ESP8266 Pinout Reference: Which GPIO pins should you use?
This article is a guide for the ESP8266 GPIOs: pinout diagrams, their functions and how to use them. The ESP8266 12-E chip comes with 17 GPIO pins. Not all GPIOs …
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ESP32 with BMP180 Barometric Sensor – Guide
This guide shows you how to use the BMP180 barometric sensor with the ESP32 to read pressure, temperature and estimate altitude. We’ll show you how to wire the sensor to …
Power ESP32/ESP8266 with Solar Panels (includes battery level monitoring)
This tutorial shows step-by-step how to power the ESP32 development board with solar panels, a 18650 lithium battery and the TP4056 battery charger module. The circuit we’ll build is also …
MicroPython: ESP32/ESP8266 with DHT11/DHT22 Web Server (Weather Station)
In this tutorial, you’re going to learn how to create a simple web server with the ESP32 or ESP8266 to display readings from the DHT11 or DHT22 temperature and humidity …
ESP32 with DHT11/DHT22 Temperature and Humidity Sensor using Arduino IDE
This tutorial shows how to use the DHT11 and DHT22 temperature and humidity sensors with the ESP32 using Arduino IDE. We’ll go through a quick introduction to these sensors, pinout, …
MicroPython: ESP32/ESP8266 with DHT11/DHT22 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
This tutorial shows how to use the DHT11 or DHT22 temperature and humidity sensors with the ESP32 and ESP8266 development boards using MicroPython firmware. DHT Module Usage There is a …
ESP32/ESP8266 Digital Inputs and Digital Outputs with MicroPython
This tutorial shows how to control the ESP32 and ESP8266 GPIOs as digital inputs and digital outputs using MicroPython firmware. As an example, you’ll learn how to read the value …
ESP32/ESP8266 Analog Readings with MicroPython
This tutorial shows how to read analog values with the ESP32 and ESP8266 boards using MicroPython firmware. As an example, we’ll read the values from a potentiometer. Getting analog readings …
ESP32/ESP8266 PWM with MicroPython – Dim LED
This tutorial shows how to generate PWM signals with the ESP32 and ESP8266 boards using MicroPython firmware. As an example, we’ll dim the brightness of an LED by changing the …
ESP32/ESP8266 RGB LED Strip with Color Picker Web Server
In this project we’ll show you how to remotely control an RGB LED strip with an ESP8266 or an ESP32 board using a web server with a color picker. We’ll …
MicroPython: Interrupts with ESP32 and ESP8266
Learn how to configure and handle interrupts using MicroPython firmware with ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. You’ll also build a project example with a PIR Motion Sensor.
MicroPython: WS2812B Addressable RGB LEDs with ESP32 and ESP8266
This tutorial shows how to control WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs (neopixels) with the ESP32 and ESP8266 using MicroPython.
[SOLVED] Failed to connect to ESP32: Timed out waiting for packet header
Learn how to fix the: “Failed to connect to ESP32: Timed out waiting for packet header” error when trying to upload new code to your ESP32 board once for all.
Hack a PIR Motion Sensor with an ESP8266
In this project we’ll modify a commercial motion sensor (powered with mains voltage) with an ESP8266 to log data whenever motion is detected. The data will be sent to Node-RED using MQTT communication protocol.