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Introduction To Nodemcu

The document provides an introduction to NodeMCU including what it is, its advantages over Arduino, features, pin configuration, specifications, and how to upload programs to it from the Arduino IDE. NodeMCU is an open source IoT platform that includes firmware running on the ESP8266 WiFi SoC and uses the Lua scripting language.

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Introduction To Nodemcu

The document provides an introduction to NodeMCU including what it is, its advantages over Arduino, features, pin configuration, specifications, and how to upload programs to it from the Arduino IDE. NodeMCU is an open source IoT platform that includes firmware running on the ESP8266 WiFi SoC and uses the Lua scripting language.

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INTRODUCTION TO

NODEMCU-ESP8266
What is NodeMCU? 
 NodeMCU( Node Micro controller unit) is an
open source IOT platform .
 It includes firmware which runs on the ESP8266
WiFi SoC (system on chip) from Espressif
Systems .
 Hardware which is based on the ESP-12 module .
 The term NODEMCU by default refers to the
firmware rather than the development kits .
 The firmware uses the LUA scripting language .
 The ESP8266 is a low cost wifi microchip with
full TCP/IP(transmission control protocol /
internet protocol) stack
Advantages of NodeMCU over Arduino UNO:
• Beter Processor & Memory: NodeMCU comes with an 80MHz of
clock speed and 4MB of flashmemory.
• Built-in TCP/IP Stack-loT Ready: The NodeMCU contains a Wifi
connection and can connect to the internet through Wifl. It is best
suited for lot applications.
• Cheaper: NodeMCU is an ESP8266 chip-based microcontroller
development board, which is very cheap as compared to Arduino
UNO.
• Breadboard-friendly and compact: The NodeMCU can be easily
inserted into a breadboard and test various circuit designs. Whereas
Arduino UNO cannot be fit into the Breadboard.
FEATURES OF NODEMCU
• Open source
• Interactive
• Programmable
• Low cost
• Simple
• WIFI enabled
• Smart
PIN CONFIGURATION
• The NodeMCU_ESP8266 has 30 pins.
• Power pins:4
Vin: External Power Supply
3.3V:There are 3 pins. Regulated 3.3V can be supplied to this pin to power the
board
• Micro-USB: NodeMCU can be powered through the USB port
• GND: Ground pins:5
• ESP8266 has 2 onboard buttons along with an on-board LED which connects
with the D0 PIN.
• The two buttons are FLASH and RST.
• FLASH pin– It is to download new programs to the board
• RST pin – It is to reset the ESP8266 chip
• GPIO Pins
NodeMCU has 16 general purpose input-output pins on its board
• Analog Pin:A0
Used to measure analog voltage in the range of 0-3.3V
• Digital pins
There are the 9 digital pins ranging from D0-D8
The D0 pin can only be used to read or write data and can’t perform other
options.
• PWM pins:12
It also has 4 PWM channels which can be used to drive motors, the brightness of
the LED, etc.
• control pins:3
Enable pin (EN), the reset pin (RST) and the wake pin.
• SPI Pins
NodeMCU has four pins available for SPI communication.
SD1, CMD, SD0, CLK
• UART Pins(TXD0, RXD0, TXD2, RXD2)
NodeMCU has two UART interfaces, UART0 (RXD0 & TXD0) and
UART1 (RXD1 & TXD1).
UART1 is used to upload the firmware/program.
• I2C Pins
NodeMCU has I2C functionality support but due to the internal
functionality of these pins, you have to find which pin is I2C.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Microcontroller: Tensilica 32-bit RISC CPU Xtensa LX106
• Operating Voltage: 3.3V
• Input Voltage: 7-12V
• UARTs: 1
• SPIs: 1
• I2Cs: 1
• Flash Memory: 4 MB
• SRAM: 64 KB
• Clock Speed: 80 MHz
How to upload programs on to ESP8266 from Arduino IDE

• Firstly, you need to download the Arduino IDE. If you already have
installed then it is ok.
• Otherwise you can download the Arduino IDE from here.
• Now open the IDE and follow this path. File -> preferences ->
Additional board manager URL.
• Now paste the URL in the dialog box :
http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json
• Now follow this path. Tools -> Board -> Boards Manager
• Now in the search bar, type esp.
• There will be esp8266 listed in the boards below.
• After the installation is complete, open Tools -> Board-> Select the
NodeMCU 1.0
• Now your board is installed and selected. There are various settings
which can be changed right from the IDE now.
• You can now upload the code to NodeMCU right from the Arduino
IDE.

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