Problems with Xiao ESP32 C3 and Adafruit microSD / SDFat Library

Hi there,
Not sure if it will help , But I have this working on the Expansion Board SD card.
also I’m attaching a BIN to drop on it with everything compiled.
HTH
GL :slight_smile: PJ

// adapted from Raui Shanchez
// Xiao Esp32C3 , 32 gig SD , formatted Fat 32 with 32k sector size.
//
//

#include "FS.h"
#include "SD.h"
#include "SPI.h"
#define SS D2


void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay (2000);
  Serial.println(); // only for mbed 2.9.x
  Serial.println("Power ON \n ");  // Let's BEGIN!!
  Serial.println("Test program compiled on " __DATE__ " at " __TIME__);
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("Processor came out of reset.");
  Serial.println();

 // pinMode(fspi->pinSS(), OUTPUT); //VSPI SS
 // pinMode(hspi->pinSS(), OUTPUT); //HSPI SS

 digitalWrite(SS, HIGH); // <-- Set CS pin HIGH to deselect
  Serial.println("--------------");
  Serial.println(SS);
  Serial.println(MOSI); // master out, slave in
  Serial.println(MISO); // master in, slave out
  Serial.println(SCK);  // clock
  Serial.println("--------------");

  if(!SD.begin(SS)){
    Serial.println("Card Mount Failed");
    return;
  }
  uint8_t cardType = SD.cardType();

  if(cardType == CARD_NONE){
    Serial.println("No SD card attached");
    return;
  }

  Serial.print("SD Card Type: ");
  if(cardType == CARD_MMC){
    Serial.println("MMC");
  } else if(cardType == CARD_SD){
    Serial.println("SDSC");
  } else if(cardType == CARD_SDHC){
    Serial.println("SDHC");
  } else {
    Serial.println("UNKNOWN");
  }

  uint64_t cardSize = SD.cardSize() / (1024 * 1024);
  Serial.printf("SD Card Size: %lluMB\n", cardSize);

  listDir(SD, "/", 0);
  createDir(SD, "/mydir");
  listDir(SD, "/", 0);
  removeDir(SD, "/mydir");
  listDir(SD, "/", 2);
  writeFile(SD, "/hello.txt", "Hello ");
  appendFile(SD, "/hello.txt", "World!\n");
  readFile(SD, "/hello.txt");
  deleteFile(SD, "/foo.txt");
  renameFile(SD, "/hello.txt", "/foo.txt");
  readFile(SD, "/foo.txt");
  testFileIO(SD, "/test.txt");
  Serial.printf("Total space: %lluMB\n", SD.totalBytes() / (1024 * 1024));
  Serial.printf("Used space: %lluMB\n", SD.usedBytes() / (1024 * 1024));
}

void loop(){
delay (500);
}

//

void listDir(fs::FS &fs, const char * dirname, uint8_t levels){
  Serial.printf("Listing directory: %s\n", dirname);

  File root = fs.open(dirname);
  if(!root){
    Serial.println("Failed to open directory");
    return;
  }
  if(!root.isDirectory()){
    Serial.println("Not a directory");
    return;
  }

  File file = root.openNextFile();
  while(file){
    if(file.isDirectory()){
      Serial.print("  DIR : ");
      Serial.println(file.name());
      if(levels){
        listDir(fs, file.name(), levels -1);
      }
    } else {
      Serial.print("  FILE: ");
      Serial.print(file.name());
      Serial.print("  SIZE: ");
      Serial.println(file.size());
    }
    file = root.openNextFile();
  }
}

void createDir(fs::FS &fs, const char * path){
  Serial.printf("Creating Dir: %s\n", path);
  if(fs.mkdir(path)){
    Serial.println("Dir created");
  } else {
    Serial.println("mkdir failed");
  }
}

void removeDir(fs::FS &fs, const char * path){
  Serial.printf("Removing Dir: %s\n", path);
  if(fs.rmdir(path)){
    Serial.println("Dir removed");
  } else {
    Serial.println("rmdir failed");
  }
}

void readFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path){
  Serial.printf("Reading file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path);
  if(!file){
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for reading");
    return;
  }

  Serial.print("Read from file: ");
  while(file.available()){
    Serial.write(file.read());
  }
  file.close();
}

void writeFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path, const char * message){
  Serial.printf("Writing file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path, FILE_WRITE);
  if(!file){
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for writing");
    return;
  }
  if(file.print(message)){
    Serial.println("File written");
  } else {
    Serial.println("Write failed");
  }
  file.close();
}

void appendFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path, const char * message){
  Serial.printf("Appending to file: %s\n", path);

  File file = fs.open(path, FILE_APPEND);
  if(!file){
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for appending");
    return;
  }
  if(file.print(message)){
      Serial.println("Message appended");
  } else {
    Serial.println("Append failed");
  }
  file.close();
}

void renameFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path1, const char * path2){
  Serial.printf("Renaming file %s to %s\n", path1, path2);
  if (fs.rename(path1, path2)) {
    Serial.println("File renamed");
  } else {
    Serial.println("Rename failed");
  }
}

void deleteFile(fs::FS &fs, const char * path){
  Serial.printf("Deleting file: %s\n", path);
  if(fs.remove(path)){
    Serial.println("File deleted");
  } else {
    Serial.println("Delete failed");
  }
}

void testFileIO(fs::FS &fs, const char * path){
  File file = fs.open(path);
  static uint8_t buf[512];
  size_t len = 0;
  uint32_t start = millis();
  uint32_t end = start;
  if(file){
    len = file.size();
    size_t flen = len;
    start = millis();
    while(len){
      size_t toRead = len;
      if(toRead > 512){
        toRead = 512;
      }
      file.read(buf, toRead);
      len -= toRead;
    }
    end = millis() - start;
    Serial.printf("%u bytes read for %u ms\n", flen, end);
    file.close();
  } else {
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for reading");
  }


  file = fs.open(path, FILE_WRITE);
  if(!file){
    Serial.println("Failed to open file for writing");
    return;
  }

  size_t i;
  start = millis();
  for(i=0; i<2048; i++){
    file.write(buf, 512);
  }
  end = millis() - start;
  Serial.printf("%u bytes written for %u ms\n", 2048 * 512, end);
  file.close();
}

Serial Output.

Power ON 
 
Test program compiled on Apr  1 2024 at 10:08:13

Processor came out of reset.

--------------
4
10
9
8
--------------
SD Card Type: SDHC
SD Card Size: 30474MB
Listing directory: /
  DIR : System Volume Information
  FILE: test.txt  SIZE: 1048576
  DIR : gif
  FILE: foo.txt  SIZE: 13
Creating Dir: /mydir
Dir created
Listing directory: /
  DIR : System Volume Information
  FILE: test.txt  SIZE: 1048576
  DIR : mydir
  DIR : gif
  FILE: foo.txt  SIZE: 13
Removing Dir: /mydir
Dir removed
Listing directory: /
  DIR : System Volume Information
Listing directory: System Volume Information
Failed to open directory
  FILE: test.txt  SIZE: 1048576
  DIR : gif
Listing directory: gif
Failed to open directory
  FILE: foo.txt  SIZE: 13
Writing file: /hello.txt
File written
Appending to file: /hello.txt
Message appended
Reading file: /hello.txt
Read from file: Hello World!
Deleting file: /foo.txt
File deleted
Renaming file /hello.txt to /foo.txt
File renamed
Reading file: /foo.txt
Read from file: Hello World!
1048576 bytes read for 2528 ms
1048576 bytes written for 2828 ms
Total space: 30454MB
Used space: 4MB

compiler output

FQBN: esp32:esp32:XIAO_ESP32C3
Using board 'XIAO_ESP32C3' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10
Using core 'esp32' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10

cmd /c if exist "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\partitions.csv" COPY /y "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\partitions.csv" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c if not exist "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\partitions.csv" if exist "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\variants\\XIAO_ESP32C3\\partitions.csv" COPY "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\variants\\XIAO_ESP32C3\\partitions.csv" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c if not exist "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\partitions.csv" COPY "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\tools\\partitions\\default.csv" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\partitions.csv"
cmd /c IF EXIST "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\bootloader.bin" ( COPY /y "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\bootloader.bin" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( IF EXIST "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\variants\\XIAO_ESP32C3\\bootloader.bin" ( COPY "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\variants\\XIAO_ESP32C3\\bootloader.bin" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.bootloader.bin" ) ELSE ( "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\tools\\esptool_py\\4.5.1/esptool.exe" --chip esp32c3 elf2image --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size 4MB -o "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.bootloader.bin" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\tools\\sdk\\esp32c3\\bin\\bootloader_qio_80m.elf" ) )
esptool.py v4.5.1
Creating esp32c3 image...
**** EDIT Brevity ****
Successfully created esp32c3 image.
"C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10/tools/gen_esp32part.exe" -q "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/partitions.csv" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.partitions.bin"
cmd /c if exist "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8\\libraries\\Insights" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10/tools/gen_insights_package.exe" "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8" sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3"
cmd /c IF 0==1 COPY /y "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\tools\\openocd-esp32\\v0.11.0-esp32-20221026\\share\\openocd\\scripts\\board\\esp32c3-builtin.cfg" "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\debug.cfg"
cmd /c IF 0==1 COPY /y "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\tools\\ide-debug\\esp32c3.json" "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\debug_custom.json"
cmd /c IF 0==1 COPY /y "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\hardware\\esp32\\2.0.10\\tools\\ide-debug\\svd\\esp32c3.svd" "D:\\Arduino_projects\\sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3\\debug.svd"
Multiple libraries were found for "SD.h"
  Used: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10\libraries\SD
  Not used: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\libraries\SD
  Not used: D:\Arduino_projects\libraries\SD
Using library FS at version 2.0.0 in folder: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10\libraries\FS 
Using library SD at version 2.0.0 in folder: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10\libraries\SD 
Using library SPI at version 2.0.0 in folder: C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10\libraries\SPI 
"C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\esp32\\tools\\riscv32-esp-elf-gcc\\esp-2021r2-patch5-8.4.0/bin/riscv32-esp-elf-size" -A "C:\\Users\\Dude\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino\\sketches\\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.elf"
Sketch uses 288952 bytes (22%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1310720 bytes.
Global variables use 14276 bytes (4%) of dynamic memory, leaving 313404 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 327680 bytes.
"C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\tools\esptool_py\4.5.1/esptool.exe" --chip esp32c3 --port "COM3" --baud 921600  --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash  -z --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 80m --flash_size 4MB 0x0 "C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.bootloader.bin" 0x8000 "C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.partitions.bin" 0xe000 "C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp32\hardware\esp32\2.0.10/tools/partitions/boot_app0.bin" 0x10000 "C:\Users\Dude\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino\sketches\12EDFA38154FA8D69920B5DEB88B17A8/sketch_mar16a_SD_Exp_c3.ino.bin" 
esptool.py v4.5.1
Serial port COM3
Connecting...
Chip is ESP32-C3 (revision v0.3)
Features: WiFi, BLE
Crystal is 40MHz
MAC: a0:76:4e:3f:a3:88
Uploading stub...

SD_EXP_c3.zip (182.6 KB)