How to use it?
Setup:
* Download the Arduino IDE from the arduino.cc site at en/Main/Software
* I found an OSX driver for the board at github.com on "adrianmihalko" 's page.
You will want the files under the ch340g-ch34g-ch34x-mac-os-x-driver
repository.
* Once both of these are installed open up the Arduino IDE
* Go into the preferences and add the url as stated in the product description
above (sorry can't post the url here)
* In the "Board Manager" search for and install the latest version of the
"esp8266" generic module
* Select the new "Port" added by the driver: (mine was
"/dev/cu.wchusbserial14120")
* Set the "Reset Method" to: nodemcu
* All done!
You should be able to write a simple "blink" sketch and upload it to your board
to see it work. The LED pin on this board is "2".
This setup also worked on a Mac, 10.13.16 and you can use the Blink example
from the Arduino website, replacing LED_BUILTIN with 2 and it worked.
arduino.cc/en/tutorial/blink
void setup() {
// initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output.
pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
}
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(2, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(2, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}
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