ESP32-S3 crashing with the examples

[JanB97]

Hello there, unfortunetely I need some help.
I had a already somewhat working programm I made last year.

I decided to finally pick the programm up again, opened the INO, changed just the BLEDevice name aaaaand my programm crashed the esp32 after flashing.
I then used a new (never flashed) esp32 and put the server example on it and it crashed again.
I am not really sure whats happening here, the Nimble Version is 1.4.1, also tried older ones.
Arduino IDE is version 2.3.2, I will post the log here if anyone would be so kind a help me figure this out.
I also tried the older BLE implementation, that seems to work (Neil Kolban), but I would like to use nimble to use my existing work.

The crash seems to happen on BLEDevice::startAdvertising();

20:00:00.639 -> Rebooting...
20:00:00.639 -> �ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
20:00:00.686 -> Build:Mar 27 2021
20:00:00.686 -> rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0x8 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
20:00:00.686 -> Saved PC:0x40377511
20:00:00.686 -> SPIWP:0xee
20:00:00.686 -> mode:DIO, clock div:1
20:00:00.686 -> load:0x3fce3818,len:0x508
20:00:00.686 -> load:0x403c9700,len:0x4
20:00:00.686 -> load:0x403c9704,len:0xad0
20:00:00.686 -> load:0x403cc700,len:0x29d8
20:00:00.686 -> entry 0x403c9880
20:00:00.771 -> [ 138][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x42016698
20:00:00.805 -> [ 150][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x42016664
20:00:00.805 -> [ 161][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x42016630
20:00:00.805 -> [ 172][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x420165fc
20:00:00.838 -> [ 184][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x42016698
20:00:00.838 -> [ 195][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x42016664
20:00:00.838 -> [ 206][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x42016630
20:00:00.873 -> [ 217][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x420165fc
20:00:00.873 -> [ 229][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RX (2) successfully set to 0x42016698
20:00:00.916 -> [ 240][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_TX (3) successfully set to 0x42016664
20:00:00.916 -> [ 251][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_CTS (4) successfully set to 0x42016630
20:00:00.916 -> [ 263][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type UART_RTS (5) successfully set to 0x420165fc
20:00:00.916 -> [ 283][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:154] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 44 successfully set to type UART_RX (2) with bus 0x3fc97914
20:00:00.949 -> [ 294][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:154] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 43 successfully set to type UART_TX (3) with bus 0x3fc97914
20:00:00.949 -> [ 304][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type USB_DM (45) successfully set to 0x42013e10
20:00:00.949 -> [ 316][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type USB_DP (46) successfully set to 0x42013e10
20:00:00.995 -> [ 327][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:154] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 19 successfully set to type USB_DM (45) with bus 0x3fc9c580
20:00:00.995 -> [ 338][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:154] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 20 successfully set to type USB_DP (46) with bus 0x3fc9c580
20:00:03.004 -> =========== Before Setup Start ===========
20:00:03.004 -> Chip Info:
20:00:03.004 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.004 -> Model : ESP32-S3
20:00:03.004 -> Package : 0
20:00:03.004 -> Revision : 1
20:00:03.004 -> Cores : 2
20:00:03.004 -> Frequency : 240 MHz
20:00:03.004 -> Embedded Flash : No
20:00:03.004 -> Embedded PSRAM : No
20:00:03.004 -> 2.4GHz WiFi : Yes
20:00:03.004 -> Classic BT : No
20:00:03.037 -> BT Low Energy : Yes
20:00:03.037 -> IEEE 802.15.4 : No
20:00:03.037 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.037 -> INTERNAL Memory Info:
20:00:03.037 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.037 -> Total Size : 374068 B ( 365.3 KB)
20:00:03.037 -> Free Bytes : 341668 B ( 333.7 KB)
20:00:03.037 -> Allocated Bytes : 27464 B ( 26.8 KB)
20:00:03.037 -> Minimum Free Bytes: 336472 B ( 328.6 KB)
20:00:03.037 -> Largest Free Block: 303092 B ( 296.0 KB)
20:00:03.071 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.071 -> Flash Info:
20:00:03.071 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.071 -> Chip Size : 8388608 B (8 MB)
20:00:03.071 -> Block Size : 65536 B ( 64.0 KB)
20:00:03.071 -> Sector Size : 4096 B ( 4.0 KB)
20:00:03.071 -> Page Size : 256 B ( 0.2 KB)
20:00:03.071 -> Bus Speed : 80 MHz
20:00:03.071 -> Bus Mode : QIO
20:00:03.071 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.104 -> Partitions Info:
20:00:03.104 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.104 -> nvs : addr: 0x00009000, size: 20.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: NVS
20:00:03.104 -> otadata : addr: 0x0000E000, size: 8.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: OTA
20:00:03.104 -> app0 : addr: 0x00010000, size: 1280.0 KB, type: APP, subtype: OTA_0
20:00:03.104 -> app1 : addr: 0x00150000, size: 1280.0 KB, type: APP, subtype: OTA_1
20:00:03.137 -> spiffs : addr: 0x00290000, size: 1408.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: SPIFFS
20:00:03.137 -> coredump : addr: 0x003F0000, size: 64.0 KB, type: DATA, subtype: COREDUMP
20:00:03.137 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.137 -> Software Info:
20:00:03.137 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.170 -> Compile Date/Time : Mar 20 2024 19:51:16
20:00:03.170 -> Compile Host OS : windows
20:00:03.170 -> ESP-IDF Version : v5.1.2-185-g3662303f31-dirty
20:00:03.170 -> Arduino Version : 3.0.0
20:00:03.170 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.170 -> Board Info:
20:00:03.170 -> ------------------------------------------
20:00:03.170 -> Arduino Board : ESP32S3_DEV
20:00:03.170 -> Arduino Variant : esp32s3
20:00:03.170 -> Arduino FQBN : esp32:esp32:esp32s3:UploadSpeed=921600,USBMode=hwcdc,CDCOnBoot=cdc,MSCOnBoot=default,DFUOnBoot=default,UploadMode=default,CPUFreq=240,FlashMode=qio,FlashSize=8M,PartitionScheme=default,DebugLevel=verbose,PSRAM=disabled,LoopCore=1,EventsCore=1,EraseFlash=none,JTAGAdapter=default,ZigbeeMode=default
20:00:03.214 -> ============ Before Setup End ============
20:00:03.298 -> [ 2654][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type USB_DM (45) successfully set to 0x42013e10
20:00:03.298 -> [ 2654][V][esp32-hal-periman.c:229] perimanSetBusDeinit(): Deinit function for type USB_DP (46) successfully set to 0x42013e10
20:00:03.339 -> [ 2665][I][esp32-hal-periman.c:135] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 19 already has type USB_DM (45) with bus 0x3fc9c580
20:00:03.339 -> [ 2675][I][esp32-hal-periman.c:135] perimanSetPinBus(): Pin 20 already has type USB_DP (46) with bus 0x3fc9c580
20:00:03.376 -> I NimBLEDevice: BLE Host Task Started
20:00:03.376 -> I NimBLEDevice: NimBle host synced.
20:00:03.376 -> D NimBLEServer: >> createService - 2f55dd34-7e94-408e-9e74-44186ef62e0d
20:00:03.376 -> D NimBLEServer: << createService
20:00:03.376 -> D NimBLEService: >> start(): Starting service: UUID: 2f55dd34-7e94-408e-9e74-44186ef62e0d, handle: 0xffff
20:00:03.376 -> D NimBLEService: Adding 1 characteristics for service UUID: 2f55dd34-7e94-408e-9e74-44186ef62e0d, handle: 0xffff
20:00:03.409 -> D NimBLEService: << start()
20:00:03.409 -> D NimBLEAdvertising: >> Advertising start: customAdvData: 0, customScanResponseData: 0
20:00:03.409 -> primary service
20:00:03.409 -> uuid 0x1800
20:00:03.409 -> handle 1
20:00:03.409 -> end_handle 5
20:00:03.409 -> characteristic
20:00:03.409 -> uuid 0x2a00
20:00:03.409 -> def_handle 2
20:00:03.409 -> val_handle 3
20:00:03.409 -> min_key_size 0
20:00:03.409 -> flags [READ]
20:00:03.442 -> characteristic
20:00:03.442 -> uuid 0x2a01
20:00:03.442 -> def_handle 4
20:00:03.442 -> val_handle 5
20:00:03.442 -> min_key_size 0
20:00:03.442 -> flags [READ]
20:00:03.442 -> primary service
20:00:03.442 -> uuid 0x1801
20:00:03.442 -> handle 6
20:00:03.442 -> end_handle 9
20:00:03.442 -> characteristic
20:00:03.442 -> uuid 0x2a05
20:00:03.442 -> def_handle 7
20:00:03.442 -> val_handle 8
20:00:03.442 -> min_key_size 0
20:00:03.442 -> flags [INDICATE]
20:00:03.442 -> ccc descriptor
20:00:03.442 -> uuid 0x2902
20:00:03.442 -> handle 9
20:00:03.478 -> min_key_size 0
20:00:03.478 -> flags [READ|WRITE]
20:00:03.478 -> primary service
20:00:03.478 -> uuid 2f55dd34-7e94-408e-9e74-44186ef62e0d
20:00:03.478 -> handle 10
20:00:03.478 -> end_handle 12
20:00:03.478 -> characteristic
20:00:03.478 -> uuid 81b9fd79-f913-4537-befb-3134e51ffa01
20:00:03.478 -> def_handle 11
20:00:03.478 -> val_handle 12
20:00:03.478 -> min_key_size 0
20:00:03.478 -> flags [READ|WRITE]
20:00:03.478 -> Guru Meditation Error: Core 0 panic'ed (Unhandled debug exception).
20:00:03.550 -> Debug exception reason: Stack canary watchpoint triggered (ipc0)
20:00:03.550 -> Core 0 register dump:
20:00:03.550 -> PC : 0x4038298e PS : 0x00060036 A0 : 0x80380f94 A1 : 0x3fcf0bc0
20:00:03.550 -> A2 : 0x3fc97adc A3 : 0xffffffff A4 : 0x00060023 A5 : 0x00060023
20:00:03.550 -> A6 : 0xb33fffff A7 : 0xb33fffff A8 : 0x80382b21 A9 : 0x3fc992f0
20:00:03.550 -> A10 : 0x00060023 A11 : 0x00000001 A12 : 0x00060021 A13 : 0x00000001
20:00:03.583 -> A14 : 0x03c97a20 A15 : 0x3fc97a20 SAR : 0x00000004 EXCCAUSE: 0x00000001
20:00:03.583 -> EXCVADDR: 0x00000000 LBEG : 0x40056f5c LEND : 0x40056f72 LCOUNT : 0xffffffff
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 -> Backtrace: 0x4038298b:0x3fcf0bc0 0x40380f91:0x3fcf0bf0 0x40382d18:0x3fcf0c20 0x40382d0e:0xa5a5a5a5 |<-CORRUPTED
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 ->
20:00:03.583 -> ELF file SHA256: 9f979cf350bee0bb
20:00:03.616 ->
20:00:03.616 -> Rebooting...
20:00:03.616 -> �ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
20:00:03.616 -> Build:Mar 27 2021
20:00:03.616 -> rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0x8 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
20:00:03.616 -> Saved PC:0x40377511
20:00:03.616 -> SPIWP:0xee

[JanB97]

Okay, I finally figured it out.
I unconsciously updated the ESP32 Board Library to version 3, this seems to break nimble as some apis where changed.

[andrewchilds]

Thanks to @JanB97 for posting this. I experienced this as well and downgrading the board to 2.x solved it for me.

@h2zero, just to add more data for this:

Using "esp32" board library version 3.0.0-rc1, the "ESP32S3 Dev Module" board, and the following test code in Arduino IDE version 2.3.2:

#include <NimBLEDevice.h>

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(115200);
    delay(1000);
    Serial.println("Begin setup...");

    NimBLEDevice::init("");

    // Delaying here just to allow time to reset/boot device during upload
    delay(10000);

    NimBLEScan* pScan = NimBLEDevice::getScan();
    Serial.println("Going to start scanning...");
    pScan->start(5, false); // crash happens here
    Serial.println("esp32 3.0.0-rc will never get here.");
}

void loop() {
}

I see the following output:

13:58:40.995 -> Begin setup...
13:58:50.356 -> Going to start scanning...
13:58:50.356 -> Guru Meditation Error: Core  0 panic'ed (Unhandled debug exception). 
13:58:50.356 -> Debug exception reason: Stack canary watchpoint triggered (ipc0) 
13:58:50.356 -> Core  0 register dump:
13:58:50.356 -> PC      : 0x40382a9e  PS      : 0x00060036  A0      : 0x80381068  A1      : 0x3fcf0bc0  
13:58:50.356 -> A2      : 0x3fc97c04  A3      : 0xffffffff  A4      : 0x00060023  A5      : 0x00060023  
13:58:50.388 -> A6      : 0xb33fffff  A7      : 0xb33fffff  A8      : 0x80382c31  A9      : 0x3fc99420  
13:58:50.388 -> A10     : 0x00060023  A11     : 0x00000001  A12     : 0x00060021  A13     : 0x00000001  
13:58:50.388 -> A14     : 0x03c97b48  A15     : 0x3fc97b48  SAR     : 0x00000004  EXCCAUSE: 0x00000001  
13:58:50.388 -> EXCVADDR: 0x00000000  LBEG    : 0x40056f5c  LEND    : 0x40056f72  LCOUNT  : 0xffffffff  
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> Backtrace: 0x40382a9b:0x3fcf0bc0 0x40381065:0x3fcf0bf0 0x40382e28:0x3fcf0c20 0x40382e1e:0xa5a5a5a5 |<-CORRUPTED
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> ELF file SHA256: 5f00d74f42bdbacf
13:58:50.419 -> 
13:58:50.419 -> Rebooting...
13:58:50.419 -> ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
13:58:50.419 -> Build:Mar 27 2021
13:58:50.419 -> rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0x2b (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
13:58:50.419 -> Saved PC:0x403775a1
13:58:50.451 -> SPIWP:0xee
13:58:50.451 -> mode:DIO, clock div:1
13:58:50.451 -> load:0x3fce3818,len:0x508
13:58:50.451 -> load:0x403c9700,len:0x4
13:58:50.451 -> load:0x403c9704,len:0xad0
13:58:50.451 -> load:0x403cc700,len:0x29d8
13:58:50.451 -> entry 0x403c9880

Once I downgraded esp32 from 3.0.0-rc to 2.0.16 the test code worked fine.