Unit QRCode suddenly stuck in Manual Scanning and doesn't read QR-Codes anymore

[ThronKatze0]

I have a M5Stack CoreS3 and want to connect the Unit QRCode to it. At first everything worked well by just using the example code from Github.

/*
 * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 M5Stack Technology CO LTD
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 */

/**
 * @file i2c_mode.ino
 * @brief Unit QRCode I2C Mode Example
 * @version 0.2
 * @date 2024-06-19
 *
 *
 * @Hardwares: M5Core + Unit QRCode
 * @Platform Version: Arduino M5Stack Board Manager v2.1.0
 * @Dependent Library:
 * M5Unified: https://github.com/m5stack/M5Unified
 * M5GFX: https://github.com/m5stack/M5GFX
 * M5UnitQRCode: https://github.com/m5stack/M5Unit-QRCode
 */

#include <M5Unified.h>
#include <M5GFX.h>
#include "M5UnitQRCode.h"

M5Canvas canvas(&M5.Display);

M5UnitQRCodeI2C qrcode;

#define I2C_AUTO_SCAN_MODE

void setup() {
    M5.begin();

    canvas.setColorDepth(1);  // mono color
    canvas.createSprite(M5.Display.width(), M5.Display.height());
    canvas.setTextSize((float)canvas.width() / 160);
    canvas.setTextScroll(true);

    Wire.begin(9,8); // Port B
    while (!qrcode.begin(&Wire, UNIT_QRCODE_ADDR, 21, 22, 100000U)) {
        canvas.println("Unit QRCode I2C Init Fail");
        Serial.println("Unit QRCode I2C Init Fail");
        canvas.pushSprite(0, 0);
        delay(1000);
    }

    canvas.println("Unit QRCode I2C Init Success");
    Serial.println("Unit QRCode I2C Init Success");
#ifdef I2C_AUTO_SCAN_MODE
    canvas.println("Auto Scan Mode");
    canvas.pushSprite(0, 0);
    qrcode.setTriggerMode(AUTO_SCAN_MODE);
#else
    canvas.println("Manual Scan Mode");
    canvas.pushSprite(0, 0);
    qrcode.setTriggerMode(MANUAL_SCAN_MODE);
#endif
}

void loop() {
    if (qrcode.getDecodeReadyStatus() == 1) {
        uint8_t buffer[512] = {0};
        uint16_t length     = qrcode.getDecodeLength();
        Serial.printf("len:%d\r\n", length);
        qrcode.getDecodeData(buffer, length);
        Serial.printf("decode data:");
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            Serial.printf("%c", buffer[i]);
            canvas.printf("%c", buffer[i]);
        }
        Serial.println();
        canvas.println();
        canvas.pushSprite(0, 0);
    }
#ifndef I2C_AUTO_SCAN_MODE
    M5.update();
    if (M5.BtnA.wasPressed()) {
        // start scan
        qrcode.setDecodeTrigger(1);
    }
    if (M5.BtnB.wasPressed()) {
        // stop scan
        qrcode.setDecodeTrigger(0);
    }
#endif
}

just had to add the Wire.begin(9,8) line.

When I first plugged the scanner in, it was automatically in Auto Scan Mode and it worked fine, but all of a sudden (I can't remember if I did anything to cause this, sry) the unit only scans when I hit the trigger button and I can't read the codes anymore.

Maybe I just need to do a factory reset of the scanner, but I wasn't able to find information on that.

Would really appreciate your help!

[ThronKatze0]

Solved it, just had to scan this QR Code
https://community.m5stack.com/assets/uploads/files/1742537195503-bad5272e-aaac-47df-857b-c6d130524d36-image.png

[sk-ys]

Hi, I encountered a similar issue. When the QR code reader is in auto-scan mode, if the barcode is scanned more than once while the main program is in a delay state (e.g., 5000 ms), the barcode reader stops responding after the delay ends, and the data can no longer be read. I also tried reading the barcode from the image in the previous post, but nothing changed.
Additionally, I have confirmed that communication is restored and the device becomes usable again by unplugging and reconnecting the I2C cable. Is it possible to reset the barcode reader programmatically?