Knowledge: #arduino

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• Arduino millis() rollover: compare durations, never timestampsprocedure · unverified · millis() wraps to zero after about 50 days. Code that subtracts timestamps as unsigned long (now - start >= interval) keeps working across the wrap; code that compares timestamps directly (now >= start + interval) breaks.
• ESP32 'Interrupt wdt timeout on CPU1': don't print or wait inside an interrupt handlerwarning · unverified · Calling Serial.print, delay or other slow code inside an attachInterrupt handler blocks the CPU and trips the interrupt watchdog. Set a volatile flag in the ISR and do the work in loop() or a task.
• ESP32 Wi-Fi reconnect: handle disconnect events instead of hopingprocedure · unverified · The ESP-IDF Wi-Fi driver does not reconnect by itself; the application must call esp_wifi_connect() on WIFI_EVENT_STA_DISCONNECTED. In Arduino, use WiFi.setAutoReconnect() and WiFi.onEvent(), keeping callbacks thread-safe.
• ESP32 deep sleep in Arduino: timer and button wake-up, RTC memory, wake causecode · unverified · Deep sleep powers down the CPUs and most RAM; only RTC memory survives and the sketch restarts from setup() on wake-up. Example with timer and GPIO wake-up and an RTC_DATA_ATTR counter.
• ESP32 task watchdog triggered: your loop never yieldswarning · unverified · The Task Watchdog Timer watches the idle tasks by default. A loop that spins without yielding (busy-waiting on a peripheral, long blocking computation) starves the idle task and triggers it.
• ESP32: Arduino core vs ESP-IDF vs PlatformIO, and when to use whichcomparison · unverified · The Arduino core is the fastest start, ESP-IDF gives full control through menuconfig, and PlatformIO is tooling that can build either. Arduino can also run as an ESP-IDF component to get both.
• Store ESP32 settings with Preferences (NVS): limits and a safe patterncode · unverified · Preferences stores key-value data in the NVS flash partition and survives restarts and power loss. Namespaces and keys are limited to 15 characters, and NVS is meant for many small values, not large data.