ESP Easy
ESP Easy is a free and open source MCU firmware for the Internet of things (IoT).[1] and originally developed by the LetsControlIt.com community (formerly known as ESP8266.nu community). It runs on ESP8266[2] Wi-Fi based MCU (microcontroller unit) platforms for IoT from Espressif Systems. The name "ESP Easy," by default, refers to the firmware rather than the hardware on which it runs.[3][4] At a low level, the ESP Easy firmware works the same as the NodeMCU firmware and also provides a very simple operating system on the ESP8266. The main difference between ESP Easy firmware and NodeMCU firmware is that the former is designed as a high-level toolbox that just works out-of-the-box for a pre-defined set of sensors and actuators. Users simply hook up and read/control over simple web requests without having to write any code at all themselves, including firmware upgrades using OTA (Over The Air) updates.[5][6][7][8]
The ESP Easy firmware can be used to turn ESP8266 modules into simple multifunction sensor and actuator devices for home automation platforms. Once the firmware is loaded on the hardware, configuration of ESP Easy is entirely web interface based.[9] ESP Easy firmware is primarily used on ESP8266 modules/hardware as a wireless Wi-Fi sensor device with added sensors for temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, light intensity, etc. The ESP Easy firmware also offers some low-level actuator functions to control relays.[10][11][12][13]
The firmware is built on the ESP8266 core for Arduino which in turn uses many open source projects. Getting started with ESP Easy takes a few basic steps. In most cases, ESP8266 modules come with AT or NodeMCU LUA firmware, and you need to replace the existing firmware with the ESP Easy firmware by flashing the hardware with a (available on Windows, macOS and Linux platforms) flash tool to use it.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Related projects
[edit]ESP8266 Arduino Core
[edit]As Arduino.cc began developing new MCU boards based on non-AVR processors like the ARM/SAM MCU used in the Arduino Due, they needed to modify the Arduino IDE so that it would be relatively easy to support alternate toolchains to allow Arduino C/C++ to be compiled down to these new processors. They did this with the introduction of Boards Manager and the Arduino SAM Boards Core. A "core" is the collection of software components required by Boards Manager and the Arduino IDE to compile an Arduino C/C++ source file down to the target MCU's machine language.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.pedroliveira.pt/home-domotics-internet-things-part-one/ Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Home Domotics + Internet of Things Part One
- ^ Brown, Eric (2016-09-27). "Linux and Open Source Hardware for IoT". Linux.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Part 2 OpenHAB, MQTT, and ESP Easy - Build Your Own DIY Node". Instructables. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "(Polski) Domoticz ESP8266 DHT22 | Let's play with the technology". blog.jokielowie.com. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "ESPEasy - MultiSensor Node for ESP8266 Modules - Part 1". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "ESP8266 - Easiest way to program so far (Using Arduino IDE)". What I Made Today. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ http://www.my-iota.com/Development%20boards/Witty%20Cloud%20(GizWits)%20-%20ESP8266%20Development%20Board/Witty%20Cloud%20(GizWits)%20-%20ESP8266%20Development%20Board.pdf Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Witty Cloud / GizWits - ESP8266 Development Board
- ^ http://www.my-iota.com/ESP%20Easy%20Firmware/ESP%20easy%20firmware.htm Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine ESP Easy firmware
- ^ https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/slides/Internet%20of%20Thingies.pdf Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine LinuxFest Northwest 2016 Internet of Thingies - The OpenNMS Group
- ^ "Experimental: ESP Easy MySensors Edition". MySensors Forum. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Mikeys Notes". Mikeys Notes. 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ http://www.inventech.co.za/product/wifiswitch/ Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Inventech WiFi Switch
- ^ http://www.letscontrolit.com/index.php#ESPEasy LetsControlIt - ESP Easy
- ^ https://nathan.chantrell.net/20160422/esp8266-relay-modules-from-itead-and-electrodragon/ Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine ESP8266 Relay Modules from Itead and Electrodragon
- ^ "ESPEasy installation on ESP8266 (preliminary to domoticz)". Get To Know The Bob. 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Cross, Andrew (2015-09-23). "The ESP8266 Wifi Chip: Part 3 – Flashing Custom Firmware". AGCross.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Esp8266 Firmware Update". Instructables. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Introduktion till ESP8266, del 1 – Bakgrund och mjukvara". blog.m.nu (in Swedish). 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ http://captain-slow.dk/2016/05/22/replacing-the-itead-sonoff-firmware/ REPLACING THE ITEAD SONOFF FIRMWARE
- ^ "ESP8266 3 Channel Solid State Wifi Switch by Inventech on Tindie". Tindie. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ http://iothyngs.com/?page_id=125 IoThyng
- ^ http://www.projetsdiy.fr/esp-easy-esp8266-wemos-d1-mini-mqtt/ Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine ESP Easy + Jeedom : objets connectés ESP8266 simplifiés
- ^ Robin (2016-03-16). "ESPEasy: Administrationsoberfläche für ESP8266 für IoT und Fhem". Robins Blog - Technik und Multimedia (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-27.