5$ Arduino WiFi Module!? ESP8266 mini Tutorial/Review

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In this small Tutorial/Review I will show what the ESP8266 is, what this module can do and how to handle it the correct way.
Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

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@abhinavrawat2916 7 жыл бұрын

i am a student so sometimes its hard to afford these type modules. but your videos inspire me to cut down my pocket money and have a good time with electronics. thank you so much.

@uwestyx8749 9 жыл бұрын

first video in the context of tech presentation for a long time that really contains what the headline promised - and not a selfish video that just says "ohh world - look at me"... thank you dude.

@gnormhurst 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation, very practical, and not long-winded like some of these 25 minute videos. To the point. Thank you!

@garychap8384 8 жыл бұрын

Arduino Wi-Fi module ... $5 Having Arnold Schwarzenegger talk you through it? ... Priceless.

@Vnifit 8 жыл бұрын

+GaryChap ayy bro u are featured in his new vid

@entropic7768 8 жыл бұрын

you are in his video

@ibrahimkayani2824 7 жыл бұрын

Davidog69 where

@ayjayess7418 6 жыл бұрын

Q&A&C #2

@manseimark 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha this comment made my day

@halollisimo 7 жыл бұрын

hey Scott, great vid! did u know you could just cut those onboard female connectors at 1:50 with side cutters instead of a hacksaw so you wouldn't get much plastic dust? same applies to cutting pcb - pair of tin cutters does the job w/o lots of residual dust. it isn't precise for fancy cuts but it is faster and cleaner that way imo

@fanuchman 9 жыл бұрын

Your video is so well done and professional compared to all the other videos I have seen. Thank you, and keep it up!

@b3kstudio 7 жыл бұрын

I really like the way you say "5 volt kills it!"

@suharsh96 6 жыл бұрын

TheZoli This kills the board

@Djazeiry 9 жыл бұрын

the review i was looking for it , DUDE that's an outstanding video i really loved it !!!!!

@dl8cy 9 жыл бұрын

Du machst das wirklich großartig ... und Deine Videos werden immer besser - vielen vielen Dank!

@JosefTD 9 жыл бұрын

This is great, you should really have more subscribers for the quality tutorials that you offer. Keep up the good work. Could you make an extended tutorial for programming this with an Arduino.

@mbigras 8 жыл бұрын

@GreatScott! Man I loved this video thank you so much :) just letting you know I think it would be really cool if you could do a demo video where you hook this up to a home appliance and power the home appliance on via a command sent over wifi, please please it would be so cool!!

@greatscottlab 8 жыл бұрын

I included the module in my 7 segment internet display project

@mbigras 8 жыл бұрын

right on thanks man, I'll check it out :)

@Ed19601 7 жыл бұрын

or this one www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32649468489.html There is no real reason anymore to stick an 8266 onto an arduino as it can handle many tasks alone

@stevetobias4890 4 жыл бұрын

Make a weather station with a UV index that does a forecast lookup for your current location and also acts as a clock that has access to your Google calendar to remind you of upcoming appointments etc. This would be handy to be able to plug into your car with a lithium battery to power it in sleep mode when the car ignition is off and a built in lithium charging module can charge the battery when you are on the road.

@zxlee1 9 жыл бұрын

So far this is the best video I seen for ESP8266. Going to get some to try out soon.

@thevideoboy87 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this super interesting video. I had ordered these a long time ago, but now I might start using them. Great channel!

@tritonmole 4 жыл бұрын

I love your method - super cheap and can be built from bits that every electronics hobyist has on his/her desk.

@goofypettiger 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you for sharing this. This was very helpful. Was just going to start experimenting with the ESP8266.

@Error-nf8yy 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Concise and addresses the 3V signal voltage issue nicely.

@adityaprabhu6 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering where you got the specific perforated board you used in this video. Great tutorial!

@surfgilmer 9 жыл бұрын

good tutorial! I received my esp8266 December 22, 2014. A few comments so far: I made several mistakes with the voltage divider. And it is my profession. Beware. fortunally i did not kill them. My advice order a logic level converter with it for only around 2 euros. Remember TX on RX and RX ON TX. I also noticed that the new esp8266 already sets on a baudrate of 9600. Finally, the AT commands only work with capital letters. And the serial monitor should be at LF and CR are otherwise the ESP8266 is not communicating. Anyway all credits for great scott!

@Anonymous-vh6kp 3 жыл бұрын

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@davemisme 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you . excelent presentation. may I be so bold as to suggest that the board adapter be made to have the voltage converters ?

@ibrahimjadiri6217 8 жыл бұрын

hi ,thank you for the video I have a brobleme when i connect it but it doesn't respond to any AT commands.

@keegansherwood6249 8 жыл бұрын

Hello great Scott could you please make a vidoe on ftdi breakouts and which ones to buy. kind regards

@MrTalhakamran2006 9 жыл бұрын

GreatScott! Please create a ESP8266 plugged with humidity sensor to check the humidity of soil and then turning water on/off based on humidity. Very practical and will definitely help a lot of folks out there.

@warrensmith3705 9 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love your accent. It's super helpful. Thanks for sharing.

@tomkut7794 9 жыл бұрын

is it possible to make a tiny wifi-based tracker (e.g. for a bicycle) with this and arduino nano or pro mini? This would obviously only work in a city with a prevalent wifi hotspots.

@harshitanand1049 8 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr scott... I started watching your videos last week. They are amazing. Is that FTDI board necessary to use 8266?

@danmaneah65 9 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, I was wondering if you had a wiring diagram for this video. Would be greatly appreciated!

@startobytes 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, could you make a Video about how to use the Nrf24l01 with a button and a Led at the recever.

@danielkraus5662 4 жыл бұрын

I love the video I never got into wifi, but now planning on it. Very informative thank you.

@KennethScharf 7 жыл бұрын

The ftdi chip can be wired for 3v operation, no level conversion needed! Connect its 3v regulated output to the vio (io power input) pin. You may have to cut and jumper your FTDI board, adafruit ones can be rejumpered.

@sanlistonmadzima 7 жыл бұрын

"$5 for wifi module..." *subscribes* "I put all the links to awesome projects in the description below..." *Subscribing intensifies*

@Honeybearsphone 6 жыл бұрын

waytoomanyllamas I almost broke my screen subscribing when he said that

@happyjohn1656 Ай бұрын

@@Honeybearsphonelol

@jojos08 9 жыл бұрын

useful description and very neat hack the one you showed with the male/female header bridge! keep it coming!

@crysis2killer 8 жыл бұрын

HI, I would like to say that when connecting the ESP2866 in the arduino, check maybe it's supposed to be "Both NL & CR" in the Serial Monitor, I tried to use it with the Carriage return and it didn't work as you have shown in the video, so if anybody has a problem with that, try using the Both NL & CR option there...

@Jobobaboss 2 жыл бұрын

this seems impossible. But i think about two moths ago, i had never remotely expected that i was able to do what i did now with the arduino. Making advanced menu screens, multitasking, using libraries and such. So don't give up. Giving up is not winning, and winning is not giving up. We and y'all can do this. It takes a little patience and frustrations, and maybe you get depressed sometimes, but that's ok. It's part of the process of learning, part of life. ;-) Arduino's are amazing! And thanks GreatScott! for your content!

@dylanwebb6087 8 жыл бұрын

Why is there any dislike he teaching us stuff be thankful and drop a like on his video

@yekutielbenheshel354 8 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Intentionally down-voting this video is despicable. I suppose some people inadvertently down-voted it because they were tired, distracted, or drunk; others were probably bitter, others were probably nasty, and others were probably evil.

@thomaskeystone6613 8 жыл бұрын

There are dislike bots that go onto many youtube videos and instantly dislike every one.

@ashishgautam7889 8 жыл бұрын

sometime it is faster to find your video in dislike list rather than in liked video.

@microk7648 7 жыл бұрын

What is the point in making a dis-like bot?

@Error-nf8yy 7 жыл бұрын

I agree but just looking around the internet will show you that there are sad people with low self worth who negatively comment and rate just about anything. Plus stupid bots created by want to be hackers. You could see a video of a puppy saving a bus full of women and children and some people will hate on it. I think those type of people also seem to post and rate a lot more often than normally balanced individuals. A ratio of 6000 to 60 is actually a very liked video.

@joshua7551 8 жыл бұрын

"how to handle them probably" love the vid

@Xenthera 4 жыл бұрын

joshua craft I’m glad he decided to tell us how to handle them. I wasn’t sure if he would.

@MARS-GREENH0USE 4 жыл бұрын

Rad

@dan.m.8614 9 жыл бұрын

Hello scott i loved your tutorial but please can you tell me how to do the same thing but instead of the led, with a servo please, instead of turning on a led, moving a servo please

@ThexAmaterasu 9 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm subscribed to this guy! :D

@314abdelrahman 4 жыл бұрын

I want start learning 😭 and making communication circuit , what reference I can use as beginner

@jfrmilner 9 жыл бұрын

Great video, this really helped in getting my ESP8266 online. Thank you.

@superezbz 6 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel. Apologize for necroposting, but I absolutely love your videos.

@youradvertisehere 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that video mate. I just figured out of these breakouts a couple of hours ago and your video gives me a great spot to start thinking about new projects! One question: do you use the voltage divider for power supply as well? I red that you shouldn't do this anytime.

@greatscottlab 9 жыл бұрын

Klaus Daume Correct, a voltage divider does not work as a power supply.

@Ch0rr1s 7 жыл бұрын

@GreatScott! Man, i really LOVE your videos. i was interested in electronic Stuff for years, but your videos inspired me to play around a while back. i'm still more into try 'n' error, but i already built some nice LED projects. (i finished 2 Arduino controlled LED Cubes - heck yeah!) But i still have one question - where do you get these big Perfboards? i just find them in smaller sizes like 4x6 or 7x9. I'd love to build your "LED Sign VU meter" (with a different Text) but i didnt find a perfboard with a fitting size :/ I'd love a hint :) Besides that, thanks for your GREAT videos, i love them :)

@loganbyrne3054 6 жыл бұрын

You did a great job on this video. I have all the stuff. But would just using the 3.3v from the Arduino or the YwRobot side work as well? And still have the 5v open for additional items? Please, let me know cause i just got 3 16x2 LCDs and want to make sensors and communicate with the LCD and my phone. Thanx. And yes, I cheated, I use a parallel cable to pinset the ESP-01.

@kevinrhug 9 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I juat ordered a pack of these from Ebay and I am excited to see what I can control. I teach an electronics class in my high school and so I am also excited to get my students involved in the internet of things

@freakqnc 8 жыл бұрын

1:08 awesome! That's what I have been looking for! No more adding an arduino or (or RPi) to control a switch, pump, temp sensor, actuator etc. Simply get the ESP8266 IP and control its GPIO pins directly from a single page... Ideally one could connect to multiple modules at the same time to control a pool of ESP8266 modules at once rather than having to access them one by one by typing their respective IPs in the browser and load the control UI for just one module each time wanting to control a module. Can't wait for that to happen, then IoT will really take off! :)

@computerit7490 8 жыл бұрын

Brought 2PCS of these wifi modules! Awesome!

@jamescullins2709 5 жыл бұрын

I thought that strange a Scott talking like Arnold.. good job!

@bill2009utube 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Clear, complete, and inspiring. I'll be trying this with the olduino soon.

@theKongston 2 жыл бұрын

If you are having problems, swap tx and rx, your board might have the “wrong” or “right” markings

@jeremymarks8587 8 жыл бұрын

Is there any way you could make a video on using the Gpio pins with a newer one, and show how to not use a microcontoller? And this is a great video

@iTechiee 9 жыл бұрын

How would I be able to program this chip and control it via an mobile app? Im looking to for example create my own unlock system to unlock a back yard door via my custom mobile app. Basically control functions for it via an android phone. Please guide me. Thank You.

@raahimirfan5996 4 жыл бұрын

It is a kind request to make a video on the comparison of all wifi boards... Thanks

@Tn-yl3cm Жыл бұрын

To see how he started makes me way more confident about my on projects

@anomalydheryn9360 7 жыл бұрын

Can you make a vlog about how to put the Wi-Fi module into an old sd card action camera ? thank you..

@MikrocontrollerProjekte 9 жыл бұрын

Nice Review. The ESP is a nice piece of hardware. I also did some Projects with it.

@thinkwareltd 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this informative clip.

@nikolaiorr8383 6 жыл бұрын

I probably should have picked this up easily as I love electronics work but what exactly does the WiFi module do does it provide WiFi or shield it so only you can use it and detect it

@fuazexfuaze5484 7 жыл бұрын

Extremely clear and handy! Though, nowadays it's far more easier to use the ESP without Arduino, there are multiple ESP based devboards and you can program them with the Arduino IDE.

@jamespowell3056 Жыл бұрын

i cant get my head around the arduino coding and how would i go around using the arduino ide?

@mahinakhter8157 Жыл бұрын

@@jamespowell3056skill issue

@fusion_42 11 ай бұрын

@@mahinakhter8157bro has no chill

@mahinakhter8157 11 ай бұрын

@@fusion_42 dandori issue

@JNET_Reloaded 4 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a tut video on the esp mini and add a sesor to it and a rotary switch and make a smart remote controlable heating thirmistat?

@TechnocraticBushman 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks loads! Just bought a few.

@CCGW0RLD 7 жыл бұрын

Dope content, keep it up and stay blessed!!!

@gregm.857 6 жыл бұрын

Nice tutorial, thanks! I do have a question: *before* you flashed the new v.0.92, when the 8266 still had 0.90, would it still respond to all the AT commands? I ask because I just got an ESP-01, which I tested at 115200 baud, etc. My module responds to only four commands: restore, reset, and AT+GMR. (It replies v.1.3.0.0) Any other command returns "ERROR." Is that normal, or is there possibly something wrong with my ESP-01? THANKS AGAIN!

@mfalme254 5 жыл бұрын

thanks great video. Question: what is the wifi range of the esp8266 ?

@valrie9157 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for this, I will buy one.

@atm2042 9 жыл бұрын

you should remove the plastic to solder the pins, afterwards you can place the plastic again

@FakirCB 8 жыл бұрын

+atm2042 That way he would never get the pins straight. I would personally rather use stripboard instead of a perfboard and an SMD version of the socket, which would make it a bit more comfortable, but either way is fine.

@Vagubando Жыл бұрын

And what needs to be changed or added to the sketch in order to register two access points (that is, two WiFi networks)? If one doesn't work, will it connect to the other by itself?

@cankayabek949 4 жыл бұрын

in situations like 2:00, i completely extend the pins in the black plastic, and insert pins through other side, to avoid touching the plastic with soldering iron

@JesusTejerinaRivera 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your videos. Please, could you make a video of how to transmit data (round trip) for I2C between an Arduino UNO and ESP8266-01 module (using your normal firmware AT)? Logically their respective outline and sketch. Thank you.

@YashM1234 8 жыл бұрын

+GreatScott! Yes that would be very useful too!

@next4978 7 жыл бұрын

just started. I would like to know how to determine how many pin with it's type and no. available on board on any kind of esp wifi board programmatically. Is there any program for this ?

@mw91ful 9 жыл бұрын

i intend on using an arduino pro micro for reading sensor data and connect it to the wifi module

@josecunha731 8 жыл бұрын

... great video, very informative, even for a newbie like me. Many thanks for sharing!

@zanpekosak2383 5 жыл бұрын

The UNO uses 5v right? I guess Im lucky but Ive been using it on 3.3V for VCC and standard TxRx pins without a voltage divider...

@jeroenverjauw 9 жыл бұрын

I'm quite new to wireless communication so I was wondering something. If I had two of these modules, would I be able to connect them (send data from one to the other and visa versa)?

@zak6305 9 жыл бұрын

Hi greatscott can you plz show us how to turn on and off leds using ESP8266 plz I really need to learn how to do it cz I have to make a school project.

@Zanzubaa 7 жыл бұрын

Well made video. Thank you. I will be buying a few of these.

@rcrack2k 5 жыл бұрын

If you install tasmota firmware on it, you will have a big library you can work with. I use this module to control a relais to put on/off lights.

@user-wr3up5pc1r 6 жыл бұрын

"I hooked everything up as I described it before". You show the circuit for 1s. Do you have a circuit schematics?

@happyjohn1656 Ай бұрын

@thesilentsapo 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, How do you switch 3.3 Vdc TXRX comunication from the wifi module to 5 Vdc TxRx from the arduino ? I have this problem with gyro module :(

@patrickbodine6010 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to create a device that will shut off my 3d printer when finished printing using the heated bed temperature. Can this be done using this board and if so, how to do it?.Thank you.

@cambike 7 жыл бұрын

@GreatScott I am looking to make a camera follow focus using stepper motors x 2 and could do with some help in the most efficient way to do this, I purchased 2 x nema 17 motors, ardudio and a few lcd screens, would love a tutorial on how to make an advanced version, I would send you all the required parts if you could make the video on how to do it. Although I do not understand most of the electronics you use I AM ADDICTED TO YOUR VIDEOS, :)

@Mikaneko619 7 жыл бұрын

It's really intriguing to watch your tutorial since I'm a newbie for doing module study research !!!! You made things got easier and you have a quite unique way of teaching 😆😆😆😆😆thumbs up from Taiwan 😁thanks once again for all your great sharing !!!

@greatscottlab 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you're welcome.

@Lukelee36 7 жыл бұрын

What is the sound in the end ? :) I like it. You do really great videos.

@Explore-Gobal 3 жыл бұрын

Scott, what's the best way to control an ESP-32S ESP-WROOM-32 with an Iphone?

@jabhomemonitoring 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video!! Thank you!!

@dammuozz 9 жыл бұрын

It would be awesome to have a video about using this little board as an arduino, like "how to modify and then upload custom firmware on ESP8266 board" :)

@prilveshkrishna3952 7 жыл бұрын

@GreatScott Can you make tutorial on how to direct connect pir sensor to esp8266..

@mikebiermans4273 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Scott, you invited us to ask you what we would want you to build with it? I have an idea, could you grab from the internet the real-time value of a stock, for example Microsoft and get a notification if it goes above or below a set value on my cellphone (same Wi-Fi network)? Would it also be possible to make it work when I'm on the move, using 4G?

@johnurrutia2923 3 жыл бұрын

Can you show me how to build an email reminder triggered off a water softener "low salt warning LED" via wifi?

@debjitkhaskel7879 4 жыл бұрын

Truely an awesome and useful video the best success ful projects for me THANKS A LOT! KEEP UP WITH SUCH VIDEOS

@lukider11 8 жыл бұрын

I wanna use the ESP8266 with some 18650 Lipo batterys. What Voltage Converter should i use? I wanna get a really low quiescent current. My current solution consists of a 5V step-up and a 3.3V stepdown afterwards

@bastienguilbaud5768 3 жыл бұрын

i've seen a lot of projects where they use such module to send the video stream from a camera to a raspberry pi. Is it possible to do the opposite ? I would like to configure my pi zero as a headless and have the wifi module receiving the video stream from the pi to drive a tiny TFT LCD screen I could wear on my face.

@BobDuCharme 9 жыл бұрын

Great job with the video. Very impressive.

@adign027 5 жыл бұрын

I use an adapter. I tried to follow until 3:34 where i use the serial monitor then power up the board. However, nothing happened on the serial monitor. It is expected to display *Ready* right? What seems to be the problem

@noahsaxenian12 7 жыл бұрын

Could you build a remote control with two of these to control a robot, or would that not work?

@-doanleanhspkt5860 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, i have experienced the endless resets on power-up. Do you have any suggestion for me (my ftdi supports 3.3v). I also tried a voltage division but the input voltage drop to 0.7v when i plug the esp-01. Thank you