Memory Allocation Issue (ESP RainMaker + ESP-WHO Face Detection + BLE NimBLE) (IDFGH-13641)

[NEHAL608]

Answers checklist.

• I have read the documentation ESP-IDF Programming Guide and the issue is not addressed there.
• I have updated my IDF branch (master or release) to the latest version and checked that the issue is present there.
• I have searched the issue tracker for a similar issue and not found a similar issue.

IDF version.

5.3

Espressif SoC revision.

ESP32-S3 WROOM2 with 32MB

Operating System used.

Windows

How did you build your project?

Command line with idf.py

If you are using Windows, please specify command line type.

PowerShell

Development Kit.

custom board

Power Supply used.

USB

What is the expected behavior?

I'm working on a project with the ESP32-S3 where I need to integrate ESP RainMaker, BLE NimBLE, and the Face Detection Web API from ESP-WHO. When I run each API individually, or even combine ESP RainMaker and BLE NimBLE, everything works perfectly fine. However, when I try to combine all three (ESP RainMaker + BLE + Face Detection), I run into memory allocation failures.
I have already tried various memory optimizations.

Has anyone faced similar issues or have suggestions for further memory optimizations to run all three components successfully on the ESP32-S3? Any advice or alternative approaches would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

What is the actual behavior?

none

Steps to reproduce.

1 idf.py build
2 idf.py flash

Debug Logs.

I (5873) app_wifi: Connected with IP Address:192.168.0.108
I (5873) esp_netif_handlers: sta ip: 192.168.0.108, mask: 255.255.255.0, gw: 192.168.0.1
I (5873) main_task: Returned from app_main()
I (5873) esp_rmaker_cmd_resp: Enabling Command-Response Module.
I (5883) esp_rmaker_node: Node attribute cmd-resp created
I (5893) esp_rmaker_local: Enabling Local Control
I (5893) esp_rmaker_local: Local Control Service Enabled
I (5903) esp_rmaker_local: Starting ESP Local control with HTTP Transport and security version: 1
I (5913) esp_https_server: Starting server
I (5923) esp_https_server: Server listening on port 8080
I (5923) esp_rmaker_local: esp_local_ctrl service started with name : 348518A1BDC0
I (5933) esp_mqtt_glue: Connecting to a1p72mufdu6064-ats.iot.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
I (5943) esp_rmaker_core: Waiting for MQTT connection
I (6133) ioexpander: fa
I (6133) ADC: ADC1 Channel[1] Raw Data: 4095
I (6133) ADC: ADC1 Channel[1] Cali Voltage: 3076 mV
I (6133) ADC: Resistance: 274642.84 Ohms, ambient_Temperature: -36.82°C

I (6533) esp-x509-crt-bundle: Certificate validated
I (8153) ADC: Raw Data: 52 MAIN MOTOR Cali Voltage: 44 mV
I (8193) esp_mqtt_glue: MQTT Connected
I (8193) esp_rmaker_cmd_resp: Checking for pending commands.
I (8193) esp_rmaker_node_config: Generated Node config of length 2180
I (8203) esp_rmaker_param: Params MQTT Init done.
I (8203) esp_rmaker_param: Reporting params (init): {"MotorFanLight":{"Motor Speed":0,"Fan Speed":0,"Light Brightness":0},"read Sensor":{"Name":"read Sensor","Temperature":-36.82250,"battery Sensor":0.00000},"Time set":{"Hour":0,"Minute":0,"Second":0},"Time":{"TZ":"Asia/Kolkata","TZ-POSIX":"IST-5:30"},"Schedule":{"Schedules":[]},"Scenes":{"Scenes":[]},"Local Control":{"POP":"90aef653","Type":1}}
I (8243) esp_rmaker_param: Reporting Time Series Data for read Sensor.Temperature
I (8553) esp_rmaker_param: Reporting Time Series Data for read Sensor.Temperature
I (8553) esp_rmaker_param: Reporting params: {"read Sensor":{"Temperature":-36.82250}}
I (8563) app_main: Provisioning completed
I (8563) BLE_INIT: BT controller compile version [ba3b3e3]
I (8573) BLE_INIT: Bluetooth MAC: 34:85:18:a1:bd:c2
E (8573) BLE_INIT: Malloc failed
assert emi.c 164, param 00000000 00008400
Guru Meditation Error: Core  0 panic'ed (Interrupt wdt timeout on CPU0).

Core  0 register dump:
PC      : 0x40006fcb  PS      : 0x00060534  A0      : 0x8000a3d8  A1      : 0x3fcf7340
0x40006fcb: r_assert_param in ROM

A2      : 0x00000000  A3      : 0x00008400  A4      : 0x3ff196ce  A5      : 0x000000a4
A6      : 0x3fceff98  A7      : 0x0000cdcd  A8      : 0x00000001  A9      : 0x3fcef9e4
A10     : 0x3fcef9e4  A11     : 0x00000001  A12     : 0x00000000  A13     : 0x00008400
A14     : 0x00000001  A15     : 0x00000000  SAR     : 0x00000005  EXCCAUSE: 0x00000005
EXCVADDR: 0x00000000  LBEG    : 0x40006fc4  LEND    : 0x40006fcb  LCOUNT  : 0x00000000
0x40006fc4: r_assert_param in ROM
0x40006fcb: r_assert_param in ROM



Backtrace: 0x40006fc8:0x3fcf7340 0x4000a3d5:0x3fcf7360 0x40007303:0x3fcf7380 0x4206da03:0x3fcf73a0 0x4206e0fe:0x3fcf73e0 0x420752ef:0x3fcf7420 0x42075a11:0x3fcf7450 0x4206b018:0x3fcf7470 0x403785d0:0x3fcf7490 0x403850aa:0x3fcf74c0
0x40006fc8: r_assert_param in ROM
0x4000a3d5: r_emi_get_mem_addr_by_offset in ROM
0x40007303: r_ble_util_buf_rx_alloc in ROM
0x4206da03: r_lld_core_init at ??:?
0x4206e0fe: r_lld_init at ??:?
0x420752ef: r_rwble_init at ??:?
0x42075a11: r_rwip_reset at ??:?
0x4206b018: btdm_controller_on_reset at ??:?
0x403785d0: btdm_controller_task at ??:?
0x403850aa: vPortTaskWrapper at C:/Espressif/frameworks/esp-idf-v5.3/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/portable/xtensa/port.c:134



Core  1 register dump:
PC      : 0x403801ce  PS      : 0x00060334  A0      : 0x82005ffd  A1      : 0x3fcbd520
A2      : 0x00000000  A3      : 0x0000abab  A4      : 0x80385456  A5      : 0x3fcbe240
A6      : 0x00060023  A7      : 0x00000000  A8      : 0x8209d20a  A9      : 0x3fcbd4e0
A10     : 0x00000000  A11     : 0x00000001  A12     : 0x80385456  A13     : 0x3fcc7db0
A14     : 0x00060023  A15     : 0x3fcbd6f4  SAR     : 0x00000000  EXCCAUSE: 0x00000005
EXCVADDR: 0x00000000  LBEG    : 0x00000000  LEND    : 0x00000000  LCOUNT  : 0x00000000


Backtrace: 0x403801cb:0x3fcbd520 0x42005ffa:0x3fcbd540 0x403867a5:0x3fcbd560 0x403850aa:0x3fcbd580




ELF file SHA256: af711645f

Rebooting...
ESP-ROM:esp32s3-20210327
Build:Mar 27 2021
rst:0xc (RTC_SW_CPU_RST),boot:0xb (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x40376088
SPIWP:0xee
Octal Flash Mode Enabled
For OPI Flash, Use Default Flash Boot Mode
mode:SLOW_RD, clock div:1
load:0x3fce2810,len:0x178c
load:0x403c8700,len:0x4
load:0x403c8704,len:0xcb8
load:0x403cb700,len:0x2df4
entry 0x403c8914

More Information.

sdkconfig.zip

[Sandra-lol]

Hi, could you try initiate other app, before initializing the esp-dl models?

[NEHAL608]

No, now I initialized ESP RainMaker and successfully completed the provisioning. After that, I initialized BLE, and only then did I initialize the ESP-DL model." i got this error