Quick Start with ESP8266 or ESP32-based Development Boards in the Arduino Ecosystem using PlatformIO IDE: Medium
This repository represents a minimalistic PlatformIO template project to quickly start with ESP8266 or ESP32-based development boards in the Arduino ecosystem using PlatformIO IDE. It provides two options to connect the development board to a Wi-Fi network and starts blinking LED after a successful connection.
The first option configured by default is to use the managerConnect() function that utilizes the
WiFiManager library by tzapu which allows you to
configure Wi-Fi access by establishing an access point, that you can connect to and enter Wi-Fi credentials, in a
simple and user-friendly way.
The second option is to use the simpleConnect() function that will connect to the Wi-Fi using the SSID and password
defined in the code, without relying on any libraries. Pick what you like and follow the comments in the
platformio.ini and
main.cpp files to configure the
preferred option.
PlatformIO will use the nodemcuv2 environment to build the project by default, however, you can switch between
preconfigured environments or set a new one that matches your
development board.
| Development Board | Environment | SoC | Module | Price | Link (no referrals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NodeMCU (V3 CH340G) | nodemcuv2 |
ESP8266 | ESP-12E (assumption) | $1.82 | Unknown from Aliexpress |
| ESP8266-DevKitC-02D-F | esp_wroom_02 |
ESP8266 | ESP-WROOM-02D | $8.00 | Official from Amazon |
| WEMOS LOLIN D1 mini (V4.0.0) | d1_mini |
ESP8266 | ESP-8266EX | $4.38 | Official from Aliexpress |
| ESP32-C3-DevKitM-1 | esp32-c3-devkitm-1 |
ESP32-C3 | ESP32-C3-MINI-1 | $8.00 | Official from Amazon |
| WEMOS LOLIN S3 (V1.0.0) | lolin_s3 |
ESP32-S3 | ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 | $7.65 | Official from Aliexpress |
Note: ESP8266-DevKitC-02D-F does not have a built-in LED (referenced in the code as LED_BUILTIN).
- PlatformIO Documentation:
- Espressif Official Product Pages:
- Wemos Official Product Pages:
- Wikipedia:
- NodeMCU Official Website