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esp12e arduino programming

This article will show how to program esp12e by using Arduino
IDE. What hardware we need is:
(1) esp12e PCB
(2) Bread board
(3) External power supply 3.3V
(4) FTDI COM Port
(5) Some cable, resistor, LED

Step 1. Configure Arduino IDE

File -> Preferences -> paste link for "Additional Boards Manager
URLs":
http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.j
son
Choose "Board manager" -> Type "esp" in search box -> install
esp library:
Step 2. Wire connection
Use external 3.3V to supply board. This case, we used LM317 to
make about 3.3V for esp12e
Connect board to FTDI COM port board. GPIO-0 will have 2 state:

(1) Programming mode: GPIO-0 should be short to GND

(2) Running mode: GPIO-0 should be short to VCC (3.3V)
Note: GPIO2 can be floated (connect nowhere). However, we
also connect it to VCC as in datasheet instruction

Make this connection to programming:

(1) Programming mode: GPIO-0 should be short to GND
(2) Running mode: GPIO-0 should be short to VCC (3.3V)
Note: GPIO2 can be floated (connect nowhere). However, we
also connect it to VCC as in datasheet instruction

Make this connection to programming:

Step 3. Load example
Configure programming for ESP in Arduino
Make blinking example -> Upload to board (remember press
button "reset" (button in step 2), just right after "uploading ...."
appear)
After uploading finished, result screen is here:
Step 4. Running

Circuit in step 2 follows configure as above picture -> upload is

done (as Arduino IDE information)
To make it run, change GPIO-0 to HIGH (3.3V) -> press button
"reset" to make the board run
If everything is smoothly, result will be shown (in our case, UART
speed of esp12e is 74880baud!)
.... and LED on GPIO16 will be blink

We finally got experience with esp12e: because we used

breadboard to pin out esp12e PCB, power supply is dropped at
cable connection! It makes esp12e not enough power or power
not stable. So, esp12e can't work:
(1) Case 1 of RUN mode: after thrown reset information, it stand
there with nothing happen
ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(3,7)

load 0x4010f000, len 1384, room 16

tail 8
chksum 0x2d
csum 0x2d
v09f0c112
~ld

(2) Case 2 of RUN mode: it will thrown a bunch of word (can't be

translated for human) repeatedly

(3) Case 3 of PROGRAMMING mode: after every pressing reset,

it always shows:
ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:1, boot mode:(1,6)
 To overcome this problem, we connect power and ground of
esp12e to external power supply with many cables, so power is
supply to esp12e is stable and not drop. One more thing is put a
small capacitor at VCC and GND
In PROGRAMMING mode, esp12e doesn't need much current, it
is easy to download (power supply not must be so good)
In RUN mode, esp12e will use much current, if power supply for
esp12e isn't good, it can't afford esp12e run normally

Above picture is our result. Thanks GOD! It took us about 2

months to make it run!

comments

1.

GIULIANO PISONIMay 22, 2017 at 4:09 AM

Did you try with other GPIO. 16 has role in the deep sleep function,
so it's better to try an other one. And refer to the Kolban's book about
ESP8266