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- Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:11 am #12827 Hi,


i just got a 16 pin 8266 module and while trying to connect to it via serial monitor i only get gibberish. i tried all baud rates possible still the data i get makes no sense. can anyone help me please


connection :

GND = arduino GND
VCC = arduino 3.3V
CH_PD = 3.3V
TX , RX to arduino TX and RX
GPIO15 to GND
GPIO02 to VCC



Thank you

- Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:02 pm #13155 an Arduino 3.3 v power output is not capable of running an esp8266. you need something capable of sourcing 200ma+