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ESP 12F ESP8266 Module Connection Test

This document provides instructions for testing an ESP-12F WiFi module. It describes connecting the module to a 3.3V power supply and USB serial adapter, and wiring the connections. The steps show how to view startup data through Putty or Arduino IDE serial monitor at different baud rates. Basic AT commands are demonstrated to configure the module and view WiFi networks, connect to an access point, and make an HTTP request.

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ESP 12F ESP8266 Module Connection Test

This document provides instructions for testing an ESP-12F WiFi module. It describes connecting the module to a 3.3V power supply and USB serial adapter, and wiring the connections. The steps show how to view startup data through Putty or Arduino IDE serial monitor at different baud rates. Basic AT commands are demonstrated to configure the module and view WiFi networks, connect to an access point, and make an HTTP request.

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ESP-12F: ESP8266 module - connection test

by flav1972

This instructable will show you the first steps in order to use and test an ESP8266 ESP-12F module.

I put here just the thinks to know... mainly also to rembember myself what I did.

This will show only how to do a first connexion and to test the module with a serial USB connected to a computer
and use of Arduino IDE Serial Monitor.

Step 1: Parts needed

The parts needed are:

1. ESP-12F Module from ebay for example around 2.31USD


2. An USB to serial TTL UART Module (like CP2102 from ebay for exemple): 1.24USD
3. A 3.3V Power supply like MB102 from ebay: two for 1.67USD
4. An optional ESP-12 adapter like this one from ebay: 3 for 1.20USD

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Step 2: Setup the Power Supply

The ESP8266 is a 3.3V device. So setup all the pins of the power supply to 3.3V (on bot sides) and use only the
green marked pins in the pictures. Do not use the 2 pins markend in red (5V).

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Step 3: Solder the ESP-12F on the adapter

It is now time to solder the ESP-12F on the adapter. The 2mm pitch of the ESP-12F is big enough to solder with a
solering iron.

Start by soldering the ESP on the adapter.

The solder the pins.

Step 4: The ESP-12F

ESP- 12F WiFi module is developed by Ai - thinker Team. It contains a ESP8266 and 4MB external SPI flash.

I have found here the datasheet of the module. This datasheet describes all the pins but also the PIN Mode.

Modes are:

UART (for programming): GPIO0 - low, GPIO2 - high, GPIO15 - low


Flasg boot (for running the flashed software): GPIO0 - high, GPIO2 - high, GPIO15 - low

Another PIN not to forget is EN (also named CH_PD on other devices). This need to be pulled high in order the
device to work.

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Step 5: Wire

Wire as follow:

Power GND / CP2102 GND / ESP-12F GND / ESP-12F GPIO15


Power 3.3V / ESP-12F VCC / ESP-12F GPIO0 / ESP-12F GPIO2 / ESP-12F EN
CP2102 RX / ESP-12F TX
CP2102 TX / ESP-12F RX

Some connections done here to VCC should not be done directly but with a pull-up resistor.

See my next Instructable.

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Step 6: Start and test with putty

Connect CP2102 to computer and identity COM port. The data looks like :

Start putty and connect to the COM port with speed ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,6)
74880 bauds. load 0x40100000, len 1856, room 16

Power un the power supply. tail 0

Some data will be displayed. This data is from the chksum 0x63
ESP8266 startup itself.
load 0x3ffe8000, len 776, room 8

Now switch the baud rate to 115200. Restart ESP- Example AT<ENTER><Control-J>
12F
You will get:
This time the data displayed comes from the
embeded AT commands software. Data looks like: AT+GMR<ENTER><Control-J>
AT version:1.2.0.0(Jul 1 2016 20:04:45)
Garbage caracters
Ai-Thinker Technology Co. Ltd. SDK version:1.5.4.1(39cb9a32)

ready Ai-Thinker Technology Co. Ltd. Dec 2 2016 14:21:16

You can start type AT commands. OK

After each ENTER press also Control-J

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Step 7: Arduino IDE

Close putty if not done already. rf cal sector: 1017 rf[112] : 00 rf[113] : 00 rf[114] : 01

Start Arduino IDE, choose COM port (Tools>Port) SDK ver: 1.5.4.1(39cb9a32) compiled @ Jul 1 2016
and run Serial Monitor (Tools>Serial Monitor) 20:04:35 phy ver: 972, pp ver: 10.1

With Arduino IDE Serial Monitor set speed 74880 With Arduino IDE Serial Monitor set speed 115200
and restart ESP. and "Both NL & CR" at bottom right of the screen.

ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:2, boot mode:(3,6) You will se also garbage then:
load 0x40100000, len 1856, room 16 tail 0 chksum
0x63 load 0x3ffe8000, len 776, room 8 tail 0 chksum Ai-Thinker Technology Co. Ltd.
0x02 load 0x3ffe8310, len 552, room 8 tail 0 chksum ready
0x79 csum 0x79
Now you are ready for last step.
2nd boot version : 1.5 SPI Speed : 40MHz SPI Mode
: DIO SPI Flash Size & Map: 32Mbit(512KB+512KB)
jump to run user1 @ 1000

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Step 8: AT Commands

The full reference ot AT commands is on expressif website or a short reference here.


Here is a short list:

AT
returns OK

AT+GMR
returns version

example:
AT version:1.2.0.0(Jul 1 2016 20:04:45)
SDK version:1.5.4.1(39cb9a32)
Ai-Thinker Technology Co. Ltd. Dec 2 2016 14:21:16 OK

AT+CWMODE?
displays current Acces point mode

AT+CWMODE=<mode>
sets acces point mode.
1 : station mode
2 : softAP mode
3 : softAP + station mode

Here is an example:

Set Dual Mode

AT+CWMODE=3
OK

List acces points

AT+CWLAP
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-500D00A0",-00,"40:65:03:40:03:30",1,10,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-1300",-00,"04:A0:00:dA:50:50",1,13,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO1",-54,"36:00:03:61:00:50",3,-4,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO_sA0urA",-54,"36:00:03:61:00:50",3,-4,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-A006",-50,"00:30:06:30:A0:06",6,-11,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO2",-50,"1A:30:06:30:A0:06",6,-11,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-A506",-00,"60:0A:05:03:05:06",6,-10,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO",-06,"4A:0A:05:03:05:06",6,-10,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-305A",-01,"00:00:61:d0:30:5A",6,3,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO3",-00,"00:00:61:05:04:00",6,-0,0)
+CWLAP:(3,"TOTO 34556",-00,"50:00:01:d3:10:46",6,10,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-04A0",-00,"00:00:61:05:04:00",6,-0,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO4",-50,"64:00:34:10:10:00",0,-10,0)
+CWLAP:(3,"TOTO-0C00",-00,"00:00:00:06:00:00",11,06,0)
+CWLAP:(0,"TOTO_011",-05,"00:30:00:05:00:11",11,-10,0)
+CWLAP:(4,"TOTO-D3000030",-00,"64:00:34:00:A0:04",11,-10,0)

Connect

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AT+CWJAP="TOTO","password"
WIFI CONNECTED
WIFI GOT IP
OK

List IP adresses

AT+CIFSR
+CIFSR:APIP,"192.168.56.1"
+CIFSR:APMAC,"aa:aa:aa:aa:cd:ef"
+CIFSR:STAIP,"192.168.23.17"
+CIFSR:STAMAC,"cd:01:23:45:ef:cd"
OK

Make a http request

1st connect

AT+CIPSTART="TCP","www.google.fr",80
CONNECT
OK

Make the request

AT+CIPSEND=20
OK
GET / HTTP/1.0

> Recv 20 bytes


SEND OK

And the response is

+IPD,471:HTTP/1.0 302 Found


Cache-Control: private
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Location: http://www.google.fr/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=MR6WWPuYDIvu8w...
Content-Length: 258
Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2017 18:32:17 GMT

<HTML>Some html here</HTML>


CLOSED

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