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alex_g wrote:I think I've done all the right things

Almost...

The default baud rate is 115'200, the rest seems fine. However,

• With recent esptool.py versions you don't even need the '-fs' parameter as it detects the correct flash size automatically.
• With recent NodeMCU versions (anything after 20161201, see https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-firmware/releases) you don't need to flash esp init data. The firmware does that for you.

Also, if ESPlorer says "Please, reset module or continue." just reboot the device.

Wow, that's all I had to do? Change the baud rate!?

It works a treat my the way, and it's SO much nicer working with ESPlorer at 115200 rather than 9600.

Many, many thanks Marcel, beer is in order...

115'200 is just the default but NodeMCU has actually got auto-baud detection. See http://nodemcu.readthedocs.io/en/latest ... art-module and http://nodemcu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/en/upload.

Ah, OK, thanks.
It's just that it definitely was not woring under 9600 baud.

Otherwise I'd never have made the above post!