ESP8266 Community Forum

- Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:01 pm #38265 not familiar with arduino, i do have one and have done some basic stuff, but i still have to be walked thru steps.
i have no clue about writing code,, as said here... a NEWBIE..lol but i am familiar with electronics, and can download programs..

- Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:35 pm #38268

not familiar with arduino, i do have one and have done some basic stuff, but i still have to be walked thru steps.
i have no clue about writing code,, as said here... a NEWBIE..lol but i am familiar with electronics, and can download programs..

Don't worry about any of that. Just flash the firmware to the ESP8266 until the AT+GMR command works. Then plug your ESP8266 into the clock and follow the other instructions.

Let us know how it goes.

(edit: Ooops -- I missed reading a post by you in the middle. Here's my response:)

Does it actually freeze at 75%? If not then it's probably just fine.
Now connnect with your terminal emulator and make sure it can send CR and LF (^M and ^J).
Then send it AT+GMR<CR><LF>
and see if it says something back.
If you get the esp errors like before, then your flash didn't work right in some way.
I'll go and look at your screenshot now.

- Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:07 pm #38270

If you are familiar with arduino c/c++ you can easy install the esp package in the arduino ide and use it to program the module. Probably the path of least resistance.
https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino

Wow. Add the Arduino IDE to the mix? Could that really be the path of least resistance? It would seem like adding complexity. But I'm of practically no use to a DOS user cuz of my Linux focus.
How much work would it be to add the arduino IDE with java to his environment?

/me grabs the linux arduino and adds the esp package. Seems pretty straightforward and consistent. I'll try a burn and see how it goes.

later.....
I don't see a way in that interface to take an already-built .bin file and upload it to the ESP. There might be ... I just don't see it.

- Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:12 pm #38313 HI again..
i do not know what i have done,,but i think i may have done something right now...
i get this info now....which it never did before... so i think i may be on the right track now..

AT+RST


OK

ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:4, boot mode:(3,6)

wdt reset
load 0x40100000, len 212, room 16
tail 4
chksum 0x5e
load 0x3ffe8000, len 788, room 4
tail 0
chksum 0x1c
load 0x3ffe8314, len 72, room 8
tail 0
chksum 0x55
csum 0x55
jump to user1
ready

Ok so now i try to follow the rest of the instructions on the
http://timewitharduino.blogspot.ca/2015/03/wifichron-with-software-support-for.html
at step 4 it says to change the baud rate.... this i do not know how to do.. i tried to do ( AT+CIOBAUD=38400 ) i get ERROR.
also i am not sure how to check what version i have.
but i think i am making some progress...