- Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:40 am
#93647
First Hi. Just registred here. I searched for it but nothing really came up and since i am not super into Raspberry Pi technically stuff and just came across the ESP8266 world of connections i have questions.
Mainly i want just to connect an ESP8266 module to a Raspberry Pi Zero. The Pi Zero already has wifi on board, but i would like to have a second wifi device to make the Zero able to have an input from any router/modem over wifi but then also be a hoster itself.
1. Is that even possible with an ESP8266 module?
2. Would it work without any software management/installation to the Raspberry OS, or will there be something to do?
What i found so far is this GPIO layout for the RBPi
https://pinout.xyz/pinout/esp_iot_phat
And this diagram
from https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8266 ... nce-gpios/
pinout.xyz mentioned the Pimoroni HAT, which i assume would make life much easier, but that product is not available anymore.....
So my main questions would be.
Which pin from the ESP8266 connects to which GPIO to the Raspberry Pi Zero?
And which software would i need to install if it does not work right away, after an 'ifconfig'?
I am a very Beginner in this field, so please be patient and try to help me with as simple as possible answers.
I find it very odd, that there is not more to find about connecting an ESP8266 chipmodule to an Raspberry Pi.
And the reason why i want this is, because i assume this way it would take way less energy than to connect an USB dongle to the Pi Zero.
Thanks.
Mainly i want just to connect an ESP8266 module to a Raspberry Pi Zero. The Pi Zero already has wifi on board, but i would like to have a second wifi device to make the Zero able to have an input from any router/modem over wifi but then also be a hoster itself.
1. Is that even possible with an ESP8266 module?
2. Would it work without any software management/installation to the Raspberry OS, or will there be something to do?
What i found so far is this GPIO layout for the RBPi
https://pinout.xyz/pinout/esp_iot_phat
And this diagram
from https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8266 ... nce-gpios/
pinout.xyz mentioned the Pimoroni HAT, which i assume would make life much easier, but that product is not available anymore.....
So my main questions would be.
Which pin from the ESP8266 connects to which GPIO to the Raspberry Pi Zero?
And which software would i need to install if it does not work right away, after an 'ifconfig'?
I am a very Beginner in this field, so please be patient and try to help me with as simple as possible answers.
I find it very odd, that there is not more to find about connecting an ESP8266 chipmodule to an Raspberry Pi.
And the reason why i want this is, because i assume this way it would take way less energy than to connect an USB dongle to the Pi Zero.
Thanks.
