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please add support for WESP32 Rev7 (with RTL8201) #4602
Description
What happened?
WESP32 uses an RTL8201 instead of LAN8720 since Rev7. I tried running WLED with Ethernet, but theres no connection over ethernet.
a guy in this group wrote what changes he made to make it work: https://wled.discourse.group/t/wesp32-revision-7-eth-phy-rtl8201-support/6558
Can you please add the changes to the WLED Software?
To Reproduce Bug
use WESP32 Rev7 and WLED with Ethernet Support
Expected Behavior
WLED over Ethernet
Install Method
Binary from WLED.me
What version of WLED?
0.15.0
Which microcontroller/board are you seeing the problem on?
Other
Relevant log/trace output
Anything else?
No response
Code of Conduct
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maxx-ukoo commentedon Jul 7, 2025
This should work for with RTL8201 - https://github.com/wled/WLED/compare/main...maxx-ukoo:mk_add_RTL8201_support?expand=1
I have custom board very similar to WESP32. esphome documentation say:
but my board doesn't need write values to registers, it works without extra register configurations. May be latest WESP32 versions fixed it in hardware.
Build instruction on windows (can be used to install on latest ubuntu):
Download ubuntu as WSL image from https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-wsl-new-format-available1.
Import WSL image
wsl --import Ubuntu-WLED C:\Tools\wsl\WSL_WLED\ D:\Ubuntu2404-250130_x64.wsl
Install python
sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade
We should have python and pip this step
Install node
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.3/install.sh | bash
logout/login
nvm install v20.18.0
Create python env
sudo apt install -y python3-venv
mkdir environments
cd environments/
python3 -m venv wled_env
source wled_env/bin/activate
Prepare repository and PlatformIO
cd ~/
git clone https://github.com/wled/WLED.git
cd WLED
Install platformIO
pip install -r requirements.txt
Build WLED
pio run -e esp32dev_eth_V4
softhack007 commentedon Feb 9, 2026
Sorry but this is by far the most complicated way to get a working build environment, while trying extremely hard to avoid installing the free Visual Studio Code (aka VSCode). And it has nothing to do with WESP32 Rev7. Its only a description that finally allows you to compile normal WLED firmware from the command line.
Then select
esp32dev_eth, connect your board and hit "Upload & Monitor".softhack007 commentedon Feb 9, 2026
similar request in #5346