So, now I have this NodeMCU binary to get into my ESP8266, presumably replacing the AT code (I am using the ESP Launcher board, which I think is one of their newer dev boards). I have tried placing the bin file in what I believe to be the user application area starting at memory location 0x01000, then tried 0x0... I just can't get it to be recognized when I try to connect with it to load a Lua script (I am using the ESPlorer tool to work with Lua. I I found it in a tutuorial: http://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp8266-web-server/).
I would appreciate any helpful tips on getting this last piece to work. I think I am close, but just don't yet understand the nuts and bolts well enough to figure out what I am doing wrong. Is this single binary file all I need, or do I need to preserve the boot sector, memory area above the application...? etc.) Thanks