Category Archives: Esp8266

ESP8266 VGA OUTPUT

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
This is a VGA library for ESP8266. To use this library you need only 1 resistor and one DSUB15 connector. VGA signal generation based on https://github.com/hchunhui/esp-vga (thanks for your awesome works). [….] The library implement a 512x480px framebuffer with 1bpp, where each … Continue reading →
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esp8266 micropython uasyncio experimental build

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Giovanni Giorgi
Esp8266 is the super cheap chip which can run Micropython. You can buy it on Amazon for as little as €8 or less, and as little as $5 or less on Bangood/AliExpress. The ESP8266 (ESP-12E spec) has a 4MB Flash … Continue reading →
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esp8266 webImport

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Giovanni Giorgi
UPDATED and BUGFIXED! MicroPython Repl command line is very nice, because you can telnet to the chip and read-and-evaluate python code. It is a great way of learning embedded IoT. The bad thing you cannot copy file while it is running, so … Continue reading →
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IoT Async

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Giovanni Giorgi
Qualche mese fa avevo sviluppato una applicazione IoT per misurare la temperatura e spedire i dati ad una coda mqtt. Poi c’era uns server che collezionava i dati. Totale: tre server, con tre punti di fallimento ma architettura molto “cool” … Continue reading →
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Esp8266 Music Machine

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Giovanni Giorgi
After months of esp8266 experimentation, I “just” discovered this little chip has also a I2S Audio digital interface. To discover it you must install the Arduino IDE adapter and code directly in C++ (brr, ok not a breeze but not … Continue reading →
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Esp8266 your WiFi Embedded solution

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Giovanni Giorgi
Arduino is a great hardware for a lot of reason: easy to use, difficulto to break, it is a very solid 5-Volt board. But it a way too much and it has a very limited amount of RAM. So I … Continue reading →
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