This short sketch allows an Arduino to become a programmer for a ESP8266 (such as AI-Thinker) over serial where the ESP8266 doesn't come on a development board with USB/Serial. The bare bones ESP8266 ...

Programmer for ESP8266 modules with automatic programming mode. The need has arisen for small-scale programming of ESP8266 modules. These modules are used in many IoT devices where WiFi communication ...

Okay, maybe it was a little limited, but nostalgia doesn’t care. Now [mcuhacker] is working on bringing some of those memories back by getting a PC-XT emulator running on an ESP8266.

HackBat is an open-source hardware pen-testing device designed for hackers and makers and equipped with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, an ESP8266 WiFi module, a sub-GHz RF transceiver, NFC, an ...

According to I Programmer, the on-board Espressif ESP8266 Wi-Fi chipset adds about $2 to the cost of manufacturing the device.

PCB Studios has just launched the “Flipper Zero ESP8266 Deauther” adapter board for Flipper Zero that enables users to conduct de-authentication attacks on Wi-Fi networks. Running a modified version ...