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+Make sure these boxes are checked before submitting your issue - Thank you!
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+- [ ] What hardware you are using
+- [ ] Provide the output of command ``status 0``
+- [ ] If you have a stack dump decode it: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/master/doc/Troubleshooting/stack_dump.rst
+- [ ] For better debug messages: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/blob/master/doc/Troubleshooting/debugging.rst