ESP32-CAM + Blynk: Device won't connect

[John93]

@davidszt2

I will try to code my own thing up from scratch

Here’s another useful tips :

1- when you use blynk IOT, make sure that you are using the latest version of blynk library which is 1.0.1.

2- you should add " BLYNK_TEMPLATE_ID " and " BLYNK_DEVICE_NAME " on top of your sketch, above anything.

3- blynk.notify, blynk.email, and blynk.sms has been replaced with blynk.logEvent.

4- you should always keep your void loop as clean as possible, read this article

Keep your void loop() clean

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@PeteKnight

Don’t use delays with Blynk…

I recommend you to read this article

Using BlynkTimer or SimpleTimer

Many users seem to struggle with the basic concepts of using BlynkTimer in their projects, despite the excellent discussions and tutorials that exist on this forum, so I thought I’d write a guide that will hopefully help clarify things. It’s rather long, as it attempts to explain the reasoning behind why and how we use timers, and covers some more advanced subjects, but I’ve tried to organise it in a way that helps people to find answers to specific questions… Why use a timer at all? Let’s say …