- Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:08 am
#13260
Something to emphasize
The arduino IDE for the esp8266 does not use the avr or atmega hardware (chip). The ide is an extension of the arduino IDE so those familiar with coding arduino sketches will have a short learning curve. The sketch is compiled specifically for the esp8266 chip and is uploaded to the esp8266. Many features of avr and atmega sketches are available making code portable. The ep8266 differs in capabilities from an avr or atmega chip. First the esp8266 has fewer pins and the pins have different capabilities and electrically the esp8266 is different. The esp8266 has built in wifi transmission so routines (API's) are made available in the arduino esp8266 IDE to utilize this capablity.
Instead of coding sketches for an avr you can code sketches for the esp8266 and compile and upload them into the esp8266.
The arduino IDE for the esp8266 does not use the avr or atmega hardware (chip). The ide is an extension of the arduino IDE so those familiar with coding arduino sketches will have a short learning curve. The sketch is compiled specifically for the esp8266 chip and is uploaded to the esp8266. Many features of avr and atmega sketches are available making code portable. The ep8266 differs in capabilities from an avr or atmega chip. First the esp8266 has fewer pins and the pins have different capabilities and electrically the esp8266 is different. The esp8266 has built in wifi transmission so routines (API's) are made available in the arduino esp8266 IDE to utilize this capablity.
Instead of coding sketches for an avr you can code sketches for the esp8266 and compile and upload them into the esp8266.
