NodeMCU - Lua based ESP8266 Development Board

Now available from PMD Way is the ESP8266 NodeMCU development board - a true plug-and-play solution for inexpensive projects using WiFi. The module arrives pre-flashed with NodeMCU firmware so they're ready to go - just install your USB driver (below).

Or you can now develop for your NodeMCU board with the Arduino IDE - so now you have an Arduino-compatible with WiFi for under $20!

Click here for packs of ten. 

This NodeMCU development board contains a full ESP8266 WiFi module with all the GPIO broken out, a full USB-serial interface, and a power supply all on the one breadboard-friendly package. The NodeMCU is an open-source project and you can find all the design files and so on from their github page. 

This board is pre-flashed with NodeMCU - a Lua-based firmware for the ESP8266 which allows easy control via a neat scripting language - Lua - so you're ready to go in just a few minutes. 

USB cables not included. Use the options menu to select between a micro USB or USB C interface.

Using with Arduino? Click here

Useful links:

• ESPlorer - multi-platform IDE (Integrated Development Envinroment) for LUA for NodeMCU and MicroPython
• NodeMCU home page
• NodeMCU github page
• Lua home page
• Arduino and ESP8266

Installing the USB drivers

This board uses a Silicon Labs CP2102 USB to serial converter IC. You can download USB drivers from here. Once installed - in Windows, the device will appear under Ports (COM & LPT) --> Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge (COMx) in Device Manager.

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