Pilight 1.6.0 Can't see CC1101

I’m running OMG_ESP32_Pilight-CC1101 v1.6.0 on a 38 pin ESP32 Dev board. It connects to my network and MQTT broker just fine. The webui looks good. I ordered these CC1101’s from Amazon and connected as follows:

2X CC1101 Wireless RF Transceiver 315/433/868/915MHZ + SMA Antenna Wireless Module

The pinouts were given in a question in the Amazon listing. They agree with the pinouts shown here:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801888066116.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.3.6fe025e6En7eei&algo_pvid=2a565f46-c6bd-416b-89cf-12f11a6d7960&algo_exp_id=2a565f46-c6bd-416b-89cf-12f11a6d7960-1&pdp_npi=3%40dis!USD!2.58!2.19!!!!!%40212243c016875394331125277d074e!12000025798608305!sea!US!914854785&curPageLogUid=8DI5ise7Hmkg

PINOUT DETAILS:

1: GND blk
2: VCC red
3: GDO-0 org emitter GPIO12
4: CSN gra D5
5: SCLK wht D18
6: Si grn D23
7: So blu D19
8: GDO-2 yel receiver GPIO27

On the webui console I get:
N: RF_EMITTER_GPIO: 12
N: RF_RECEIVER_GPIO: 27
N: Switching to Pilight Receiver: 433.92
E: deserialize config failed: EmptyInput, buffer capacity: 0
W: failed to load json config
N: OpenMQTTGateway modules: [“WebUI”,“Pilight”]
N: ************** Setup OpenMQTTGateway end **************

Both CC1101’s do the same thing. I have checked the connections carefully and have verified that the transceiver is getting 3.3V. What am I doing wrong???
Thanks!

Update:
Just tried a different 30 pin ESP32-dev board with Dxx markings and got the same results.
N: ZwebUI setup done
N: RF_EMITTER_GPIO: 12
N: RF_RECEIVER_GPIO: 27
N: Switching to Pilight Receiver: 433.92
E: deserialize config failed: EmptyInput, buffer capacity: 0
W: failed to load json config
N: OpenMQTTGateway modules: [“WebUI”,“Pilight”]

Update2:
This morning I uploaded 1.6.0 esp32-dev-rtl_433 to the same board and CC1101 without changing any wiring. This module works. It receives messages and forwards the expected data to the MQTT broker. I guess this implies there is something wrong with Plight.
Thanks!

I’m suspecting a conflict between Pilight and RTL_433 ESP library, we are investigating