ESP8266 Development Board Standard with Header

 

SparkFun ESP8266 Thing Dev Board - is a development board designed solely around the ESP8266 with an integrated FTDI USB-Serial chip. ESP8266 is an affordable and very capable WiFi-enabled microcontroller. Like any microcontroller, it can be programmed to blink LEDs, trigger relays, monitor sensors or automate coffee machines. With an integrated WiFi controller, the ESP8266 is a one-stop shop for almost any internet-connected project. To cap it all off, the ESP8266 is incredibly easy to use; Software can be developed on Arduino and loaded via a simple serial interface. ESP8266 Thing Development Board separates all the pins of the module with pre-soldered headers and the USB-to-serial converter means that you do not need any peripheral components to program the chip. It means. Just plug in a USB cable, download the Arduino board definitions and start IoT-ing.

Why name? Consider it a “Thing” because it provides the perfect foundation for your Internet of Things (IoT) project. We call it. The Thing does everything from turning an LED to sending data via phant.io, and it's programmable like any microcontroller. You can program Thing via Arduino IDE by installing the ESP8266 Arduino plug-in.
 

The ESP8266 Thing Development Board is a relatively simple board. The pins are split into two parallel, breadboard-compatible rows. The USB connector is an optional power supply. It is located next to the source input and provides power to the ESP8266. An ON/OFF switch that controls - is located next to it. And LEDs towards the inside of the board indicate power, charging, and the status of the IC. The ESP8266's maximum voltage is 3.6V, so the Thing has a built-in 3.3V regulator to provide a safe and consistent voltage to the IC. has. This means that the ESP8266's I/O pins also operate at 3.3V; You need to straight shift the 5V signals going to the IC. If your project uses power other than USB. If the supply requires the Thing Dev Board 2-pin JST includes footprints for a 2-pin 3.5mm screw terminal or a simple 0.1"-pitch 2-pin header. Unlike the original ESP8266 Thing, the ESP8266 Thing Dev Board It does not have a built-in LiPo charger.
 

The Thing Dev Board even includes a PCB monitoring antenna as the default WiFi antenna. It's cost effective and works really well! If you need to connect a more sensitive antenna or route it outside of an enclosure, a U.FL connector is available on the board. There is also. Some soldering will be required to get the U.FL connector working, but instructions can be found in the Connection Guide we wrote for the dev installation.

Note: Take a few minutes to try out your SparkFun ESP8266 Thing Development Board. We provided Sample Sketches. These sketches can be found in the Hookup Guide in the Docs section below!

 

Features:
 

• All module pins broken out
• Onboard FTDI USB-to-Serial
• 802.11 b / g / n
• WiFi Direct (P2P), soft-AP
• Integrated TCP/IP protocol stack
• Integrated TR switch, balun, LNA, power amplifier and matching network
• Integrated PLLs, regulators, DCXO and power management units
• Integrated low-power 32-bit CPU could be used as application processor
• +19.5dBm output power in 802.11b mode
• Pre-Soldered Headers