
Explore the ESP8266 for IoT, learn essential components, serial circuit connections, flash DSP files with libraries, and prototype a final smart home project on system-on-chip devices.
Explore the ESP8266 module's essential components, including the DSP controller, flash memory, antenna, and eight pins; learn to configure GPIO, serial, SPI interfaces, and power requirements for reliable IoT connectivity.
Learn how the ESP8266, a system on chip with a built-in microcontroller and external flash, enables stand-alone wifi solutions and can be controlled via serial console or master-slave setups.
connect the ESP8266 to a USB serial adapter, provide a stable power supply with a common ground, and wire RX, TX, and reset for flashing via GPIO0.
Learn to flash the ESP8266 with bin files using the flashing tool on Windows, selecting the board and bin paths, then connect GPIO0 to ground for serial console access.
Learn to use AT commands to configure the ESP8266, connect via wifi in station and access point modes, and manage multiple TCP connections.
Explore the basic architecture of the internet of things, where devices connect to a cloud server via gateways to exchange information through publishing and subscribing messages across channels.
Learn to connect hardware devices to the internet using ESP8266 by wiring or wireless means, connecting to a cloud server, and publishing data and subscribing to a channel.
Register for a PubNub cloud account via the browser, obtain publish and subscribe keys, and publish data to a channel while subscribing to monitor temperature and control a heater.
Set up the ESP8266 with the Arduino IDE and flash firmware. Connect to wifi and use PubNub to publish and subscribe to channels and view history.
Learn how to connect ESP8266 hardware, power it from the board, put GPIO0 in ground flash mode, reset, upload a sketch via USB-to-serial, and verify access point connection.
Learn to control an LED in real time using PubNub on an ESP8266 by publishing on/off messages to a channel, monitoring server responses, and enabling remote appliance control.
Control a home appliance with an ESP8266 and an eight-relay board, using normally open and normally closed contacts. Remotely switch the device via PubNub cloud and a simple web server.
What is ESP8266 and why you should learn it?
ESP8266 is among the most integrated Wi-Fi chips in the industry. Measuring just 5mm x 5mm, ESP8266 requires minimal external circuitry and integrates a 32-bit Tensilica microcontroller, standard digital peripheral interfaces, antenna switches, power amplifier, low noise receive amplifier, filters and power management modules - all in one small package. Which makes it perfect for IoT use-case design and development. In many cases, even the production IoT landscape is using ESP8266 due to its capabilities and powerful features. On top of that, it is low cost and available readily.
Why you should consider taking this course?
One of the challenges while working with ESP8266 is its learning curve. Tools and techniques which one needs to master to get comfortable while using it in projects need to be understood well with a clear understanding of basics. Keeping that in mind we have designed the Professional ESP8266 development course. This course will cover all the concepts one needs to master starting from basics, you will learn how the Architecture of ESP8266 is designed, then you will understand how the flashing is done in ESP8266 where you load your OS, connecting ESP8266 to the internet is then the major step where you will understand the capability of hardware to communicate with the internet which will enable the IoT. Most of the time hardware endpoints will be connected to the data stream network cloud which can manage scale, security, and the stream of communication. We are using a widely used platform which is PubNub with ESP8266 to demonstrate this.
In the end, we will put everything together and also have a small end to end project of a smart home where we will cover circuit design, development, and implementation with Go-Live.