I have installed this IRRemote on the ESP-01:
https://github.com/markszabo/IRremoteESP8266
After some fiddling, I got it working. I have the IR LED connected to GPIO 0. The ESP-01 would only load and run the program if the LED was NOT connected to GPIO 0. So obviously it is being pulled 'low' at boot and the device is entering 'flash' mode. I tried the same with GPIO 2, with the same effect.
Sorry if I am using the wrong terms, but I'm sure you'll understand what I am asking.
How can I have an IR LED connected to one of the GPIO's and successfully use the ESP-01? As I've said, the only way to do it ATM is to power on the device THEN connect the LED. Obviously not ideal.
Some advice would be appreciated. Thank you.