Flash Firmware for NodeMCU on ESP-12 with Breakout Board

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Flash Firmware for NodeMCU on ESP-12 with Breakout Board

You will need firmware, NodeMCU flasher to flashing the firmware, and Esplorer GUI to test the firmeare. All the tool you can find it here.

Wiring as below use a PL2303 USB-TTL here:

TX-RX, RX-TX, GND-GND, 5V – VIN

esp wiring 01 esp wiring 02

Open the nodeMCU flasher, and insert the firmware path as below:

nodemcu settings 02

The setting should be also kept as default:

nodemcu settings

Click on Flash on the NodeMCU flasher, and then on the board, hold down “flash” button, and then press “RST”, now nodemcu flasher will start to burn the firmware:

burning

Once this is done, open Esplorer to test, open the correct port with 9600 baudrate.

Send command “=node.heap()”, and click “Send”, and you can get feedback as below:

esplorer

Now you can start learn the programming and design!

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  • poulbran Reply

    Your boards are so much cheaper than anyone else’s.

    September 12, 2016 at 7:33 am
  • Craig Larson Reply

    The images are missing in this instruction. Could you restore them?

    April 29, 2019 at 2:41 am

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