A how-to on building an ESP8266 based plane spotter from Daniel Eichorn: In order to get this project running you’ll need the following list of hardware: NodeMCU ESP8266 module or Wemos D1 Mini 0.96″ SSD1306 OLED display A few connectors and USB Wire Or order a complete starter kit from my shop Full details at Squix TechBlog.
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ESP8266 NodeMCU Backdoor uPWM hack for IR signals
The AnalysIR crew has published an article showing how to achieve accurate PWM for Infrared carrier signals on the ESP8266 NodeMCU: Quite simple really – just set the baud rate to 10 times the desired Infrared carrier frequency and send a ‘magic’ 8 bit character to achieve the desired duty cycle. Of course we need […]
WiFiRGB – A WiFi-enabled RGB high-power LED
Tom blogged about his WiFi/Browser controlled RGB LED project: Features Simple hardware, using pre-fabricated modules Controls an RGB LED via any recent browser, any operating system WiFi credentials can be configured via browser Software is written as an Arduino sketch Full details at Tom’s blog. Check out the video after the break.
ESP8266 control panel upgrade
Evan writes, “While writing the article on multiplexing the esp’s inputs I came up with the idea of PWMing all the outputs at once by interrupting the path to ground with an n-FET. That’s actually not a bad idea, and I have an extra input on the analog MUX that I can use for a […]
How to build a control circuit with adjustable working time via wi-fi
Yahya Tawil over at All About Circuits posted a detailed how-to on building a control circuit with adjustable working time via Wi-Fi: In this article, you’ll learn how to build a system that can turn DC loads on and off using a mobile application. You’ll also learn how to perform this task via immediate actions or via […]
ESP8266 RGB color picker
Rui Santos has released a new project called ‘ESP8266 RGB Color Picker’. He writes: In this project, you’re going to build a web server with an ESP8266 to remotely control an RGB LED. This project is called ESP8266 RGB Color Picker. Full details at Random Nerd Tutorials site. Check the video after the break.
Running NodeMCU on a battery: ESP8266 low power consumption revisited
Tinkermax shows us how he reduce the current consumption of his v2 NodeMCU in deep sleep to < 50μA: Unfortunately, with all this added convenience comes the drawback of added power consumption, which continues even when the ESP8266 is in deep sleep. I measured 18mA to the NodeMCU board while the ESP8266 was in deep […]
ESP8266: SSD1306 OLED library release
Daniel Eichhorn writes: The “ESP8266 OLED SSD1306″ is an open source library which allows you to control those pretty OLED modules from our beloved ESP8266 module. Fabrice Weinberg cleaned up all the ugly pieces of code which I initially wrote caused by my near C/C++ illiteracy. He also added support for Pasko’s BRZO I2C library […]
NMEA Bridge for OpenCPN
Larry Littlefield, KB7KMO, writes: I want to be able to run openCPN on both a laptop and a tablet at the same time. I would like the laptop down below deck, safe from the rain and salt water spray. I would like to have a mostly waterproof tablet in the cockpit to monitor progress. And […]
ESP8266 controlled with Android app (MIT App Inventor)
Rui Santos from Random Nerd Tutorials has posted a detailed tutorial on how to build an Android app using the MIT App Inventor software that allows you to control the ESP8266 GPIOs: More details at Random Nerd Tutorials homepage. Check out the video after the break.
OpenGarage, an Open-source WiFi garage door opener
Ray Wang has published a new project called OpenGarage, an open-source garage door opener based on ESP8266 and the Blynk app: Today I am very excited to introduce you to OpenGarage — an open-source, universal garage door opener built using the ESP8266 WiFi chip and the Blynk app. I’ve wanted to finish this project for a […]
ESP8266 wireless SID project
bl4rk shares his ESP8266 wireless SID in the project log forum: I’ve been trying to start a SID project for about 5 years now. Back then I wanted to use a 6502 along with a CPLD and other ‘real’ hardware… while I might still do something like that (or even try to use an FPGA for everything […]
1st Annual ESP8266 Design Contest
ESP8266.com has announced the 1st Annual ESP8266 Design Contest: Cash price awarded for 1st 2nd and 3rd place, of $1000 $500 and $250 USD an extra $250 onto these prizes if its open hardware or open software. Both hardware and software projects can be entered. Hardware must have ESP8266EX SoC onboard, and software projects must support […]
ESP8266 breadboard adapter board
Markus designed a single-sided ESP-12/ ESP-07 breadboard adapter PCB: Features are: – Fits ESP-12 and ESP-07 module – Single-sided self-etchable design – Few, cheap parts in SMD – Breadboard-style – one row on each side accessible – Vin >4.5V (max. 7V) input possible with 3V3 onboard voltage regulator (with two capacitors 10µF) – Power-indicator LED […]
Building a low cost wifi camera
Johan Kanflo designed a Esparducam board and built a low cost wifi camera with an Arducam Mini and a ESP8266 Wifi module: Sometime ago I came across the Arducam Mini which is quite a nice camera module from UCTronics. It is a small PCB with a two megapixel OmniVision OV2640 sensor, an interchangeable lens and an FPGA to do […]
ESP8266 troubleshooting guide
Rui Santos has written an article on SP8266 troubleshooting guide: The ESP8266 has a few common issues, specially when you are trying to flash a new firmware or uploading scripts. This is a companion guide to the Home Automation using ESP8266 and Password Protected Web Server eBooks. Here’s a compilation with some of the most […]
ESP8266 – Wireless weather station with data logging to Excel
Rui Santos writes, “In this project we are going to establish a wireless communication between two ESPs and send data from three sensors to an Excel spreadsheet. This tutorial shows a wireless weather station with data logging that you can implement in your home.” Project info at Random Nerd Tutorials site.
ESP8266 mains energy monitor
A ESP8266 mains energy monitor project by Brian Dorey: As the new solar logger did not have this functionality we decided to design a new data-logger that would measure not only the mains current usage but also keep track of the electric meter and gas meter so we can easily see how much energy we […]
Reverse engineering the ESP8266 WIFI-to-Serial port adapter
Here’s a video from electronupdate on reverse engineering the ESP8266 WIFI-to-Serial port adapter: Another very interesting bit of technology. The combination of so much functionality into such a small part is a real touch-stone as to where things are heading. A quick look at the antenna design to see if I could sort down the […]
ESP8266 WiFI LED controller hack
Andreas Hölldorfer of ChaozLabs wrote an article detailing how he hacked the cheap WiFi LED controller: This pictures show the PCB. As you can see there are pins labeled as RX,TX,GND,3.3V. I simply connected an USB-Serial converter to the pins. The two other pins are GND and GPIO0. If you set a jumper between this two pins, […]