https://github.com/utkarsh-deshmukh/esp8266-micropython-libs
Various functions that can be run on ESP8266 using micropython
https://github.com/utkarsh-deshmukh/esp8266-micropython-libs
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Various functions that can be run on ESP8266 using micropython
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/utkarsh-deshmukh/esp8266-micropython-libs
- Owner: Utkarsh-Deshmukh
- License: bsd-2-clause
- Created: 2023-01-08T19:49:04.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-08T23:09:08.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-20T01:03:06.871Z (10 days ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 4.88 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# ESP8266-micropython-libs
Various functions that can be run on ESP8266 using micropython
Target OS - Windows
# usage:
## Firmware flashing:
in order to run these various projects, we first need to flash the ESP8266 module with a micropython kernel.
Step 0) `Prerequisite`: we need esptool installed in order to flash the ESP board. this can easily be done using the command: `pip install esptool`
Step 1) `Download the latest micropython firmware for ESP8266`: the latest micropython kernel can be downloaded from here: https://micropython.org/download/esp8266/
Step 2) `Erase the flash on the ESP8266 board`: we first erase the current flash on the board. this is done by using the following command:
`python -m esptool --chip esp8266 --port erase_flash`
Step 3) Once the bin file of the kernel is downloaded, flash the ESP8266 board using this command:
`python -m esptool --chip esp8266 --port --baud 115200 write_flash --flash_size=detect 0 ""`
Congratulations the ESP8266 board now has micropython kernel!
## Transferring files from the computer to the ESP8266 board:
in order to run the various projects, we need to transfer files from local computer to the ESP8622 board.
Step 0) `Prerequisite`: To be able to transfer files from computer to the ESP8266 board, we need to install the adafruit-ampy library.
This can be done using the command: `pip install adafruit-ampy`.
`NOTE:` running the above pip install command installs ampy as an application. This application would be located in the `Scripts` folder of the python environment.
Step 1) the default micropython kernel is configured in such a way that it first runs the `boot.py` file on the ESP board, and after that automatically runs the `main.py` file.
Hence, any application that we develop will be called from this `main.py` file.
Step 2) once the files are ready, we copy them over to the ESP board using the following command:
`./ampy --port COM3 put `
Step 3) Make sure that the intended application is called in main.py and that all the needed files are copied over to the board in order to run the application.
# Acknowledgements:
- Special Thanks to https://github.com/zhcong/ULN2003-for-ESP32 for the Stepper motor driving codes