Can build but cannot upload

[Trev114]

I can get PlatformIO to build but when it comes time to upload it fails every time. I am working on a windows machine.
Here is what I get:

• Executing task: C:\Users\trev1.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe run --target upload

Processing mesmerizer (board: esp-wrover-kit; platform: espressif32; framework: arduino)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Verbose mode can be enabled via -v, --verbose option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/esp-wrover-kit.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 (5.2.0) > Espressif ESP-WROVER-KIT
HARDWARE: ESP32 240MHz, 320KB RAM, 4MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (ftdi) On-board (ftdi) External (cmsis-dap, esp-bridge, esp-prog, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa)
PACKAGES:

• framework-arduinoespressif32 @ 3.20005.220925 (2.0.5)
• tool-esptoolpy @ 1.40201.0 (4.2.1)
• tool-mkfatfs @ 2.0.1
• tool-mklittlefs @ 1.203.210628 (2.3)
• tool-mkspiffs @ 2.230.0 (2.30)
• toolchain-xtensa-esp32 @ 8.4.0+2021r2-patch3
  LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> https://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
  LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
  Found 48 compatible libraries
  Scanning dependencies...
  Dependency Graph
  |-- IRremoteESP8266 @ 2.8.4
  |-- FastLED @ 3.5.0
  | |-- SmartMatrix @ 4.0.3+sha.8e625f8
  | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- Adafruit GFX Library @ 1.11.3
  | | | |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | | | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- Adafruit GFX Library @ 1.11.3
  | |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- Adafruit ILI9341 @ 1.5.12
  | |-- Adafruit GFX Library @ 1.11.3
  | | |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- U8g2 @ 2.34.5
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  |-- arduinoFFT @ 1.5.6
  |-- AsyncTCP @ 1.1.1
  |-- ESP Async WebServer @ 1.2.3+sha.a6cd518
  | |-- AsyncTCP @ 1.1.1
  | |-- ArduinoJson @ 6.19.4
  | |-- FS @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- ArduinoJson @ 6.19.4
  |-- Bounce2 @ 2.71.0
  |-- RemoteDebug @ 3.0.5+sha.706f093
  | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFiClientSecure @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- QRCode @ 0.0.1
  |-- SmartMatrix @ 4.0.3+sha.8e625f8
  | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Adafruit GFX Library @ 1.11.3
  | | |-- Adafruit BusIO @ 1.14.1
  | | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- Wire @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- ArduinoOTA @ 2.0.0
  | |-- Update @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  | |-- ESPmDNS @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- HTTPClient @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFiClientSecure @ 2.0.0
  | | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- WiFiClientSecure @ 2.0.0
  | |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- SPI @ 2.0.0
  |-- WiFi @ 2.0.0
  |-- FS @ 2.0.0
  |-- SPIFFS @ 2.0.0
  | |-- FS @ 2.0.0
  Building in debug mode
  Retrieving maximum program size .pio\build\mesmerizer\firmware.elf
  Checking size .pio\build\mesmerizer\firmware.elf
  Advanced Memory Usage is available via "PlatformIO Home > Project Inspect"
  RAM: [== ] 19.8% (used 64888 bytes from 327680 bytes)
  Flash: [==========] 96.0% (used 1383401 bytes from 1441792 bytes)
  Configuring upload protocol...
  AVAILABLE: cmsis-dap, esp-bridge, esp-prog, espota, esptool, ftdi, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa
  CURRENT: upload_protocol = esptool
  Looking for upload port...
  Using manually specified: COM3
  Uploading .pio\build\mesmerizer\firmware.bin
  esptool.py v4.2.1
  Serial port COM3
  Connecting......
  Chip is ESP32-D0WDQ6 (revision 1)
  Features: WiFi, BT, Dual Core, 240MHz, VRef calibration in efuse, Coding Scheme None
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  WARNING: Detected crystal freq 27.07MHz is quite different to normalized freq 26MHz. Unsupported crystal in use?
  Crystal is 26MHz
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool.py", line 34, in
  MAC: 30:ae:a4:bb:54:80
  esptool.main()
  Uploading stub...
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool_init.py", line 1004, in main
  Running stub...
  main()
  Stub running...
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool_init.py", line 790, in main
  Changing baud rate to 200000 esp.flash_set_parameters(flash_size_bytes(args.flash_size))
  0
  Changed.
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool\loader.py", line 1108, in flash_set_parameters
  Configuring flash size...
  self.check_command(
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool\loader.py", line 406, in check_command
  val, data = self.command(op, data, chk, timeout=timeout)
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool\loader.py", line 375, in command
  p = self.read()
  File "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\packages\tool-esptoolpy\esptool\loader.py", line 307, in read
  return next(self._slip_reader)
  StopIteration
  *** [upload] Error 1
  =========================================== [FAILED] Took 35.45 seconds ===========================================
  Environment Status Duration

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mesmerizer FAILED 00:00:35.451
====================================== 1 failed, 0 succeeded in 00:00:35.451 ======================================

• The terminal process "C:\Users\trev1.platformio\penv\Scripts\platformio.exe 'run', '--target', 'upload'" terminated with exit code: 1.
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[Trev114]

I figured out the issue. Forgive me Im very new to this stuff

[rbergen]

No worries, everybody was new to this at some point.
Just in case someone else runs into the same problem, would you mind adding a quick explanation of what the problem was, and what you did to solve it?

[Trev114]

To solve this issue I went to "PlatformIO.ini" and noticed that "default_envs" was set to "mesmerizer" which is a different board than what I was using. I scrolled through the list to find my board which was labeled "led strip". I changed "mesmerizer" to "led strip" then built the file and uploaded without an issue.

[CdnLaser]

How or better yet, where did you find the info to change the 'default_envs' ?? I have a LilyGo esp32-c3 lcd version and dont know where to get the info to insert in the var. I tried it as a 'Pico' because that is what showed up on the lcd when it booted initially, but the com port is erroring out .

[Trev114]

I watched Daves video of the leds with the presents. I think it was the last LED one he uploaded. And saw it on there. I couldnt get the code to work either with keeping the upload and monitor ports as were in the file. I changed my to COM3 because that is the serial port my heltec was on per my device manager.