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[iscold309]

I am trying to use a Thing Plus Dual-Port Logging with a SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM (USB-C). Running the provided examples, I am getting stuck on example 5 - Sleep_SPI. While trying to initiate the SD library - SD.begin(chipSelect) - I am getting the following error:

E (32020) gpio: GPIO can only be used as input mode
E (32020) gpio: gpio_set_level(226): GPIO output gpio_num error

chipselect is defined as A5. I tried to other options A4 and A3 but I get the same error.

Is the Thing Plus Dual-Port Logging incompatible with the SparkFun Thing Plus - ESP32 WROOM (USB-C)?

[TS-Russell]

The graphical datasheet https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/3/9/5/f ... sheet2.pdf for that board makes me think it uses GPIO05, and may/not be supported yet (check bottom right area for notes)

Do you have another MCU that you can test with the dual-port board?

[iscold309]

Well, when you look at the schematics of the dual port logging shield https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/8/0/5/e ... ic_v11.pdf, (look at the thing plus footprint), it is clear that the CS pin is connected to A5 (GPIO04) (or optionally to A4 - GPIO36 and A3 - GPIO39). Based on the graphical data sheet the * on GPIO036 and GPIO039 denotes that it can't be used as port output, but A5-GPIO04 has no restrictions.

The SD card logger that is on the ESP WROOM (USB-C) is connected to GPIO05 and it works, but I really want the features of the dual port logging shield...

I don't have another MCU. Do you have a suggestion of a model that might work with this datalogger?

[iscold309]

Sparkfun folks,

anyway you can help with this?