esp32tool 1.6.3 → 1.6.4

package/README.md

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ January 2026 – Added Android mobile devices support, standalone CLI.
 
 February 2026 - Added IMPROV support, NEW Features: Flash Hex Editor and NVS Parser / Editor
 
+March 2026 – Auto-detect partition table, flash read speed/time logging, flash erase animation
+
 ---
 
 © Adafruit, Nabu Casa & Johann Obermeier

package/css/style.css

@@ -472,6 +472,29 @@ div.clear {
   width: 0;
 }
 
+.progress-bar.indeterminate > div {
+  width: 100% !important;
+  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
+    -45deg,
+    #71ae1e,
+    #71ae1e 10px,
+    #5a8c18 10px,
+    #5a8c18 20px
+  );
+  background-size: 28px 28px;
+  animation: indeterminate-stripes 0.6s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes indeterminate-stripes {
+  0% { background-position: 0 0; }
+  100% { background-position: 28px 0; }
+}
+
+#eraseProgress {
+  width: 400px;
+  margin: 10px auto;
+}
+
 #commands .buttons {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;

package/dist/cli.js

@@ -291,8 +291,19 @@ async function cmdEraseFlash(esploader) {
     cliLogger.log("Erasing entire flash chip...");
     // Use stub for erasing
     const stub = await esploader.runStub();
-    // Erase flash
-    await stub.eraseFlash();
+    // Show animated progress while erasing
+    const frames = ["|", "/", "-", "\\"];
+    let frameIdx = 0;
+    const spinner = setInterval(() => {
+        process.stdout.write(`\rErasing... ${frames[frameIdx++ % frames.length]}`);
+    }, 200);
+    try {
+        await stub.eraseFlash();
+    }
+    finally {
+        clearInterval(spinner);
+        process.stdout.write("\r                    \r");
+    }
     cliLogger.log("Erase complete!");
 }
 async function cmdEraseRegion(esploader, offset, size) {

package/dist/esp_loader.js

@@ -3491,6 +3491,7 @@ export class ESPLoader extends EventTarget {
         }
         // Flush serial buffers before flash read operation
         await this.flushSerialBuffers();
+        const readStartTime = Date.now();
         this.logger.log(`Reading ${size} bytes from flash at address 0x${addr.toString(16)}...`);
         // Initialize adaptive speed multipliers for WebUSB devices
         if (this.isWebUSB()) {
@@ -3571,6 +3572,7 @@ export class ESPLoader extends EventTarget {
                         maxInFlight = base * 130; // 63 * 130 = 8190 (close to blockSize * 2)
                     }
                     const pkt = pack("<IIII", currentAddr, chunkSize, blockSize, maxInFlight);
+                    const chunkStartTime = Date.now();
                     const [res] = await this.checkCommand(ESP_READ_FLASH, pkt);
                     if (res != 0) {
                         throw new Error("Failed to read memory: " + res);
@@ -3634,6 +3636,11 @@ export class ESPLoader extends EventTarget {
                     newAllData.set(resp, allData.length);
                     allData = newAllData;
                     chunkSuccess = true;
+                    const chunkDuration = Date.now() - chunkStartTime;
+                    const speedKBs = (resp.length /
+                        1024 /
+                        (chunkDuration / 1000)).toFixed(1);
+                    this.logger.debug(`Chunk read took ${chunkDuration} ms (${resp.length} bytes, ${speedKBs} KB/s)`);
                     // ADAPTIVE SPEED ADJUSTMENT: Only for CDC devices
                     // Non-CDC devices (CH340, CP2102) stay at fixed blockSize=31, maxInFlight=31
                     if (this.isWebUSB() && this._isCDCDevice && retryCount === 0) {
@@ -3734,6 +3741,11 @@ export class ESPLoader extends EventTarget {
             remainingSize -= chunkSize;
             this.logger.debug(`Total progress: 0x${allData.length.toString(16)} from 0x${size.toString(16)} bytes`);
         }
+        const totalDuration = Date.now() - readStartTime;
+        const totalSpeedKBs = (allData.length /
+            1024 /
+            (totalDuration / 1000)).toFixed(1);
+        this.logger.log(`Read complete: ${allData.length} bytes in ${(totalDuration / 1000).toFixed(1)} s (${totalSpeedKBs} KB/s)`);
         return allData;
     }
 }