Unable to connect to device on Macbook M1 Pro: Port is not compatible

[shahrukh-alizai]

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I'm getting this error on Macbook M1 Pro.

However, it works fine using esptool on terminal.

[ghvau]

In your installation the error is correct -> because esp32 (-> tool name) is unequal esp8266 !

micropython/micropython#2709
"... in Built-in Functions there is a 'compile()' function that hasn't been implemented on the esp8266..."

The ESP32 Jama based on (use) this function.

[Einariux]

Same problem with ESP32 Nodemcu,but firmware flash and erase.MacbookAir M1.
All work with firmware v1.20.0 (2023-04-26).

[FabianClemenz]

UPDATE: it works now - i needed to remove the jumper, so it was not in bootloader mode

I have the same Problem with my M2 Pro Macbook.

I was able to flash the firmware with MPY-Jama and with esptool directly. But it can't connect to the board.

I'm using the WT32-ETH0 Board over a USB-to-TTL Connector

The Version of MPY-Jama is 1.2.0

i Tried it with ESP Firmware 1.19.1 and 1.22.1

[marksull]

Maybe this will help others if you see the same issue and might help lead to a root cause. On the same M2 with the same ESP32-S3:

1. If I clone this repo and start the app from the repo, I get the "port is not compatible" error when trying to connect to the ESP32-S3
2. If I download the pre-built MacOS app and run it, I can communicate with the ESP32-S3 fine

I can switch between the two installation styles, and the issue is consistent. I suspect a MacOS security issue is causing the problem, but looking through the console logs I couldn't identify a reason.

[mwalimu]

I found that in order to get the board to connect it had to have micropython already installed on the device.