Tag: ESP8266

Getting Started with 4Duino Wi-Fi
In this project, we will learn how to get started with the ESP8266, an inbuilt 4Duino Wi-Fi module and connect to a local access point. The 4Duino display is used to print the status of the connection for debugging purposes. The ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module is embedded in the 4Duino....
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Simple ESP-01 testboard
PrzemekM1@ instructables.com build a simple ESP01 development board. I hate to connect ESP01 modules on breadboard so I've made simple devboard with programmer, some LEDs and switches on board. Now I can easy test some IoT projects :) Simple ESP-01 testboard -...
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ESP8266 Tutorials
This is a 4 part ESP8266 Tutorial @ runtimeprojects.com: ESP8266 Environment Setup Connect to WiFi and Download from the Internet Running a simple Web Server on ESP8266 How to turn your ESP8266 into an Access Point ESP8266 Tutorials -...
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WiFi-enabled Color LED Matrix using ESP8266 and WS2812 LEDs
ray @ rayshobby.net build a wifi enabled color led matrix using ESP8266. He writes: Last Thursday I had a lot of fun doing a workshop at my college (UMass Amherst) where I taught students to use a WiFi-enabled Color LED matrix combined with Javascript programs to create animations...
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€15 IoT Geiger Counter using ESP8266
Geiger counters are devices used to detect radioactive emissions, most commonly beta particles and gamma rays. The counter consists of a tube filled with an inert gas that becomes conductive of electricity when it is impacted by a high-energy particle. The Geiger–Müller tube or G–M...
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Water Tank Overflow Alarm System Using ESP8266
Sometimes the float valve of a water tank may not work properly causing water to overflow and spread across the floor. Peter Jennings faced this problem in his storage area, and he had developed an alarm device to notify him when the water exceeds its normal range. Peter’s project...
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$3.6 GPRS GSM Module from Ai Thinker
ShenZhen Ai-thinker CO.,a leading enterprise in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry and the maker of the ESP-12E module, had launched a new killer module: $3.60 GSM GPRS A6 Module! Providing a chip cheaper than the popular ESP8266 seems to be promising and opens doors for future IoT...
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$4 Coin-sized Linux Computer with WiFi
VoCore is a small Linux computer with Wifi that can work as a full functional router. It runs OpenWrt on top of Linux. It contains 32MB SDRAM, 8MB SPI Flash and uses RT5350 (360 MHz MIPS) as its heart. It provides many interfaces such as 10/100M Ethernet, USB, UART, I2C, I2S, PCM, JTAG...
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