Review on Aideepen ESP32-CAM WiFi Bluetooth Board with ESP32-CAM-MB Micro USB to Serial Port CH340G, OV2640 2MP Camera Module, Dual Mode - Ideal for Arduino Projects by Margarita Conde

esp-cam-mb USB connector came loose. definitely a case of cold soldering. Oddly enough, one reviewer mentioned that the soldering was fine. before that i checked usb-to-serial with putty and got no sms. The software driver was installed without any problems and Windows recognized the serial interface. The ESP camera is also not programmed. I tried programming it with an ftdi board (which is known to work with another manufacturer's ESP camera) but the serial connection never worked. tries to access it.