HAND-E
Install HAND-E
Put HAND-E on your Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-2.16 over USB, right from this page. It checks your board first and tells you what it will change before it changes anything.
Already installed? Activate your license instead.
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1 Connect your board
Plug the board’s USB-C port into this computer with a data cable. Some cables only charge and won’t work.
Using Linux?
Chrome needs permission to use the USB port. Run once, then log out and back in:
sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER
Put the board into download mode by hand
You need the small button marked BOOT, not PWR.
- Turn the board fully off: unplug the USB cable and, if it has one, the battery.
- Hold the BOOT button while you power the board on or plug the USB cable in.
- Let go of BOOT.
- Press Connect board again.
When the install is finished, switch the board off and on again without holding BOOT.
2 Your board
3 Enter your license code
HAND-E replaces everything on this board. Your license is linked to the board first, before anything is erased. One license works with one board.
4 Confirm
Everything on this board will be erased. Its current software, settings, saved Wi-Fi networks and files are replaced by a fresh HAND-E. This can’t be undone.
3 Repair HAND-E
This board already runs HAND-E. The repair puts the HAND-E launcher back so the board starts normally again. Your settings, apps and data are kept. No license code is needed if the board is already activated.
A fresh install: your settings, apps and data are erased, and you’ll need your license code.
Working…
Keep the board plugged in and this tab open and in front until it says it’s done.
The board’s screen can keep its last picture until it restarts. That’s normal — follow the progress here.
Screen stays dark?
HAND-E is made for the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-2.16. Other ESP32-S3 boards look the same to your computer but stay dark. Put your original software back, or contact support.