ESP8266 Community Forum

- Mon May 02, 2016 6:20 am #46674 Hey there! I'm new to this whole electronics projects thing, and I want to use an ESP8266 with an arduino. I tried looking up tutorials but it seems like many of them are old and maybe outdated, and there are apparently many version of the ESP8266 and new firmware or something and I'm just confused.

What I'm getting at, is do you know any kind of good guide for noobs in the world of ESP8266 with arduino?

- Mon May 02, 2016 8:56 pm #46739 Which ESP8266 module do you have?

I have the ESP-01 and I found http://www.martyncurrey.com/arduino-to-esp8266-serial-commincation/ very helpful.

It is actually possible to use the ESP8266 modules by itself without an Arduino, because ESP8266 modules themselves also have a microcontroller.

- Fri May 06, 2016 7:55 am #46975 Thanks for the link! Will check it out.

Which ESP8266 module do you have?

No clue. How do I find out? I bought mine like a year ago along with a bunch of other electronics stuff that's sort of been sitting in the drawer for far too long and I want to do something with it .

It is actually possible to use the ESP8266 modules by itself without an Arduino, because ESP8266 modules themselves also have a microcontroller.

I know that, but that's a bit too advanced for me so I'll go with the arduino route for now .