ESP32-C5 connect to wifi
Author: nirvineCreated Mar 12, 2026Updated Apr 22, 2026
Labelshelp wantedfrontend: esphome
This is my first attempt at using an ESP32 device, and I am having trouble. I cannot connect a new EPS32-C5 to wifi. I have flashed the device with espectre-2.6.0-esp32c5-ota.bin. Options for adding wifi network:
- BLE - Using ESPHome ##Builder/ in Home Assistant (desktop) how can I add the wifi network details without overwriting the entire thing?
- USB - device is connect to the laptop. Using https://web.esphome.io/, I get the error message "An error occurred. Improv Wi-Fi Serial not detected"
- Captive Portal - the page http://192.168.4.1 gives an error message: "This site can't be reached"
If i use the file "[espectre-c5.yaml]" (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/francescopace/espectre/main/examples/espectre-c5.yaml) in ESPHome Builder i can see the device in Settings - Devices, but it only has one entity (disabled).
What am I doing wrong?
Source: francescopace/espectre