FTDI

Programming the ESP8266 is rather easy.  I’m using the Arduino libraries and the makeEspArduino build system because I like to use the command line, not IDEs.  Stock libraries provide everything you’d expect: Wifi setup, web servers, DNS support, etc.  There’s even a library that allows you to boot into the […]

ESP8266: its’ all about power

 in Arduino / General / Software Development  tagged amazon / arduino / Development / FTDI / FTDI Basic / power board / power supply / web server / wifi
I’ve been fiddling with an ESP8266 this week that is being powered by an FTDIBasic board from SparkFun.  The setup is simple enough and it’s easy enough to get a simple web server running on it but I don’t have a power switch so the whole thing is powered through […]

udev rule for FTDIBasic from SparkFun

 in Arduino / Fedora / General / Linux  tagged arduino / Fedora / FTDI / Future Technology Devices International / Linux / USB connector / usb port / web server / wifi