Programming ESP-12E / ESP-12F / NodeMCU With Arduino IDE | Step by Step Guide

In this video, I will explain how to prepare your Arduino IDE to upload sketches into the ESP8266 microcontroller and connect to an ESP-12E / ESP-12F board over USB.

Pictures and diagrams:
https://circuitjournal.com/esp8266-wi...

Add the following URL to the "Additional Boards Manager URLs":
http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/pac...

If your USB-to-serial adapter has a CH340 USB-to-serial chip on it, you may need to download and install the CH340 drivers for your operating system:
https://sparks.gogo.co.nz/ch340.html


Programming the ESP8266 chip over Wi-Fi:
   • Programming ESP-12E / ESP-12F / NodeM...  


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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Perparint Arduino IDE
01:39 Difference between ESP-12E and ESP-12F
01:51 Arduino code
02:10 NodeMCU
02:45 Programming options for ESP-12E/ESP-12F
03:05 Dedicated programmer board
04:02 Adapter board for ESP-12E/ESP-12F
04:24 Using NodeMCU to program a plain ESP-12E/ESP-12F
06:35 Using a dedicated USB-to-serial adapter
10:46 Using a Witty Cloud Development Board
13:45 Intro to Wi-Fi


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