OLIMEX ESP8266 Series, Upgrade Manual

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OLIMEX© 2016 Upgrading ESP8266
Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 1: PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT .................................... 4
CHAPTER 2: REQUIREMENTS .............................................................. 5
2.1 Hardware requirements ................................................................................. 5
2.1.1 ESP8266 board ........................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1.2 Source of power ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1.3 USB<->serial cable .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.4 Personal computer ................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Software requirements ................................................................................... 7
2.2.1 Driver for the USB < - > serial cable ........................................................................................................ 7
2.2.2 ESP FLASH DOWNLOAD TOOLS .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2.3 SUITABLE FIRMWARE ........................................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 3: HARDWARE SETUP ......................................................... 9
CHAPTER 4: FIRMWARE UPDATE ...................................................... 11
CHAPTER 5: SIMPLE AT COMMAND TEST ........................................ 14
CHAPTER 6: FURTHER READING ...................................................... 16
CHAPTER 7: ORDERING CODES AND DOCUMENT REVISION ....... 17
7.1 Ordering codes ............................................................................................ 17
7.2 Document revision ....................................................................................... 17
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