ESP8266-DevKitC

Getting Started Guide

Version 1.0
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 About This Guide
This user guide shows how to get started with ESP8266-DevKitC development board.

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2018.09 V1.0 Initial release.

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 Tables of Contents
1. Overview ................................................................................................................................ 1
2. Functional Description ..........................................................................................................2
3. Application Development ...................................................................................................... 4
3.1. Hardware Preparation ................................................................................................................4

3.2. Software Compiling ....................................................................................................................4

3.3. Firmware Downloading ..............................................................................................................4

4. Board Dimensions .................................................................................................................5

A. Appendix—Learning Resources ...........................................................................................6
A.1. Must-Read Documents ..............................................................................................................6

A.2. Must-Have Resources ................................................................................................................7

 1. Overview
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1. Overview
ESP8266-DevKitC is a small-sized ESP8266-based development board produced by
Espressif. All of the I/O pins of the module are broken out to the female pin headers on
both sides of the board for easy interfacing. Developers can connect these pins to
peripherals as needed.
The board supports various ESP8266 modules, including ESP-WROOM-02D and ESP-
WROOM-02U. For details about ordering codes, please see Table 1-1 below:

Table 1-1. Ordering Information

Ordering code Module on board

ESP8266-DevKitC-02D-F ESP-WROOM-02D

ESP8266-DevKitC-02U-F ESP-WROOM-02U

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 2. Functional Description
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2. Functional Description

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Figure 2-1. ESP8266-DevKitC

The following list describes key components, interfaces and controls of ESP8266-DevKitC
development board:

• 5V to 3.3V LDO
A LDO regulator with a maximum current output of 800 mA, which provides power
supply for ESP8266 module and user’s peripherals.

• Dial Switch
A dial switch used for switching between Auto Download and Flow Control
- Bit1=OFF, Bit2=ON (Auto Download)
- Bit1=ON, Bit2=OFF (Flow Control)

⚠ Notice:

Bit1 and Bit2 cannot be set to ON at the same time.

• USBtoUART Bridge
A single chip USB-UART bridge provides up to 3 Mbps transfers rates.


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 2. Functional Description
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• Boot Button
Download button. Holding down the Boot button and pressing the EN button initiates
the firmware download mode. Then users can download firmware through the serial
port.

• Micro USB Port

USB interface. It functions as the power supply for the board and the communication
interface between PC and the board.

• EN Button
Reset button. Pressing this button resets the system.

• I/O Connector
All of the pins on the ESP8266 module are broken out to the female pin headers on
the board. Users can program ESP8266 to enable multiple functions. For details,
please refer to ESP8266EX Datasheet.


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 3. Application Development
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3. Application Development
3.1. Hardware Preparation
• 1 x ESP8266-DevKitC development board

• 1 x USB A / micro USB cable

• 1 x PC loaded with Windows, Linux or Mac OS

3.2. Software Compiling

For step-by-step introductions, please refer to ESP8266 Quick Start Guide.

3.3. Firmware Downloading

For step-by-step introductions, please refer to ESP8266 Quick Start Guide.

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 4. Board Dimensions
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4. Board Dimensions

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Figure 4-1. Board Dimensions

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 Appendix A
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A. Appendix—Learning
Resources
A.1. Must-Read Documents
• ESP8266 Quick Start Guide
Description: This document is a quick user guide to getting started with ESP8266. It
includes an introduction to the ESP-LAUNCHER, how to download firmware on to the
board and run it, how to compile the AT application, structure and the debugging
method of RTOS SDK. Basic documentation and other related resources for the
ESP8266 are also provided.
• ESP8266 SDK Getting Started Guide
Description: This document takes ESP-LAUNCHER and ESP-WROOM-02 as examples
to introduce how to use ESP8266 SDK. The contents include preparations before
compilation, SDK compilation and firmware download.
• ESP-WROOM-02 PCB Design and Module Placement Guide

Description: The ESP-WROOM-02 module is designed to be soldered to a host PCB.

This document compares six different placements of the antenna on a host board and
provides notes on designing PCB.
• ESP8266 Hardware Resources
Description: This zip package includes manufacturing specifications of the ESP8266
board and the modules, manufacturing BOM and schematics.
• ESP8266 AT Command Examples
Description: This document introduces some specific examples of using Espressif AT
commands, including single connection as a TCP Client, UDP transmission and
transparent transmission, and multiple connection as a TCP server.
• ESP8266 AT Instruction Set
Description: This document provides lists of AT commands based on
ESP8266_NONOS_SDK, including user-defined AT commands, basic AT commands,
Wi-Fi AT commands and TCP/IP-related AT commands. It also introduces the
downloading of AT firmware into flash.
• TCP/UDP UART Passthrough Test Demonstration
Description: This guide is intended to help users run a TCP & UDP passthrough test on
the ESP8266 IoT platform.
• FAQ

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 Appendix A
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A.2. Must-Have Resources

• ESP8266 SDKs
Description: This website page provides links to the latest version of ESP8266 SDK and
the older ones.
• ESP8266 Tools
Description: This website page provides links to the ESP8266 flash download tools and
ESP8266 performance evaluation tools.
• ESP8266 App
• ESP8266 Certification and Test Guide
• ESP8266 BBS
• ESP8266 Resources

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