ESP8266 Community Forum

I'm fairly new to modules such as the ESP8266 and I wanted to start an IOT project using the ESP8266-01, the arduino Micro, and an adafruit neopixel ring(I also bought a logic level converter for esp-arduino communications). I was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction as to how to get the esp set up as a simple web server that would communicate with the arduino and tell it to change the colors of the LED ring. I did some searching around and found the ESP8266 CORE github page but it doesn't seem to show up when added to the arduino libraries. If anyone can help me get started with getting the arduino to recognize the esp it would be greatly appreciated!

I did a quick Google Search and found a few hits, but nothing with a -01.

In my opinion, the -01 is a rather weak ESP8266 based on the state of the current ESP8266 offerings. A newbie should probably consider something like the NodeMCU board (generally under $4 U.S.D.) and then if you need something smaller after bench time with the NodeMCU, then you can explore other options.

Ray