How to solder an ESP12?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:14 amIt has these weird half cut pads on the sides, what am I supposed to do with these? Also, which soldering iron tip should I use?
OnlineDishwasher wrote:It has these weird half cut pads on the sides, what am I supposed to do with these?The half-hole pads have signals used for the SPI Flash chip and, for the most part, can't be used for other purposes. The exception would be if you're implementing the HSPI port overlap technique or if you have an ESP device that runs the Flash chip in other than quad mode. I haven't verified this but I've read elsewhere that the 12Q runs the Flash chip in dual mode.
OnlineDishwasher wrote:which soldering iron tip should I use?As always, use the smallest tip and smallest wattage that will get the job done.