Getting Started | ESP8266 Programming Using Arduino IDE (Mac OSX and Windows) | ACR-00018

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In this video tutorial I show you how to write custom firmware for the ESP8266 (ESP-12E) Serial to Wi-Fi module using the Arduino IDE. The development board includes the ESP-12E module and a USB to Serial UART interface, which tremendously facilitates programming the ESP8266! Below are relevant links as mentioned in the video.
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• Project parts:
ACROBOTIC Development Board for ESP8266:
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• Project code:
Download the Arduino IDE from:
Download the USB drivers for the USB to Serial UART module:
Enter the following URL into the "Additional Board Manager URLs" field in the preferences menu of the IDE:
Note: Remember that you can add multiple URLs, separating them with commas!
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• Tutorials:
I have a detailed guide for getting started with the ESP8266 including explanations of what AT Commands and NodeMCU are all about:
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[mrneatandclean]

Thank you for the video.  However, I cannot upload my sketch.  I receive the following error:warning: espcomm_sync failed
error: espcomm_open failedI followed the instructions very carefully.  Any ideas?

[paulgibby]

Thanks so much for your video. I was having comm problems for an hour or two with my setup (mac, the USB driver, Arduino IDE). Then watched your video and when I set to the correct NodeMCU 12E board, all was groovy. Also it looks (from comments below) like you are a helpful/knowledgeable guy so you have a new subscriber. Thanks again!

[TheDhmaster]

That was one of the most useful videos i have ever seen. Everything worked like charm. Thank you!

[asulliv]

Hey Cisco I wrote you down below telling you I didn't see the USBtoUART line but one of the texts down below showed me another site to download another driver for Mac Sierra and restart my Computer and it worked so different drivers for different folks!Thanks for the Video Lesson it worked!

[jdmcgowa]

Hello! Thanks for the video, I am trying to set the COM to Silabs and do not see anything remotely close to a COM with that name. I have tried re-installing and restarting the MAC (10.13). I am running the 3.0.2 latest ESP8266 community build as of this date. Thanks for any info~

[doramonlovers]

I get this error do you know why
Arduino: 1.8.13 (Mac OS X), Board: "NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module), 80 MHz, Flash, Legacy (new can return nullptr), All SSL ciphers (most compatible), 4MB (FS:2MB OTA:~1019KB), 2, v2 Lower Memory, Disabled, None, Only Sketch, 115200"

Executable segment sizes:
IROM : 228624 - code in flash (default or ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR)
IRAM : 26752 / 32768 - code in IRAM (ICACHE_RAM_ATTR, ISRs...)
DATA : 1248 ) - initialized variables (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
RODATA : 688 ) / 81920 - constants (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
BSS : 24880 ) - zeroed variables (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
Sketch uses 257312 bytes (24%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1044464 bytes.
Global variables use 26816 bytes (32%) of dynamic memory, leaving 55104 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 81920 bytes.
pyserial or esptool directories not found next to this upload.py tool.
An error occurred while uploading the sketch


This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

[sanketss]

I had a NodeMCU v2 Amica lying around for more than a year and i did not knew programming it using the Arduino IDE was so easy. Thanks for this quick start guide it helped me get started. checking out other videos as well.

[Ken-S]

Thanks! I finished my hello world here! It works!

[flamingtoast]

Thank you! I was having so much troubling trying to get started on this board! XD

[tseckwr]

Hi Cisco. You have done an excellent job on your tutorial. Thanks

[thebug]

sir the problem is that even though I've installed the driver. my system and all others which I've checked dosnt take the esp8266 module. there is no sound heard from PC, which will produce a small tone when a USB is inserted. is the module defective. also in arduino ide the board does not get detected, even in PC . I've got it as a gift from EFY. plz respond n reply

[CommanderAMB]

Did everything as mentioned and it worked like a charm. First script flashed onto the ESP8266 and BINGO! Works at first try. Thanks a lot for this great How-To video!

[siddheshbhalerao]

hello,

i am new to use node mcu. i am trying to write interrupt handler to receive data through uart.
when node mcu receives any data on uart it shud go in the interrupt handler.
please help me out with this.

thanks in advance.

[josephrodriguez]

Hey, I got the ESP8266 ESP-12E from your Amazon affiliate and can't seem to be able to install the driver so that my computer recognizes it in Ports within the Arduino IDE. Im running High Sierra OSX, do you know of any updated drivers that work for sure? I have installed several drivers and still see no options under System info->Harware->USB or any ports in arduino besides bluetooth. I made sure to allow 3rd party applications from system preferences

[allanhaydock]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have read & tried so many things that didn't work as a MAC user, I just couldn't communicate with the MCU. This is a clear and concise video, downloaded the driver for my MAC running OS X 10.10.5 and loaded the wifi scanner from the examples all in about 5 minutes. :-)

[fixitalltech]

One more thing . I need to know that i have a wireless shield and an arduino uno . But there is no space for me to accompany them both in my project .
Does ESP8266 work as microcontroller and a wifi shield on a single board or a seperate microcontroller is need to program and work with this thing?
And thank you for the previous reply .
And does the sketch uploaded to the module stays on it even after it is powered off and turned on again or it need to be uploaded on every boot ?

[AnkitGargIndia]

Hi! I have replaced '13' in example program with 'LED_BUILTIN' and its working in both Arduino & nodemcu board. Can we infer that text 'LED_BUILTIN' is mapped to pin 13 in arduino board & to pin 16 in nodemcu board?

[narut]

Hi
Does the board NodeMCU can execute the sketch if it s unplugged form the pc an plugged with a dc adapter ?

[Civitenko]

Hi again, I was trying to change the code from the library SPI.h from the eps8266 board. I change a few lines in the directory:



But when I go back to my skecth and I try to compile my code is not working.
My question is how should I change this library (which is added with the esp8266 boards manager from the comunity) ?

[StepwaveMusic]

For some reason, I cannot find the esp8266 in the board manager. Do you have an idea why that could be the case and how to solve it?