Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE ...

when i try to compile with every library and boards file updated, i get the following error list: `In file included from /home/simon/Documents/Arduino/sketch ...

Installing-ESP8266-Board-in-Arduino-IDE-in-Windows To program the ESP8266 using the Arduino IDE, you need to install the ESP8266 board package.

I’m not leveraging any of the WiFi features on this, but the compiled binary is 174,358 bytes and the Arduino IDE reports this board has a max capacity of 524,288 bytes.

Brent Voltz makes home IoT easy with Amazon Alexa and the ESP8266. In this project, he created voice controlled lab lighting. This project is sure to brighten your day!

The new Arduino IDE 1.6.2 features a one click install of boards and libraries and now includes two new menu items in the form of “Sketch > Include Library ...