ESP8266 IoT: ESP8266 Tutorials - How to Use Arduino board as a ESP8266 Programmer?

ESP8266 is a small Micro controller with inbuilt WiFi and it is a more powerful then a arduino. three more way to program and flash firmware to ESP8266. Mostly using CP2102 USB-TTL UART or PL2303 USB-TTL programmer. But you can also use your arduino board as a ESP8266 Programmer (like a other Programmer). if you very familiar in flash the programs in controllers then, this tutorial is not help you..Just use your arduino Board as a ESP8266 Programmer..No nedd FDTI chip or other programmer.

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Required Hardware Component

1x ESP8266 Any Module( Used Ai-Thingers ESP-12F)
Arduino Uno Board - Any Version(*Try Another Arduino Board)
USB Cable to Arduino Board
Wires

Required Software and Tools

Windows or Linux System
Arduino IDE (or) ESPlorer IDE (or) Lua Loader
5Nos Wires

Steps for flash firmware

Remove Atmega320P chip or other At-mega IC
ESP8266 chip GPIO-0 pin should be low (Program Mode-Flash firware)
Check Enabled Ardiuno COM port in Device Manager
Open ESP8266 Flasher tool
Select "Config"
Upload your firmware
Select Operation (When firmware upload is finish to flash tool)
Click "Flash" (When Flash mode GPIO 10 is Blinging in ESP8266)

Steps for Upload Code to ESP8266

Remove Atmega320P chip or other At-mega IC
ESP8266 chip GPIO-0 pin may High or Open (Normal Mode)
Check Enabled Ardiuno COM port in Device Manager
Open ESPlorer Tool
Set 115200 Baud Rate and click Open
Upload Your Code

Connection

Refer the above diagram and connect your ESP8266(Ai-Thingers) module with arduino board.
But one thing is important " You must remove the "Atmega IC".
because we only using that board as a programmer, Otherwise Binary files also upload in your arduino Atmega IC". This is very simple

How to flash firmware to esp8266 chip???

once check assigned COM port of USB in Device manager.
If you know COM port Directly set that COM port to ESP8266 Port

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