ESP-12F User Manual

REV:2.0

2017.8
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FCC STATEMENT
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

Please notice that if the FCC identification number is not visible when the module is installed inside another device,
then the outside of the device into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed
module. This exterior label can use wording such as the following: “Contains FCC ID: 2AHMR-ESP12F” any similar
wording that expresses the same meaning may be used.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.This equipment
should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cmbetween the radiator & your body. This transmitter
must not be co-located or operating inconjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

CE Mark Warning

The module is limited to OEM installation ONLY.

The OEM integrator is responsible for ensuring that the end-user has no manual instruction to remove or install
module.

The module is limited to installation in mobile application;

A separate approval is required for all other operating configurations, including portable configurations with respect to
Part 2.1093 and difference antenna configurations.

There is requirement that the grantee provide guidance to the host manufacturer for compliance with Part 15B
requirements.

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Table Of Contents
1. Preambles............................................................................................................................................................... 2

1.1. Features................................................................................................................................................3

1.2. Parameters........................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Pin Descriptions...................................................................................................................................................... 5

2.1. Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................6

2.2. Pin Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 8

2.3. Antenna interface.................................................................................................................................8

3. Package information and OEM installation method............................................................................................. 9

3.1. Package information...........................................................................................................................10

3.2. OEM installation mathod................................................................................................................... 10

4. Absolute Maximum Ratings................................................................................................................................. 11

4.1Recommended Operating Conditions..........................................................................................................11

4.2.AT commend Testing................................................................................................................................... 11

4.3.AT commend............................................................................................................................................... 12

4.3.1.AT Command Description.........................................................................................................................12

4.3.2.Basic AT Command Set.............................................................................................................................12

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1. Preambles
ESP-12F WiFi module is developed by AI-Thinker Co.,Ltd, core processor ESP8266 in smaller sizes of the module
encapsulates Tensilica L106 integrates industry-leading ultra low power 32-bit MCU micro, with the 16-bit short mode,
clock speed support 80 MHz, 160 MHz, supports the RTOS, integrated Wi-Fi MAC/BB/RF/PA/LNA, on-board antennas.
The module supports standard IEEE802.11 b/g/n agreement, complete TCP/IP protocol stack. Users can use the
add modules to an existing device networking, or building a separate network controller.
ESP8266 is high integration wireless SOCs, designed for space and power constrained mobile platform designers.
It provides unsurpassed ability to embed Wi-Fi capabilities within other systems, or to function as a standalone
application, with the lowest cost, and minimal space requirement.

ESP8266EX offers a complete and self-contained Wi-Fi networking solution; it can be used to host the application
or to offload Wi-Fi networking functions from another application processor.
When ESP8266EX hosts the application, it boots up directly from an external flash. In has integrated cache to
improve the performance of the system in such applications.
Alternately, serving as a Wi-Fi adapter, wireless internet access can be added to any micro controllerbased design
with simple connectivity (SPI/SDIO or I2C/UART interface).
ESP8266EX is among the most integrated WiFi chip in the industry; it integrates the antenna switches, RF balun,
power amplifier, low noise receive amplifier, filters, power management modules, it requires minimal external circuitry,
and the entire solution, including front-end module, is designed to occupy minimal PCB area.
ESP8266EX also integrates an enhanced version of Tensilica’s L106 Diamond series 32-bit processor, with on-chip
SRAM, besides the Wi-Fi functionalities. ESP8266EX is often integrated with external sensors and other application
specific devices through its GPIOs; codes for such applications are provided in examples in the SDK.

1.1. Features
• 802.11 b/g/n

• Integrated low power 32-bit MCU

• Integrated 10-bit ADC

• Integrated TCP/IP protocol stack

• Integrated TR switch, balun, LNA, power amplifier and matching network

• Integrated PLL, regulators, and power management units

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• Supports antenna diversity

• Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, support WPA/WPA2

• Support STA/AP/STA+AP operation modes

• Support Smart Link Function for both Android and iOS devices

• SDIO 2.0, (H) SPI, UART, I2C, I2S, IRDA, PWM, GPIO

• STBC, 1x1 MIMO, 2x1 MIMO

• A-MPDU & A-MSDU aggregation and 0.4s guard interval

• Deep sleep power <10uA, Power down leakage current < 5uA

• Wake up and transmit packets in < 2ms

• Standby power consumption of < 1.0mW (DTIM3)

• +20dBm output power in 802.11b mode

• Operating temperature range -40C ~ 85C

1.2. Parameters
Table 1 below describes the major parameters.

Table 1 Parameters

Categories Items Values

WiFi Protocles 802.11 b/g/n

WiFi Paramters
Frequency Range 2.4GHz-2.5GHz (2400M-2483.5M)

UART/HSPI/I2C/I2S/Ir Remote Contorl

Hardware
Peripheral Bus
Paramaters GPIO/PWM

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Operating Voltage 3.3V

Operating Current Average value: 80mA

Operating Temperature Range -40°~125°

Ambient Temperature Range Normal temperature

Package Size 18mm*20mm*3mm

External Interface N/A

Wi-Fi mode station/softAP/SoftAP+station

Security WPA/WPA2

Encryption WEP/TKIP/AES

UART Download / OTA (via network) /

Firmware Upgrade
Software download and write firmware via host
Parameters Supports Cloud Server Development / SDK
Ssoftware Development
for custom firmware development

IPv4, TCP/UDP/HTTP/FTP
Network Protocols

User Configuration AT Instruction Set, Cloud Server, Android/iOS APP

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2. Pin Descriptions
There are altogether 16 pin counts, the definitions of which are described in Table 2 below.

Figure 2 ESP-12F pinout

Table 2 ESP-12F pin description

Pin number Pin name function

1 RST Reset module

2 ADC A/d conversion result. Input voltage range 0~1V, value range: 0~1024

3 EN Chip enable pin. Active high

4 GPIO16 GPIO16; can be used to wake up the chipset from deep sleep mode

5 GPIO14 GPIO14; HSPI_CLK

6 GPIO12 GPIO12; HSPI_MISO

7 GPIO13 GPIO13; HSPI_MOSI; UART0_CTS

8 VCC 3.3V power supply (VDD)

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9 CS0 SPI CS0;GPIO11

10 MISO SPI MISO;GPIO7

11 GPIO9 SPI HD;GPIO9

12 GPIO10 SPI WP;GPIO10

13 MOSI SPI MOSI;GPIO8

14 CLK SPI CLK;GPIO6

15 GND GND

16 GPIO15 GPIO15; MTDO; HSPICS; UART0_RTS

17 GPIO2 GPIO2; UART1_TXD

18 GPIO0 GPIO0

19 GPIO4 GPIO4

20 GPIO5 GPIO5

21 RXD0 UART0_RXD; GPIO3

22 TXD0 UART0_TXD; GPIO1

2.1. Interfaces

Table 3 Descriptions of Interfaces

Interface Pin Name Description
IO12(MISO),
IO13(MOSI) SPI Flash , display screen, and MCU can be connected using HSPI
HSPI
IO14(CLK), interface
IO15(CS)
IO12(R), Currently the PWM interface has four channels, but users can extend
PWM
IO15(G), the channels according to their own needs. PWM interface can be
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IO13(B) used to control LED lights, buzzers, relays, electronic machines, and
so on.
The functionality of Infrared remote control interface can be
IR Remote IO14(IR_T), implemented via software programming. NEC coding, modulation,
Control IO5(IR_R) and demodulation are used by this interface. The frequency of
modulated carrier signal is 38KHz.
ESP8266EX integrates a 10-bit analog ADC. It can be used to test the
power supply voltage of VDD3P3 (Pin3 and Pin4) and the input
ADC TOUT power voltage of TOUT (Pin 6). However, these two functions cannot
be used simultaneously. This interface is typically used in sensor
products.
I2C IO14(SCL), I2C interface can be used to connect external sensor products and
IO2(SDA) display screens, etc.
Devices with UART interfaces can be connected with the module.
Downloading: U0TXD+U0RXD or GPIO2+U0RXD
Communicating: UART0: U0TXD, U0RXD, MTDO (U0RTS), MTCK
UART0:
(U0CTS)
TXD(U0TXD),
Debugging: UART1_TXD (GPIO2) can be used to print debugging
RXD(U0RXD), information.
UART IO15(RTS),
By default, UART0 will output some printed information when the
IO13(CTS)
device is powered on and is booting up. If this issue exerts influence
UART1:
on some specific applications, users can exchange the inner pins of
IO2(TXD)
UART when initializing, that is to say, exchange U0TXD, U0RXD with

U0RTS, U0CTS.

I2S Input：

IO12 (I2SI_DATA) ; I2S interface is mainly used for collecting, processing, and
I2S
transmission of audio data.
IO13 (I2SI_BCK );

IO14 (I2SI_WS);

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I2S Output:：

IO15 (I2SO_BCK );

IO3 (I2SO_DATA);

IO2 (I2SO_WS ).

2.2. Pin Mode

Table 4 Pin Mode

Mode GPIO15 GPIO0 GPIO2

UART low low high

Flash Boot low high high

2.3. Antenna interface

ESP-12F Modules through the IPEX interface to connect to external antenna.

The antenna must be in line with the 802.11g/802.11b IEEE standard, and the antenna parameters are shown in
the following table：

Table 5 Antenna parameters

Rating Value

Frequency range 2.4~2.4825GHz

Impedance
50Ω

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3. Package information and OEM installation method

The external size of theESP-12F WiFi module is 16mm*17mm*3mm, as is illustrated in Figure 4 below:

Figure 4 Dimensions of ESP-12F WiFi Module

Table 5 Dimensions of ESP-12F WiFi Module

Length width Height PAD Size(Bottom) Pin Pitch

16mm 24mm 3 mm 1 mm x 1.2 mm 2mm

3.1. Package information

ESP-12F use a half hole patch package, Module PCB Footprint shown in the following figure:
Figure 5 Module PCB Footprint

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3.2. OEM installation mathod

Using ESP-12F module Please reference in front of the package information in the Layout on the main board for
OEM factory .Please pay more attention Module's direction and the antenna close to the edge of board is better ,the
Components and layout should not be on the bottom of antenna then soldering the module.when the module be
soldering can not in the environment of high temperature ,We recommend the reflow soldering temperature curves is
shown in figure 6:

Figure 6 Recommend reflow soldering temperature curves

4. Absolute Maximum Ratings

Table 6 Absolute Maximum Ratings

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Rating Condition Value Unit

Storage Temperature -40 to 125 ℃

Maximum Soldering Temperature 260 ℃

Supply Voltage IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020 +3.0 to +3.6 V

4.1Recommended Operating Conditions

Table 7 Recommended Operating Conditions

Operating Condition Symbol Min Typ Max Unit

Operating Temperature -40 20 125 ℃

Supply voltage VDD 3.0 3.3 3.6 V

4.2.AT commend Testing

1.Hardware connection
As shown in Figure 7, ESP-12F via a USB to TTL Tool connected to the computer, software tool through the serial
port on the computer can be AT instruction test

Figure 7 ESP-12F connect with computer

4.3.AT commend
Espressif AT instruction set functions and methods of use

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AT commands set is divided into: Basic AT commands, WiFi related AT commands, TCP / IP AT

4.3.1.AT Command Description

Table 8 Each Command set contains four types of AT commands.

Notes:
1. Not all AT Command has four commands.
2. [] = default value, not required or may not appear
3. String values require double quotation marks, for example:
AT+CWSAP="ESP756290","21030826",1,4
4. Baudrate = 115200
5. AT Commands has to be capitalized, and end with "/r/n"

4.3.2.Basic AT Command Set

The ESP8266 wireless WiFi modules can be driven via the serial interface using the standard AT
commands. Here is a list of some basic AT commands that can be used.

Table9 basic AT commands

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AT – Test AT startup
The type of this command is "executed". It's used to test the setup function of your wireless WiFi
module.

AT+RST – Restart module

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The type of this command is "executed". It’s used to restart the module.

AT+GMR – View version info

This AT command is used to check the version of AT commands and SDK that you are using, the type
of which is "executed".

AT+GSLP – Enter deep-sleep mode

This command is used to invoke the deep-sleep mode of the module, the type of which is "set". A
minor adjustment has to be made before the module enter this deep sleep mode, i.e., connect
XPD_DCDC with EXT_RSTB via 0R.

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ATE – AT commands echo

This command ATE is an AT trigger command echo. It means that entered commands can be echoed
back to the sender when ATE command is used. Two parameters are possible. The command returns
"OK" in normal cases and "ERROR" when a parameter other than 0 or 1 was specified.

AT+RESTORE – Factory reset

This command is used to reset all parameters saved in flash (according to appendix), restore the
factory default settings of the module. The chip will be restarted when this command is executed.

Detailed instruction test, please refer to the Esp8266 AT Instruction Set, you can download it from our website。

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