RuView Hardware Setup
Builds, flashes and monitors ESP32 RuView sensing nodes and fixes ones not streaming.
Install
npx skills add ruvnet/RuView --skill ruview-hardware-setup -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ruvnet/RuView102k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,702 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
ESP32-S3 / ESP32-C6 firmware build, flash, WiFi provisioning, and serial monitoring for RuView CSI sensing nodes. Use when setting up physical hardware, reflashing a node, or debugging a device that isn't streaming CSI.
RuView Hardware Setup
Bring a RuView sensing node online: build firmware → flash → provision WiFi → confirm CSI stream.
Supported devices
| Device | Flash | Chip | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP32-S3 (8MB) | 8 MB | Xtensa dual-core | WiFi CSI sensing node (default) |
| ESP32-S3 SuperMini | 4 MB | Xtensa dual-core | Compact CSI node, use sdkconfig.defaults.4mb |
| ESP32-C6 + Seeed MR60BHA2 | , | RISC-V + 60 GHz FMCW | mmWave HR/BR/presence |
Not supported: original ESP32, ESP32-C3 (single-core).
⚠️ Ask about board form factor before flashing. If the user's board is a coin-sized clone (ESP32-S3-Zero, SuperMini, or similar, not a full DevKitC/XIAO-style board with a real USB connector and visible regulator), warn them before they walk away from it: this firmware runs the WiFi radio continuously (WIFI_PS_NONE) plus a full DSP pipeline (edge_tier=2), which is sustained high current draw that full-size dev boards handle fine but tiny clones with minimal copper/budget regulators may not. At least one field report: boards ran hot during a normal session and failed to power on again afterward (regulator damage suspected). Tell them to give the board airflow (don't stack/enclose it) and check it by touch during the first several minutes of any new deployment.
1. Build firmware (Windows, Python subprocess, NOT bash directly)
ESP-IDF v5.4 does not support MSYS2/Git Bash. Use the Espressif Python venv as a subprocess with MSYSTEM* env vars stripped. The proven command lives in CLAUDE.local.md, reproduce it:
