Revision as of 10:32, 31 March 2016

IoThursday

The ESP8266 has been discussed quite a bit in the regular IoThursday meetings.

ESP8266

The ESP8266 is a microcontroller that has WiFi built in, making it a great starting device for all things IoT.

Getting Started

A section for useful information on getting started with an ESP8266 module

Modules

A subsection to explain the different modules and what differs between them

Connecting to an ESP8266 module

What you'll need:

An ESP8266 module with
A breadboard and suitable cables
A USB to TTL Serial adapter
A computer to connect to the ESP8266 with

Firmware

A subsection to explain the different firmwares available for the ESP8266 and how they differ

Page with links to different firmwares http://www.electrodragon.com/w/Category:ESP8266_Firmware_and_SDK

Espressif

The default firmware

Article describing the process of re-flashing firmware http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/update-the-firmware-in-your-esp8266-wi-fi-module/

Current RTOS SDK Latest Version: 1.4.0 Release date: Feb 28, 2016 http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=1827

Firmware flash download tools (version 2.4 at 31 Mar 31 2016) http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=433

NodeMCU

Uses the Lua scripting/programming language to control the ESP8266. The Lua firmware can easily be replaced with the Arduino core for ESP8266 enabling the usual Arduino features and smaller, more robust sketches.

Page describing the process for flashing NodeMCU firmware into a device, with links to Flasher programs for Win32 and Win64 http://randomnerdtutorials.com/flashing-nodemcu-firmware-on-the-esp8266-using-windows/

Arduino

An Arduino based firmware.

Projects

A section for Hackspace members to fill up with links to their ESP8266 related projects

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