ESP Easy explained

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

ESP8266 Arduino Core

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pedroliveira.pt/home-domotics-internet-things-part-one/ Home Domotics + Internet of Things Part One
  2. Web site: Brown . Eric . 2016-09-27 . Linux and Open Source Hardware for IoT . 2024-03-27 . Linux.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Part 2 OpenHAB, MQTT, and ESP Easy - Build Your Own DIY Node . 2024-03-27 . Instructables . en.
  4. Web site: 2016-02-09 . (Polski) Domoticz ESP8266 DHT22 Let's play with the technology . 2024-03-27 . blog.jokielowie.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: ESPEasy - MultiSensor Node for ESP8266 Modules - Part 1 . 2024-03-27 . Hackster.io . en.
  6. Web site: 2015-04-22 . ESP8266 - Easiest way to program so far (Using Arduino IDE) . 2024-03-27 . What I Made Today.
  7. http://www.my-iota.com/Development%20boards/Witty%20Cloud%20(GizWits)%20-%20ESP8266%20Development%20Board/Witty%20Cloud%20(GizWits)%20-%20ESP8266%20Development%20Board.pdf Witty Cloud / GizWits - ESP8266 Development Board
  8. http://www.my-iota.com/ESP%20Easy%20Firmware/ESP%20easy%20firmware.htm ESP Easy firmware
  9. https://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/slides/Internet%20of%20Thingies.pdf LinuxFest Northwest 2016 Internet of Thingies - The OpenNMS Group
  10. Web site: 2015-12-09 . Experimental: ESP Easy MySensors Edition . 2024-03-27 . MySensors Forum . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-25 . Mikeys Notes . 2024-03-27 . Mikeys Notes . en.
  12. http://www.inventech.co.za/product/wifiswitch/ Inventech WiFi Switch
  13. http://www.letscontrolit.com/index.php#ESPEasy LetsControlIt - ESP Easy
  14. https://nathan.chantrell.net/20160422/esp8266-relay-modules-from-itead-and-electrodragon/ ESP8266 Relay Modules from Itead and Electrodragon
  15. Web site: 2016-05-08 . ESPEasy installation on ESP8266 (preliminary to domoticz) . 2024-03-27 . Get To Know The Bob . en.
  16. Web site: Cross . Andrew . 2015-09-23 . The ESP8266 Wifi Chip: Part 3 – Flashing Custom Firmware . 2024-03-27 . AGCross.com . en.
  17. Web site: Esp8266 Firmware Update . 2024-03-27 . Instructables . en.
  18. Web site: 2016-03-24 . Introduktion till ESP8266, del 1 – Bakgrund och mjukvara . 2024-03-27 . blog.m.nu . sv-SE.
  19. http://captain-slow.dk/2016/05/22/replacing-the-itead-sonoff-firmware/ REPLACING THE ITEAD SONOFF FIRMWARE
  20. Web site: ESP8266 3 Channel Solid State Wifi Switch by Inventech on Tindie . 2024-03-27 . Tindie . en.
  21. http://iothyngs.com/?page_id=125 IoThyng
  22. http://www.projetsdiy.fr/esp-easy-esp8266-wemos-d1-mini-mqtt/ ESP Easy + Jeedom : objets connectés ESP8266 simplifiés
  23. Web site: Robin . 2016-03-16 . ESPEasy: Administrationsoberfläche für ESP8266 für IoT und Fhem . 2024-03-27 . Robins Blog - Technik und Multimedia . de-DE.

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