[TriEmbed] On Using the ESP8266 Serial/Wifi Module

[Dwight Morgan]

Thanks!

 

I set up a stream. I’m working on a project monitoring my hot water heater and I think I might try the stream just to see how it works with my project. Right now I am capturing the mock data (push button simulating on/off of HW heater) on the Pi with MySQL. Having it on a server out there might be useful. Also, the wifi sounds ideal for me but I’m not sure I’m ready for that yet. I’m still in the immersion training mode. Thanks again!

 

Dwight

 

From: TriEmbed [mailto:triembed-bounces at triembed.org] On Behalf Of dan
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 12:50 PM
To: Triangle Embedded Computing Discussion Group
Subject: [TriEmbed] On Using the ESP8266 Serial/Wifi Module

 

Hi All,

 

I recently took a crack at getting something to work with the ESP8266 wifi module. This is the one that's been receiving a lot of press recently for being a very cheap way (>$10) of adding wifi connectivity to a micro-controller project. I was able to stumble through a few different articles and pages and I was able to interface with the module, update its firmware, and incorporate it into a wireless temperature monitor that reports to data.sparkfun.com.

 

http://maniacallabs.com/2015/02/16/esp8266-the-new-hotness/

 

I put together this write-up to (hopefully) point out a few key 'gotchas' that might make using the ESP8266 difficult for those new to it (e.g. myself), and I figured this community would appreciate the sharing of knowledge. I'm still figuring out how I might use this in other projects, but having cheap wifi connectivity available is a nice thing. If there are any questions, please let me know.

 

Thanks!

 

-Dan

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