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ESP8266 Internet of Things Cookbook

You're reading from   ESP8266 Internet of Things Cookbook Over 50 recipes to help you master ESP8266 functionality

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787288102
Length 268 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Marco Schwartz Marco Schwartz
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Preface 1. Configuring the ESP8266 FREE CHAPTER 2. Your First ESP8266 Projects 3. More ESP8266 Functions 4. Using MicroPython on the ESP8266 5. Cloud Data Monitoring 6. Interacting with Web Services 7. Machine to Machine Interactions Index

Getting started with MicroPython on the ESP8266


There are several things you have to set up before using MicroPython to program your ESP8266 board. We will be going through the setup process in this recipe. This way you will you know how to configure the ESP8266 board to be used with MicroPython.

Getting ready

All you need in this stage is your ESP8266 and a USB cable. Connect your ESP8266 board to your computer.

How to do it…

  1. The first thing you should do is download the latest MicroPython firmware from the following link: http://micropython.org/download.

  2. The .bin files for the MicroPython port for ESP8266 are under the Firmware for ESP8266 boards subheading. Download the latest stable firmware build.

  3. The next step is deploying the firmware. To do this, the ESP8266 chip has to be put in bootloader mode and then you copy across the firmware. The procedure for doing that depends on the board you are using. However, for the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH and NodeMCU boards, which have a USB connector and...

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