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Pros & Cons

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Pros

These things are great as a standalone with micropython. They really shine when programmed directly though! Here's a video explaining a project i did with them.

Sending esp8266 tx to the arduino rx pin worked fine. Just make sure to connect ch_pd to 3. V as well.

The esp 8266 is an excellent alternative to arduino for internet of things (iot) applications. The only downside is that the esp8266 chip has many more pins/gpios that this board doesn't break out. If you know how to work with this module, it's the mo...  Read More

Package from other sellers sells 4 of these for $14. Great seller great quality and packaging. They definitely have my loyalty and orders for future purchases.



Cons

Hard to use out of the box. Different baud rate than advertised. Not the esp-01s. Older board with worse wi-fi radio performance.

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Quality


I am really happy with this product


3v usb cable from diymall to communicate with the esp 8266


3v ftdimake sure you have a good cable and quality ftdi adapter that can supply stable power


Came with the latest firmware installed from aithinker

Competitiveness


33v signal to the esp8266 rx but it was too much resistance and my signal didnt work


I set it up the arduino to use a ds18b20 temperature sensor to report to the esp8266 website

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 642 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 3 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ordered 2 of these and one was doa so i put in a return


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Exactly as advertised still working to figure out how to use it correctly


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was going to use this to allow my arduino to communicate with my device wirelessly however considering that im a beginner it was a little complicated to use and youtube videos werent really helpful


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Communicated through serial io on arduino boards to thing speak


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is a ton of information out there on the 8266 not all of it being correct


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Little bit of a learning curve getting the sketch to load directly on the esp 8266 but nothing terrible


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Like turning ur lights on or off or ur fans or many other thing

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