ESP8266 module comparison: ESP-01, ESP-05, ESP-12, ESP-201, Test Board and NodeMCU

squix78 on 16. March 2015

In this post I will guide you through the jungle of available modules based on the ESP8266. This is not a complete list of available modules but a selection of the ones I could test and review. If you think that I have been missing out on one important module please let me know.Every module here as some advantages and disadvantages, depending on the targeted application. If you are planning to to use a module as Wifi shield for an Arduino you might pi.....

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ESP8266: using Docker to setup the build tool chain the easy way

squix78 on 8. January 2015

When you get started with wonderful world of the ESP8266 your first step might have been to play around with the AT command firmware. Then you might have chosen one of the pre-built multi purpose firmwares, such as the NodeMCU or the NodeLua image. Then, the next logical step is to build a firmware yourself. But honestly, I was a bit afraid of this one, since it seemed all very Linux oriented and I wanted to run it on my Mac. Until I found zo.....

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ESP8266: flashing the lua firmware and running some code

squix78 on 7. December 2014

After you setup your ESP8266 module as described here you can go on and write Arduino code that talks to the ESP8266 or even flash new firmware directly on the device. Someone has put together a firmware which allows you to send lua code to the module and run it through the serial console. This is a nice way to.....

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