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Please recommend the real product (ESP8266) so the guy can choose a dev board, they are plenty, all with different options. And for those who dont know ESP32 c

Please recommend the real product (ESP8266) so the guy can choose a dev board, they are plenty, all with different options. And for those who dont know ESP32 came out erlier this year and has much better specs, power consumption, Bluetooth, etc. You'll want that.

blhack 10y ago
This is like the difference between a bare Atmega and an arduino. The wemos has a programmer on it, a USB port, etc. It is based on the ESP, but it is a lot more than just an ESP.
- BoorishBears 10y ago
  If you search ESP8266 you'll find boards like that too, from more suppliers and in more form factors.
StavrosK 10y ago
I don't think someone who's using an Arduino will want to go to the bare MCU directly, and WeMos is the best breakout, so why recommend anything else?
- mplewis 10y ago
  NodeMCU is a contender for best ESP breakout too. It's good to know alternatives.
  - StavrosK 10y ago
    What do you like about it? I have a few, but I don't like how many redundant/unusable pins it has and how big it is. I generally find it better to recommend one thing to new people than to inundate them with options that they can't differentiate between and that, ultimately, won't matter to them. If you don't know what you want to get, what service am I doing you by showing you many different options that are more or less the same, and which you don't know enough to choose between?
    - solidr53 10y ago
      Here is a nice article about dev board comparisons. http://frightanic.com/iot/comparison-of-esp8266-nodemcu-development-boards/ http://frightanic.com/iot/comparison-of-esp8266-nodemcu-deve... wemos has a smaller form factor, but lacks breakout, has the ch34 and is headless so maybe not suitable for beginners like i think of the nodemcu. edit: also I'd like to add that the nodemcu and sparkfun thing already have a esp32 upgrade available where the wemos has not. But hey, just my opinion.
- solidr53 10y ago
  Again, personal preference. I like the nodemcu better. Then there is sparkfun thing, adafruit huzzah, wio with groove, etc. You'll want one of the boards listed on this webpage: http://esp32.net http://esp32.net $3 or $15 really doesn't matter here.
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blhack 10y ago

This is like the difference between a bare Atmega and an arduino. The wemos has a programmer on it, a USB port, etc. It is based on the ESP, but it is a lot more than just an ESP.

BoorishBears 10y ago
If you search ESP8266 you'll find boards like that too, from more suppliers and in more form factors.

StavrosK 10y ago

I don't think someone who's using an Arduino will want to go to the bare MCU directly, and WeMos is the best breakout, so why recommend anything else?

mplewis 10y ago
NodeMCU is a contender for best ESP breakout too. It's good to know alternatives.
- StavrosK 10y ago
  What do you like about it? I have a few, but I don't like how many redundant/unusable pins it has and how big it is. I generally find it better to recommend one thing to new people than to inundate them with options that they can't differentiate between and that, ultimately, won't matter to them. If you don't know what you want to get, what service am I doing you by showing you many different options that are more or less the same, and which you don't know enough to choose between?
  - solidr53 10y ago
    Here is a nice article about dev board comparisons. http://frightanic.com/iot/comparison-of-esp8266-nodemcu-development-boards/ http://frightanic.com/iot/comparison-of-esp8266-nodemcu-deve... wemos has a smaller form factor, but lacks breakout, has the ch34 and is headless so maybe not suitable for beginners like i think of the nodemcu. edit: also I'd like to add that the nodemcu and sparkfun thing already have a esp32 upgrade available where the wemos has not. But hey, just my opinion.
solidr53 10y ago
Again, personal preference. I like the nodemcu better. Then there is sparkfun thing, adafruit huzzah, wio with groove, etc. You'll want one of the boards listed on this webpage: http://esp32.net http://esp32.net $3 or $15 really doesn't matter here.
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