🚀 Add new MCU support (C6 and C5) to the ESP-IDF V5 builds

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
-    // See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=827846
-    // for the documentation about the extensions.json format
     "recommendations": [
+        "pioarduino.pioarduino-ide",
         "platformio.platformio-ide"
     ],
     "unwantedRecommendations": [

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "wled",
-  "version": "16.0-V5alpha",
+  "version": "16.0-alpha-V5",
   "description": "Tools for WLED project",
   "main": "tools/cdata.js",
   "directories": {

pio-scripts/set_metadata.py

@@ -100,15 +100,16 @@ def add_wled_metadata_flags(env, node):
     if not has_def(cdefs, "WLED_REPO"):
         repo = get_github_repo()
         if repo:
+            print(f"repo = {repo}")
             cdefs.append(("WLED_REPO", f"\\\"{repo}\\\""))
 
     cdefs.append(("WLED_VERSION", WLED_VERSION))
 
-    # This transforms the node in to a Builder; it cannot be modified again
-    return env.Object(
-        node,
-        CPPDEFINES=cdefs
-    )
+    # Return the node unmodified - middleware should not create new build targets
+    print(f"version = {WLED_VERSION}")
+    # Instead, modify the environment's CPPDEFINES before the file is compiled
+    env["CPPDEFINES"] = cdefs
+    return node
 
 env.AddBuildMiddleware(
     add_wled_metadata_flags,

platformio.ini

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ default_envs =
                esp32_wrover
                lolin_s2_mini ;; TODO: disabled NeoEsp32RmtMethodIsr
                esp32c3dev
+               esp32c6dev_4MB
+               esp32c5dev
+               esp32p4_16MB      ;; P4 360 Mhz 16MB flash - experimental
+               ; esp32P4_400  ;; P4 rev3 400 Mhz - not usable yet
                ; esp32s3dev_16MB_opi ;; TODO: disabled NeoEsp32RmtMethodIsr
                ; esp32s3dev_8MB_opi ;; TODO: disabled NeoEsp32RmtMethodIsr
                ; esp32s3_4M_qspi ;; TODO: disabled NeoEsp32RmtMethodIsr
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ upload_speed = 115200
 lib_compat_mode = strict
 lib_deps =
     fastled/FastLED @ 3.10.1
+    ;; https://github.com/softhack007/FastLED.git#ESP32-C6 ;; patched version for -C6
 ;   IRremoteESP8266 @ 2.8.2 ;; TODO: add back
     ;; neopixelbus dependancy moved into [8266] and [esp32_all_variants] sections
     https://github.com/Aircoookie/ESPAsyncWebServer.git#v2.4.2
@@ -385,6 +390,217 @@ lib_ignore = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_ignore}
 board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}   ;; default partioning for 4MB Flash - can be overridden in build envs
 board_build.flash_mode = qio
 
+
+[esp32c5]
+;; generic definitions for all ESP32-C5 boards
+;; NOTE: ESP32-C5 requires pioarduino platform (Tasmota framework doesn't include C5 Arduino libs yet)
+platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.36/platform-espressif32.zip
+platform_packages =
+build_unflags = ${esp32_idf_V5.build_unflags}
+  -D WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT  ;; esp_dmx library doesn't support C5 UART registers yet
+build_flags = -g
+  -Wshadow=compatible-local
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32C5
+  -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C5=1
+  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
+  -DCO
+  ;; please make sure that the following flags are properly set (to 0 or 1) by your board.json, or included in your custom platformio_override.ini entry:
+  ;; ARDUINO_USB_MODE
+  ;; ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT
+  ${esp32_idf_V5.build_flags}
+lib_deps =
+  ;; NB: we spell out deps explicitly (instead of ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_deps}) to replace
+  ;; the upstream NeoPixelBus with a C5-patched fork; using both causes duplicate compilation.
+  ;; TODO: remove the temporarily Override below once NeoPixelBus has official support for -C5 
+  ;; ${esp32_all_variants.lib_deps}
+  esp32async/AsyncTCP @ 3.4.6
+  bitbank2/AnimatedGIF@^1.4.7
+  https://github.com/Aircoookie/GifDecoder.git#bc3af189b6b1e06946569f6b4287f0b79a860f8e
+  https://github.com/jonny190/NeoPixelBus.git#wled-c5-stable ;; wled-c5-stable for C5 support: I2S exclusion, bit-bang CSR/GPIO, channel ctor overload
+  https://github.com/netmindz/esp_dmx/#esp-idf-v5-fixes
+  ${env.lib_deps}
+lib_ignore = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_ignore}
+  esp_dmx  ;; esp_dmx library doesn't support C5 UART registers yet
+extra_scripts = ${scripts_defaults.extra_scripts}
+
+[esp32c6]
+;; generic definitions for all ESP32-C6 boards
+platform = ${esp32_idf_V5.platform}
+platform_packages =  ${esp32_idf_V5.platform_packages}
+;;platform_packages =
+;;  framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.git#3.0.1
+;;  framework-arduinoespressif32-libs @ https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/releases/download/3.0.1/esp32-arduino-libs-3.0.1.zip
+
+;; board = esp32-c6-devkitm-1 ;; board must be defined in the lower-level [env:*] buildenvs for C6-based boards
+build_unflags = ${esp32_idf_V5.build_unflags}
+build_flags = -g
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32C6
+  -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6=1
+  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
+  -DCO
+  -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 ;; this flag is - most likely - mandatory for ESP32-C6
+  ;; please make sure that the following flags are properly set (to 0 or 1) by your board.json, or included in your custom platformio_override.ini entry:
+  ;; ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT
+  ${esp32_idf_V5.build_flags}
+lib_deps = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_deps}
+lib_ignore = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_ignore}
+
+[esp32p4]
+;; !! Important: if your board shows errors when trying to start WiFi, the C6 coprocessor might need a firmware update.
+;; !! go here ==> https://esp32-c6-firmware-update.github.io/
+;; 
+;; generic definitions for all ESP32-P4 boards. TODO: make wifi work by using esp-hosted networking
+;; Using latest tasmota framework - older frameworks only have minimal support for P4
+platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.37/platform-espressif32.zip
+platform_packages =
+build_unflags = ${esp32_idf_V5.build_unflags}
+  -D WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT ;; library not compatible with -P4
+  -D WLED_ENABLE_DMX       ;; DMX serial out needs adaptations for P4 compatibility
+build_flags = -g
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+  -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32P4
+  -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32P4=1
+  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
+  -DCO
+  -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 ;; this flag is - most likely - mandatory for ESP32-P4
+  -DFASTLED_NO_FASTLED ;; toDO: temporary hack for softhack007 patched fastled
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED       ;; library not compatible with -P4
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_ESPNOW         ;; not yet tested
+  ;; please make sure that the following flags are properly set (to 0 or 1) by your board.json, or included in your custom platformio_override.ini entry:
+  ;; ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT
+  ${esp32_idf_V5.build_flags}
+
+lib_deps = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_deps}
+  https://github.com/softhack007/FastLED.git#ESP32-C6 ;; patched version - only math, no hardware drivers
+lib_ignore = ${esp32_idf_V5.lib_ignore}
+  IRremoteESP8266 ; TODo: remove once we have a version thats compatible
+  QuickEspNow     ; ToDO: disabled until we find a compatible version
+  esp_dmx         ; ToDO: disabled until we find a compatible version
+  FastLED         ; ToDO: repaces fastled with no_fastled (softhack007)
+
+
+[env:esp32c6dev_8MB]
+;; ESP32-C6 "devkit C" with 8MB flash
+extends = esp32c6
+platform = ${esp32c6.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32c6.platform_packages}
+board = esp32-c6-devkitc-1
+
+build_unflags = ${esp32c6.build_unflags}
+  ;;-D CORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=0
+  ;;-D NDEBUG
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c6.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C6_8MB\"
+  -Wno-volatile -Wno-deprecated-declarations ;; silence compiler warnings
+  ;; -Wno-cpp                                   ;; silence '#pragma warning' messages
+  ;;-D DEBUG -g3 -ggdb
+  ;;-D CORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=4
+  -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0
+  ;; -DLOLIN_WIFI_FIX ; might be needed on "-C6 mini"
+  ;;-DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1 ;; for virtual CDC USB
+  -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0   ;; for serial-to-USB chip
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED     ;; library not not compatible with -C6
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_ESPNOW       ;; ToDO: temporarily disabled, until we find a solution for esp-now build errors with -C6
+upload_speed = 460800
+lib_deps = ${esp32c6.lib_deps}
+lib_ignore = ${esp32c6.lib_ignore}
+  IRremoteESP8266 ; use with WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED for faster compilation
+  QuickEspNow     ; ToDO: disabled until we find a compatible version
+
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.large_partitions}
+board_build.f_flash = 80000000L
+board_build.flash_mode = qio
+board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_qspi
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
+[env:esp32c6dev_4MB]
+;; ESP32-C6 "devkit M" with 4MB flash
+extends = env:esp32c6dev_8MB
+board = esp32-c6-devkitm-1
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.default_partitions}
+build_unflags = ${env:esp32c6dev_8MB.build_unflags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C6_8MB\"
+build_flags = ${env:esp32c6dev_8MB.build_flags}     -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C6_4MB\"
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
+
+[env:esp32c5dev]
+;; ESP32-C5 "devkit C" with 4MB flash, no PSRAM - EXPERIMENTAL
+extends = esp32c5
+board = esp32-c5-devkitc-1
+board_build.f_flash = 80000000L
+board_build.flash_mode = qio
+board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_qspi  ;; flash config only, this board has no PSRAM
+
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c5.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C5\"
+  -Wno-volatile -Wno-deprecated-declarations
+  -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0
+  -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1            ;; this flag is mandatory for ESP32-C5
+  -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0     ;; for serial-to-USB chip
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED       ;; library not compatible with -C5
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_ESPNOW         ;; not yet tested
+  -D WLED_DEBUG
+lib_ignore = ${esp32c5.lib_ignore}
+  IRremoteESP8266
+  QuickEspNow
+
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.big_partitions}
+upload_speed = 460800
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
+[env:esp32c5dev_8MB_qspi]
+;; ESP32-C5 with 8MB flash and PSRAM - EXPERIMENTAL
+extends = esp32c5
+board = esp32-c5-devkitc1-n8r4
+board_build.f_flash = 80000000L
+board_build.flash_mode = qio
+board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_qspi  ;; this board has PSRAM
+
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32c5.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-C5_8MB_qspi\"
+  -Wno-volatile -Wno-deprecated-declarations
+  -D BOARD_HAS_PSRAM
+  -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0
+  -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1            ;; this flag is mandatory for ESP32-C5
+  -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0     ;; for serial-to-USB chip
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED       ;; library not compatible with -C5
+  -D WLED_DISABLE_ESPNOW         ;; not yet tested
+  -D WLED_DEBUG
+lib_ignore = ${esp32c5.lib_ignore}
+  IRremoteESP8266
+  QuickEspNow
+
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.large_partitions}
+board_upload.flash_size = 8MB
+board_upload.maximum_size = 8388608
+upload_speed = 460800
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
+
+[env:esp32p4_16MB]
+;; (experimental) ESP32-P4 with 16 MB Flash, 32MB PSRAM
+;; https://www.waveshare.com/esp32-p4-nano.htm
+extends = esp32p4
+platform = ${esp32p4.platform}
+platform_packages = ${esp32p4.platform_packages}
+board = esp32-p4-evboard       ;; P4 eval board, 360Mhz
+;; board = esp32-p4_r3-evboard ;; P4 eval board with "revision 3" CPU, 400Mhz
+;; board = esp32-p4    ;; 360Mhz
+;; board = esp32-p4_r3 ;; 400Mhz
+
+board_build.flash_mode = qio
+;;board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_qspi ;; should actually be opi_hpi
+board_build.partitions = ${esp32.extreme_partitions}   ;; for 16MB Flash
+;;board_build.f_cpu = 400000000L                         ;; to enforce 400Mhz CPU speed
+build_unflags = ${esp32p4.build_unflags}
+  ;; -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=0
+build_flags = ${esp32p4.build_flags}  -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=\"ESP32-P4_16MB\" -DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM
+  ;; -D WLED_DEBUG
+  ;; -DCORE_DEBUG_LEVEL=5
+lib_ignore = ${esp32p4.lib_ignore}
+upload_speed = 460800
+monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
+
 [esp32s3]
 ;; generic definitions for all ESP32-S3 boards
 platform = ${esp32_idf_V5.platform}