Build Fails: 'Wrong --chip argument' error even after setting target to esp32s3 (AEGHB-1175)

[MMahdiFrikha]

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Issue or Suggestion Description

Hello,

I am having trouble building any example for the ESP32-S3-BOX-3. The flash command fails with a chip mismatch error, even after the project target has been correctly set.

My Hardware: ESP32-S3-BOX-3
My Environment:

OS: Windows

ESP-IDF Version: v5.5

Installation Method: ESP-IDF Standalone Installer

Problem Description:
The idf.py flash command fails with the error: A fatal error occurred: This chip is ESP32-S3, not ESP32. Wrong --chip argument?

Steps I have tried:

Started with a clean, recursive clone of the esp-box repository.

Navigated to an example project folder examples/get-started.

Ran idf.py set-target esp32s3. The command completes successfully.

Ran idf.py build. The build completes successfully.

Ran idf.py flash. This is where the error occurs.

Even though the target is set to esp32s3, the flash command still seems to be using the wrong chip (esp32). I have also tried idf.py fullclean with no change.

Could this be a bug, or is there a configuration step I am missing? Thank you.

[espressif2022]

You can delete the build dir first and try again.