Setting Up ESP8266 For First Time in Arduino IDE
In this tutorial we will see how to setup your NodeMCU ESP8266 for first time in Arduino IDE & Blink LED. It is simple if you follow each and every steps carefully. For doing this project you will need, NodeMCU ESP8266 12E, 220 ohms Resistor, LED, Breadboard, Jumper Wire. Setting Up ESP8266 for Arduino IDE: Step 1: Open Arduino IDE, If you haven’t installed it yet, You can download and install it. Step 2: Now you need to install ESP8266 add on in Arduino IDE, for this go to TOOLS > Preferences Step 3: http://arduino.esp8266.com/package_esp8266com_index.json paste this line to “Additional Board Manager URLs” then click OK. Step 4: Go to Tools > Board > Boards Manager Step 5: Type “ESP8266” in search bar, You will see ESP8266 by ESP8266 community. Click on Install. I have already installed it. you can see it is showing “INSTALLED”. You have successfully installed ESP8266 board in Arduino IDE. Step 6: Go to tools > Board > select Gen...