Quick Guide to ESP8266 NodeMCU with Examples

Quick Guide to ESP8266 NodeMCU with Examples

All the materials mentioned in the video have been prepared for you. You can reply with the keyword “ESP8266” in the backend to download for free (“ESP” is all uppercase). The accounts on Bilibili and Douyin with the same name will be updated from time to time, and you can also follow them. Of course, … Read more

How to Use the SHT31 Temperature and Humidity Sensor with NodeMCU ESP8266

How to Use the SHT31 Temperature and Humidity Sensor with NodeMCU ESP8266

The temperature and humidity sensors come in various models, such as DHT11 and HTU21D. However, due to parameters such as accuracy and sensitivity, they are not suitable for industrial-grade temperature and humidity monitoring. Their accuracy and sensitivity are both poor. Therefore, in this article, we will use the SHT31 temperature/humidity sensor. They are the best … Read more

Uploading Sensor Data to MQTT Cloud Service via NodeMCU (ESP8266)

Uploading Sensor Data to MQTT Cloud Service via NodeMCU (ESP8266)

Introduction This example will demonstrate how to use the ESP8266-based NodeMCU to upload temperature and humidity data collected through the DHT11 sensor to the MQTT cloud service using the MQTT protocol. It will also show how the application side subscribes to these data and processes them. The reason for using the MQTT protocol is that … Read more

Building an Electronic Clock and Weather Display Based on the ESP8266 (NodeMCU) Platform

Building an Electronic Clock and Weather Display Based on the ESP8266 (NodeMCU) Platform

/ Building an Electronic Clock and Weather Display Based on the ESP8266 (NodeMCU) Platform/ Video 1. Introduction I previously had a clock on my desk that used a OnePlus 5 with an OLED screen, powered by a Snapdragon 835 SoC, with a ROM derived from the Pixel Experience of Android 10. The clock app used … Read more

NodeMCU: An Open Source Firmware Based on Lua for ESP32/ESP8266

NodeMCU: An Open Source Firmware Based on Lua for ESP32/ESP8266

NodeMCU is an open source firmware based on Lua, specifically designed for Espressif’s ESP8266/ESP32 WiFi SOC chips. It uses a modular flash-based SPIFFS file system. NodeMCU is written in C and is based on Espressif’s non-operating system SDK. Initially, NodeMCU firmware was developed as a companion project for the popular ESP8266-based NodeMCU development module, but … Read more

How to Transform NodeMCU into a WiFi Hotspot in Seconds

How to Transform NodeMCU into a WiFi Hotspot in Seconds

NodeMCU Series Tutorial: ESP8266 and the IoT Magic Device NodeMCU Light Up an LED: How to Program NodeMCU Using Arduino IDE In the previous article, we introduced how to light up an LED using NodeMCU, which is the most basic step in learning any microcontroller. Ideally, we could explain how to drive various sensors and … Read more

Introduction to NodeMCU IoT Development Board

Introduction to NodeMCU IoT Development Board

Reading this article will take approximately 10 minutes. Getting to Know NodeMCU Development Board NodeMCU is an open-source IoT hardware development board. It has gained increasing popularity among makers worldwide in recent years due to its support for WiFi functionality and its similarity in usage to Arduino development boards. The size of NodeMCU is similar … Read more

ESP8266 Module Development – Based on Arduino IDE

ESP8266 Module Development - Based on Arduino IDE

1. Introduction to the Wildfire ESP8266 Module   The ESP8266 features a high-performance wireless SOC, bringing good news to mobile platform designers. It offers maximum utility at the lowest cost, providing endless possibilities for embedding WiFi functionality into other systems. The ESP8266 is a complete and self-contained WiFi network solution that can operate independently or serve … Read more

Understanding ESP32/8266 Interfaces: Your Key to Building Smart Home IoT Projects

Understanding ESP32/8266 Interfaces: Your Key to Building Smart Home IoT Projects

Introduction The ESP32 and ESP8266 are among the most popular IoT development boards on the market today, featuring powerful WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities, along with a rich set of interfaces to meet various IoT application needs. This article will detail the interfaces available on the ESP32/8266 and what they can be used for. GPIO Interface … Read more

Introduction to WiFi Development with Arduino for ESP8266

Introduction to WiFi Development with Arduino for ESP8266

To help first-year students quickly master WiFi development technology, student Guo Tianxiang from the Information Communication department wrote two WiFi learning examples based on ESP8266 during afternoon tea. 1. WiFi Home Lighting Control System Build a server using the built-in processor of the WiFi module, support access via common mobile browsers, and control the indoor … Read more