ESP32C3 download via builtin USB-JTAG frequently failed with random error messages

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Board: Custom Board with ESP32C3-FH4, selected esp32-c3-devkitc-02 as platformio target
Download method: Builtin USB-JTAG
Platformio.ini configuration:
[env:esp32-c3-devkitc-02]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32-c3-devkitc-02
framework = arduino
upload_speed = 9600

Environment: PlatformIO on VSCode, chose Arduino as development platform

CPU: Intel i7-14650HX
OS: Windows 11 Pro Workstation

Problem Describtion:
When I tried to download via builtin USB-JTAG, the following error messages pop up randomly:
A fatal error occurred: Packet content transfer stopped (received 1 bytes)
A fatal error occurred: The chip stopped responding.
A fatal error occurred: Unable to verify flash chip connection (Packet content transfer stopped (received 4 bytes)).

Yet in my colleague’s computer the download is fine. May anyone please help me?

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Just to be clear, this error doesn’t pop up every time?

Did he use the exact same board (yours) or his own?

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Just to be clear, this error doesn’t pop up every time?

Here I mean that I cannot predict what error will the terminal throw, but I can be sure that the error will be 1 of the listed 3.

Did he use the exact same board (yours) or his own?

Yes

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I assume you mean exactly the same board and not a similar one.

What about the used cable? Is it also the exact same ?
Please try a different cable.

It might be a cable or USB Port issue.

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The cable is also the same. I grabbed both the board and the cable to his computer.

Just tested 2 other cable and the problem stills. I tried to re-install PlatformIO extension and it resolved the problem for a few hours, then the problem starts again.

Making the chip entering Joint Download Boot mode does not help.

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Removing the PlatformIO extension won’t help.
To perform a real reinstallation:

  • Close VS Code
  • Delete the folder %HOMEPATH%/.platformio
  • Restart VS-Code
  • Wait until PlatformIO has been reinstalled
  • Open your project folder and try to upload

BTW: I don’t think that PlatformIO is causing the issues. Do you have the same issues when using ArduinoIDE? (Just for double checking)

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Download succeded when using Arduino IDE

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Does the issue still happen after reinstallation of PlatformIO?

Please also show a screenshot of your ArduinoIDE Board settings.

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Re-installing PlatformIO solved the problem, at least for now.

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I will try for the next few days to see if the problem comes up again. Thank you for assist.