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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  • @garychap8384
    @garychap83848 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Vnifit

    @Vnifit

    8 жыл бұрын

    +GaryChap ayy bro u are featured in his new vid

  • @entropic7768

    @entropic7768

    8 жыл бұрын

    you are in his video

  • @ibrahimkayani2824

    @ibrahimkayani2824

    7 жыл бұрын

    Davidog69 where

  • @ayjayess7418

    @ayjayess7418

    6 жыл бұрын

    Q&A&C #2

  • @manseimark

    @manseimark

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha this comment made my day

  • @abhinavrawat2916
    @abhinavrawat29167 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
    @uwestyx87499 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
    @gnormhurst7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sanlistonmadzima
    @sanlistonmadzima7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Honeybearsphone

    @Honeybearsphone

    6 жыл бұрын

    waytoomanyllamas I almost broke my screen subscribing when he said that

  • @fanuchman
    @fanuchman9 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!

  • @dl8cy
    @dl8cy9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @zxlee1
    @zxlee19 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JosefTD
    @JosefTD9 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.

  • @Djazeiry
    @Djazeiry9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @b3kstudio
    @b3kstudio7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @suharsh96

    @suharsh96

    6 жыл бұрын

    TheZoli This kills the board

  • @thevideoboy87
    @thevideoboy878 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!

  • @Error-nf8yy
    @Error-nf8yy7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @goofypettiger
    @goofypettiger9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tritonmole
    @tritonmole4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mbigras
    @mbigras8 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

    @greatscottlab

    8 жыл бұрын

    I included the module in my 7 segment internet display project

  • @mbigras

    @mbigras

    8 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Ed19601

    @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

  • @halollisimo
    @halollisimo7 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

  • @dylanwebb6087
    @dylanwebb60878 жыл бұрын

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

  • @yekutielbenheshel354

    @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

    @thomaskeystone6613

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ashishgautam7889

    @ashishgautam7889

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @microk7648

    @microk7648

    7 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Error-nf8yy

    @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.

  • @stevetobias4890
    @stevetobias48903 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.

  • @user-wr3up5pc1r
    @user-wr3up5pc1r5 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Jobobaboss
    @Jobobaboss2 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!

  • @MrTalhakamran2006
    @MrTalhakamran20069 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.

  • @danielkraus5662
    @danielkraus56624 жыл бұрын

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

  • @warrensmith3705
    @warrensmith37059 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jojos08
    @jojos089 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ThexAmaterasu
    @ThexAmaterasu9 жыл бұрын

    Glad I'm subscribed to this guy! :D

  • @Mikaneko619
    @Mikaneko6197 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

    @greatscottlab

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you're welcome.

  • @surfgilmer
    @surfgilmer9 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

    @Anonymous-vh6kp

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you're using putty and enter doesn't work, press CTRL+M wait a second then press CTRL+J

  • @fuazexfuaze5484
    @fuazexfuaze54847 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

    @jamespowell3056

    Жыл бұрын

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

  • @mahinakhter8157

    @mahinakhter8157

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jamespowell3056skill issue

  • @fusion_42

    @fusion_42

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@mahinakhter8157bro has no chill

  • @mahinakhter8157

    @mahinakhter8157

    10 ай бұрын

    @@fusion_42 dandori issue

  • @bill2009utube
    @bill2009utube9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @adityaprabhu6
    @adityaprabhu62 жыл бұрын

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

  • @harshitanand1049
    @harshitanand10498 жыл бұрын

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

  • @KennethScharf
    @KennethScharf7 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.

  • @joshua7551
    @joshua75518 жыл бұрын

    "how to handle them probably" love the vid

  • @Xenthera

    @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

    @MARS-GREENH0USE

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rad

  • @superezbz
    @superezbz6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jfrmilner
    @jfrmilner9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @kevinrhug
    @kevinrhug9 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

  • @computerit7490
    @computerit74908 жыл бұрын

    Brought 2PCS of these wifi modules! Awesome!

  • @CCGW0RLD
    @CCGW0RLD6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @freakqnc
    @freakqnc7 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! :)

  • @nathangek
    @nathangek7 жыл бұрын

    You should do another video on the ESP8266. Espressif (company behind ESP8266) release their SDK and now you can program the microcontroller on the ESP itself using the Arduino IDE. No need for any microcontroller besides the ESP8266 module anymore :)

  • @irishRocker1

    @irishRocker1

    7 жыл бұрын

    I was just going to ask why exactly he bothered with the arduino when you can program the 8266 but i didnt know the SDK wasnt always available.

  • @ArgeKumadan

    @ArgeKumadan

    7 жыл бұрын

    that's because extra hardware takes extra space and costs. all i want is control a relay via internet. why would i need an arduino if i have a esp wifi card?

  • @billybobjoe2818

    @billybobjoe2818

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ArgeKumadan Ali, I need to do the same, but 4 relays, wifi signal - have you accomplished this ? If so, could you please share with me ? I'm an electronic tech from the 1970"s but not that good and having a hard time figuring this out please Thanks wc.baron@gmail.com

  • @6BlackWings
    @6BlackWings9 жыл бұрын

    Great video, man!

  • @hectorhill2099
    @hectorhill20997 жыл бұрын

    I really love your videos !!

  • @CristianSzwarc
    @CristianSzwarc9 жыл бұрын

    great Scott! nice and useful vid

  • @MikrocontrollerProjekte
    @MikrocontrollerProjekte9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @youradvertisehere
    @youradvertisehere9 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

    @greatscottlab

    9 жыл бұрын

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

  • @davemisme
    @davemisme9 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 ?

  • @AR5ONL
    @AR5ONL3 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this man

  • @valrie9157
    @valrie91579 жыл бұрын

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

  • @Ch0rr1s
    @Ch0rr1s7 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 :)

  • @SunilSheth
    @SunilSheth9 жыл бұрын

    Perfect video to start with awesome cheap wifi module................ thanks for the video !

  • @ibrahimjadiri6217
    @ibrahimjadiri62178 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.

  • @Zanzubaa
    @Zanzubaa6 жыл бұрын

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

  • @josecunha731
    @josecunha7318 жыл бұрын

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

  • @thinkwareltd
    @thinkwareltd8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this informative clip.

  • @elianation23
    @elianation239 жыл бұрын

    i feel like Arnold narrated this! lol great tutorials as always .

  • @mauropanareo2251
    @mauropanareo22518 ай бұрын

    You are Great Scott!

  • @Engrbilal143
    @Engrbilal143 Жыл бұрын

    Great video of Great Scott. Though nowadays esp development boards like NodeMCU are more common and easy to use.

  • @BobDuCharme
    @BobDuCharme9 жыл бұрын

    Great job with the video. Very impressive.

  • @tomkut7794
    @tomkut77948 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.

  • @nobody102
    @nobody1029 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for putting that together!

  • @atm2042
    @atm20428 жыл бұрын

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

  • @FakirCB

    @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.

  • @startobytes
    @startobytes4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TechnocraticBushman
    @TechnocraticBushman9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks loads! Just bought a few.

  • @jamescullins2709
    @jamescullins27095 жыл бұрын

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

  • @ChrisFredriksson
    @ChrisFredriksson9 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @misaalanshori
    @misaalanshori2 жыл бұрын

    I love how a wifi module is now a full general purpose microcontroller lol

  • @debjitkhaskel7879
    @debjitkhaskel78794 жыл бұрын

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

  • @keegansherwood6249
    @keegansherwood62497 жыл бұрын

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

  • @danmaneah65
    @danmaneah659 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jabhomemonitoring
    @jabhomemonitoring3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video!! Thank you!!

  • @SrgjanLDTeam
    @SrgjanLDTeam8 жыл бұрын

    this is awesome, i just ordered for just 2.95.. can you believe that :D i cant wait for it to arrive :D

  • @briank3321

    @briank3321

    4 жыл бұрын

    Srg you probably ordered from ALI express, I bet your still waiting for it :))

  • @SrgjanLDTeam

    @SrgjanLDTeam

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@briank3321 Nahh, I passed an exam with that one.

  • @gregm.857
    @gregm.8576 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!

  • @gicahagiftw5888
    @gicahagiftw58885 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much it helped me a lot!

  • @Lukelee36
    @Lukelee367 жыл бұрын

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

  • @jasonchen3659
    @jasonchen36596 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this video really helps a lot.

  • @314abdelrahman
    @314abdelrahman3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @loganbyrne3054
    @loganbyrne30546 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.

  • @henriklauridsen9686
    @henriklauridsen96867 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. Thank you

  • @dammuozz
    @dammuozz9 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" :)

  • @Tn-yl3cm
    @Tn-yl3cm Жыл бұрын

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

  • @paparoysworkshop
    @paparoysworkshop6 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed it very much.

  • @TheWhitde
    @TheWhitde7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Scott! Gunna give my troublesome bluetooth modules the ass if I can get the esp8266 to work.

  • @ronthered138
    @ronthered1387 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Thanks for uploading.

  • @dan.m.8614
    @dan.m.86149 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

  • @MrJohnnyDrape
    @MrJohnnyDrape9 жыл бұрын

    Great videos!

  • @bastienguilbaud5768
    @bastienguilbaud57683 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.

  • @dozyproductionss
    @dozyproductionss6 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. Feel like Arnold Schwarzenegger is teaching me electronics.

  • @Vagubando
    @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?

  • @nikolaiorr8383
    @nikolaiorr83836 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

  • @slincolne
    @slincolne8 жыл бұрын

    When soldering short runs of headers, sometimes it is better to put the pins in the long way, solder, and then push the plastic down. When I do this I place the finished adapter on a breadboard, and press the adapter down firmly to push the plastic up to the PCB. Saves mess and burnt fingers :-)

  • @cankayabek949
    @cankayabek9494 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

  • @jeremymarks8587
    @jeremymarks85878 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

  • @-doanleanhspkt5860
    @-doanleanhspkt58608 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

  • @raahimirfan5996
    @raahimirfan59964 жыл бұрын

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

  • @mysterymanyo
    @mysterymanyo4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome !!!! Worked For Me.

  • @thesilentsapo
    @thesilentsapo9 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 :(

  • @BetaSeven
    @BetaSeven3 жыл бұрын

    Looking in retrospect i am amazed how far ESP8266 has gotten.

  • @zeuspolancosalgado3385
    @zeuspolancosalgado33852 жыл бұрын

    very helpful! thank you!

  • @jeroenverjauw
    @jeroenverjauw9 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)?

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