01-30-2026, 04:00 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm seeking some technical advice on reviving an A6 v1.3 board (ESP32-based).
The situation: The board was running ESPHome perfectly. However, following a Wi-Fi AP migration and some "beginner mistakes" within Home Assistant, I’ve lost all connectivity to the device.
The problem:
Thanks in advance!
I'm seeking some technical advice on reviving an A6 v1.3 board (ESP32-based).
The situation: The board was running ESPHome perfectly. However, following a Wi-Fi AP migration and some "beginner mistakes" within Home Assistant, I’ve lost all connectivity to the device.
The problem:
- No OTA: Since the Wi-Fi credentials are now incorrect, I cannot access it over the air.
- Serial flashing fails: I am unable to upload new firmware via the onboard USB port.
- Hardware status: The onboard USB-to-Serial chip seems functional (it's recognized by the OS), but there is zero communication with the ESP32 SoC itself. It won't enter bootloader mode or accept any flash commands.
- Is there a way to "force" this specific board into flash mode if the auto-reset circuit is failing?
- Can I bypass the onboard serial chip and flash the SoC directly using an external FTDI programmer? If so, does anyone have the pinout for the RX/TX/IO0/EN pads on this v1.3 board?
- Are there any specific recovery tools or "low-level" utilities (besides esptool.py) that you would recommend to "wake up" a non-responsive ESP32?
Thanks in advance!

