at 0x0000e000... (100 %)
  Wrote 8192 bytes (47 compressed) at 0x0000e000 in 0.1 seconds (effective 1284.2 kbit/s)...
  Hash of data verified.
  Compressed 1675872 bytes to 1136744...
  Writing at 0x00010000... (1 %)
  Writing at 0x00019165... (2 %)
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  Wrote 1675872 bytes (1136744 compressed) at 0x00010000 in 10.7 seconds (effective 1252.6 kbit/s)...
  Hash of data verified.

Leaving...
Hard Resetting...
Hard resetting via RTS pin...
Done! Flashing is complete!

[letmoc]

[letmoc]

@softhack007
For your information, I successfully updated the WF2 board to the BETA version via OTA. That works.

[softhack007]

Ok, I did some research. It seems that adafruit wants it "their way", so its best to use their tools and use their stock bootloader.

1. follow adafruit instructions to install and run the factory-reset-and-bootloader firmware: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-matrixportal-s3/factory-reset#factory-reset-and-bootloader-repair-3107941
   (use the adafruit web flasher aka "WebSerial ESPTool Method")

2. unzip the attached files, and flash them with the adafruit web flasher https://adafruit.github.io/Adafruit_WebSerial_ESPTool

   • offset 0x8000 partitions_8MB_tinyuf2.bin
   • offset 0x10000 WLEDMM_14.5.0-beta_matrixportal_esp32s3_tinyuf2.bin
   • hit "Program"

3. restart your matrixportal board. This should give you a working WLED-MM installation. At first boot, it may take 1-3 minutes before WLED-AP appears, because WLED needs some time to prepare the flash filesystem.

"should" because I don't have the matrixportal board to test.

--> After this procedure (all 3 steps, no cutting corners), you should be able to OTA update to any (newer) version of WLED or WLED-MM.

matrixportal_tinyUF2.zip