ESP8266 ESP-12F Serial Port Module

ESP8266 programmer

Flasher tool

Flashing the ESP8266

1. Download the NodeMCU PyFlasher [1]
2. Download the ESPlorer [2]
3. Download latest greatest NodeMCU build [3]
4. Download latest build of PlatformIO [4]
5. Download and install git [5]

Software

How to configure the OpenHAB Homie Thing

Hardware device ID: 18fe34d75723 -> device ID 18fe34d75723

1. Flash the base software to the esp8266: GitHub Homie test software repository
2. Configure the details of the network in the data/homie/configuration.json file
3. Upload the configuration file to the esp: How to upload the files to ESP8266
4. Reboot
5. Connect to the terminal and get the verbouse communication
6. Identify the device ID
7. Go to: OpenHAB Configuration Things and configure the thing using the ID above

Supported channel things are listed here: List of supported channels

Documentation Arduino ESP8266

• Arduino ESP8266 documentation
• Beginners guide to ESP8266

Pinout overview

ESP8266-12 Arduino Pinout

ESP8266-12 Pinout

Restrictions

Esp minimal connection

ESP8266-12 Minimal connection

Esp minimal connection mechanical

Design image	Implementation result	Thingiverse link
Esp minimal mounting jig 3D printing	Esp minimal mounting jig 3D printing	https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3562829
To edit table: File:Esp minimal mechanical jig.tng

Pinout

Mapping	ADC	Serial	Pin	ESP8266-12	Pin	Serial	Mapping
			RESET		D1	TX0
	ADC		ADC		D3	RX0
			CHPD		D5	SCL
			D16		D4	SDA
		SCK	D14		D0
		MISO	D12		D2	TX1
		RX0* / MOSI	D13		D15	SS /TX0*
3V3			VCC		GND		GND
To edit table: File:ESP8266-12.tgn