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By BlaxadowFire
#64115 Like the title says, I cannot upload my code to the ESP8266 / ESP-12F.
This is my first time trying something like this so I don't have any knowledge about any of this.
When I click on upload, I get the following error:

A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\tools-builder -tools A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=esp8266:esp8266:nodemcu:CpuFrequency=80,UploadTool=esptool,UploadSpeed=115200,FlashSize=4M3M -ide-version=10801 -build-path C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_852260 -warnings=none -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\mkspiffs\0.1.2 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc\1.20.0-26-gb404fb9-2 -prefs=runtime.tools.esptool.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\esptool\0.4.6 -verbose C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\libraries\esp8266\examples\Blink\Blink.ino
A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\tools-builder -tools A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries A:\Program Installation Folder\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\%username%\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=esp8266:esp8266:nodemcu:CpuFrequency=80,UploadTool=esptool,UploadSpeed=115200,FlashSize=4M3M -ide-version=10801 -build-path C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_852260 -warnings=none -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\mkspiffs\0.1.2 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc\1.20.0-26-gb404fb9-2 -prefs=runtime.tools.esptool.path=C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\esptool\0.4.6 -verbose C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\libraries\esp8266\examples\Blink\Blink.ino
Using board 'nodemcu' from platform in folder: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0
Using core 'esp8266' from platform in folder: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0
Build options changed, rebuilding all
Detecting libraries used...
"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc\1.20.0-26-gb404fb9-2/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++" -D__ets__ -DICACHE_FLASH -U__STRICT_ANSI__ "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0/tools/sdk/include" -c -Os -g -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -falign-functions=4 -std=c++11 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -w -x c++ -E -CC -DF_CPU=80000000L -DARDUINO=10801 -DARDUINO_ESP8266_ESP12 -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266 -DESP8266 "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\cores\esp8266" "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\variants\nodemcu" "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_852260\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp" -o "nul"
Generating function prototypes...
"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\tools\xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc\1.20.0-26-gb404fb9-2/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++" -D__ets__ -DICACHE_FLASH -U__STRICT_ANSI__ "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0/tools/sdk/include" -c -Os -g -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -falign-functions=4 -std=c++11 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -w -x c++ -E -CC -DF_CPU=80000000L -DARDUINO=10801 -DARDUINO_ESP8266_ESP12 -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266 -DESP8266 "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\cores\esp8266" "-IC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\esp8266\hardware\esp8266\2.0.0\variants\nodemcu" "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_852260\sketch\Blink.ino.cpp" -o "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_852260\preproc\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"
open NUL: The system cannot find the file specified.
Error compiling for board NodeMCU 0.9 (ESP-12 Module).


I don't know what the error is and havent found anyone with a similar problem yet.
Last edited by BlaxadowFire on Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:02 am, edited 1 time in total.
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By jeffas
#64126 This is not an upload problem; it's a compilation problem: "The system cannot find the file specified."
I guess you're missing a library that your sketch needs.
Try a Google search for each of the files listed in the error report, to find what library is missing.