Platformio: S3 QIO 120Mhz Flash speed not possible

[Jason2866]

Board

every s3 board with QIO Flash capable 120Mhz

Device Description

Setting Flash speed 120Mhz for S3 not possible

Hardware Configuration

none

Version

latest master (checkout manually)

IDE Name

ArduinoIDE

Operating System

MacOS Ventura

Flash frequency

120Mhz

PSRAM enabled

yes

Upload speed

115200

Description

Using the setting 120Mhz flash speed from boards.txt
esp32s3.menu.FlashMode.qio120.build.boot_freq=120m
This setting is nowhere used in platform.txt when the firmware is merged

arduino-esp32/platform.txt

Line 159 in 4123e20

recipe.objcopy.bin.pattern_args=--chip {build.mcu} elf2image --flash_mode "{build.flash_mode}" --flash_freq "{build.img_freq}" --flash_size "{build.flash_size}" --elf-sha256-offset 0xb0 -o "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin" "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf"

nor when flashed with esptool

arduino-esp32/platform.txt

Line 278 in 4123e20

tools.esptool_py.upload.pattern_args=--chip {build.mcu} --port "{serial.port}" --baud {upload.speed} {upload.flags} --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash {upload.erase_cmd} -z --flash_mode keep --flash_freq keep --flash_size keep {build.bootloader_addr} "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin" 0x8000 "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.partitions.bin" 0xe000 "{runtime.platform.path}/tools/partitions/boot_app0.bin" 0x10000 "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin" {upload.extra_flags}

and

arduino-esp32/platform.txt

Line 286 in 4123e20

tools.esptool_py.program.pattern_args=--chip {build.mcu} --port "{serial.port}" --baud {upload.speed} {upload.flags} --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash -z --flash_mode keep --flash_freq keep --flash_size keep 0x10000 "{build.path}/{build.project_name}.bin"

Sketch

none

Debug Message

none

Other Steps to Reproduce

No response

I have checked existing issues, online documentation and the Troubleshooting Guide

• I confirm I have checked existing issues, online documentation and Troubleshooting guide.

[P-R-O-C-H-Y]

Hi @Jason2866, we are building the boot loader for 120MHz QIO correctly, double checked that and this is printed on build:
Note: HPM is enabled for the flash, force the ROM bootloader into DOUT mode for stable boot on
More about the HPM in the docs. So that means that boot loader flash will run in 120 MHz speed.

The 120MHz boot loader is selected here in the platform.txt:

arduino-esp32/platform.txt

Lines 117 to 121 in 4123e20

	# Check if custom bootloader exist: source > variant > build.boot
	recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern_args=--chip {build.mcu} elf2image --flash_mode {build.flash_mode} --flash_freq {build.img_freq} --flash_size {build.flash_size} -o
	recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern=/usr/bin/env bash -c "[ -f "{build.source.path}"/bootloader.bin ] && cp -f "{build.source.path}"/bootloader.bin "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin || ( [ -f "{build.variant.path}"/{build.custom_bootloader}.bin ] && cp "{build.variant.path}"/{build.custom_bootloader}.bin "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin || "{tools.esptool_py.path}"/{tools.esptool_py.cmd} {recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern_args} "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin "{compiler.sdk.path}"/bin/bootloader_{build.boot}_{build.boot_freq}.elf )"
	recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern.linux=/usr/bin/env bash -c "[ -f "{build.source.path}"/bootloader.bin ] && cp -f "{build.source.path}"/bootloader.bin "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin || ( [ -f "{build.variant.path}"/{build.custom_bootloader}.bin ] && cp "{build.variant.path}"/{build.custom_bootloader}.bin "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin || python3 "{tools.esptool_py.path}"/{tools.esptool_py.cmd} {recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern_args} "{build.path}"/{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin "{compiler.sdk.path}"/bin/bootloader_{build.boot}_{build.boot_freq}.elf )"
	recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern.windows=cmd /c IF EXIST "{build.source.path}\bootloader.bin" ( COPY /y "{build.source.path}\bootloader.bin" "{build.path}\{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( IF EXIST "{build.variant.path}\{build.custom_bootloader}.bin" ( COPY "{build.variant.path}\{build.custom_bootloader}.bin" "{build.path}\{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( "{tools.esptool_py.path}\{tools.esptool_py.cmd}" {recipe.hooks.prebuild.4.pattern_args} "{build.path}\{build.project_name}.bootloader.bin" "{compiler.sdk.path}\bin\bootloader_{build.boot}_{build.boot_freq}.elf" ) )

The build.boot_freq is at the end of the line, selecting the right bootloader.

Is there any way you figured out, that the boot loader is not running flash at 120MHz?

[P-R-O-C-H-Y]

But maybe according to the note from build, we should use DOUT mode instead of DIO for 120 MHz.