Installing ESP8266 Into Arduino IDE Tutorial

In this tutorial, we will show you on how to install ESP8266 into your Arduino IDE.

Step 1: Open Arduino IDE

Open ArduinoIDE, you need to set up the preferences by going to File and then click Preferences and then paste "http://arduino.esp8266.com/versions/2.3.0/package_esp8266com_index.json" in the Additional Boards Manager URLs option, click ok.

Step 2: Installing ESP8266 by ESP8266 Community

Next, you have to go to tools > Board > Board Manager and search for esp8266 by ESP8266 Community and install it.

Step 3: Choose Your Board and Port

Now, go to Tools > Board > ESP8266 Modules and you can see many option for ESP8266. For ESP8266 ModeMCU lua Wifi, it is recommended toselect "NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module). Next, select your port. If you cant recognize your port, go to the Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Port and update your USB driver.

Now, you can succesfully upload your coding into your ESP8266 ModeMCU Lua WiFi