I wasn't kidding when I said I'd use Guide.js, my new framework for writing guides and tutorials. Here's a rewrite of my ESP8266 to LED tutorial. I think it's much neater than the previous version. Ingredients ESP8266-01 Wifi Module White LED FTDI Cable Lipo 3.7V Battery Workflow PHP…
Picking up where we left off, I'm still on my way to create the cheap wifi connected, internet controlled motor. I think I found my perfect combination of awesome. Click on the diagram below to go through the workflow. It will open up a new page. Once you are on…
In my previous post, I covered how to upload sketches using NodeMCU, which is firmware written in Lua. I ran into a few problems: Uploading big files were prone to error, and it took multiple tries Memory! I seemed to not have much The callbacks were driving me insane. I…
Yesterday, I sat down and played with my shiny new ESP8266 module. I also got the Huzzah Breakout Board from Adafruit, which uses an ESP module. Actually, I'm still trying to figure out just what is the difference between ESP8266, Huzzah, and NodeMCU. So far, I've accomplished the following: Gotten…
