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ESP8266 - Firmware Update if only working via Arduino IDE ?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:16 pm
by njordan
Hello,
i have some good experience with ESP12e items but never have done any firmware update...as my belief is that this does only make sense if LUA.....

Is that true or still with directly working via IDE it still is important to update firmware to get out the best of the ESP? If so, what exactly do I need to install/download in the ESP? (link?).
thank a lot, Norbert

Re: ESP8266 - Firmware Update if only working via Arduino ID

PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:59 am
by mrburnette
When using the Arduino core with the ArduinoIDE, the flash includes both your compiled code AND the ESP8266 firmware - each time.

Ray

Re: ESP8266 - Firmware Update if only working via Arduino ID

PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2016 4:55 pm
by njordan
aha, makes sense...

this means that the board updater would automatically take care to receive the latest available firmware? and flash it with every compilation procedure? right?

Thanks Norbert

Re: ESP8266 - Firmware Update if only working via Arduino ID

PostPosted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:44 am
by mrburnette
this means that the board updater would automatically take care to receive the latest available firmware? and flash it with every compilation procedure? right?


I think what should be said, is that every board version published by igrr has a "bound" binary that gets uploaded. I do not know how igrr validates & decides upon when these files gets updated. Probably the release notes cover the version but there must be some serious regression testing being done (staging version?) but I honestly have not dug into this very deeply as I think it is "what it is..."

Ray