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Easy steps for programming ESP8266

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Note: These instructions were written in mid 2017.

ESP8266

Lots of options exist for programming these. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266

Wemos D1 Mini

Program using Arduino IDE

Add the following to Board Manager URLs, in Arduino IDE preferences: http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
In the board manager, search for esp 8266 and install.
Pick examples, select the right board, port and frequency and you should be good.

Program using Micropython

Get the correct binary from http://micropython.org/download
sudo pip install esptool
esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 erase_flash
esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 460800 write_flash --flash_size=detect 0 esp8266-20170612-v1.9.1.bin

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