ESP8266 Community Forum

- Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:04 pm #2236 Hi

As a begginer in this world, I have read a lot of threads to understand the compiling of ESP8266 firmware. Here I write my own conclusions:

Compiling AT:
-Create a folder and copy sdk ( http://bbs.espressif.com/download/file.php?id=9 ) and AT ( http://bbs.espressif.com/download/file.php?id=13 ) inside.
-Install Oracle Virtualbox in your system.
-Download the virtualbox lubuntu image from https://drive.google.com/folderview?id= ... sp=sharing and double click the ovt file, this will import the virtual machine into your virtualbox.
-Edit shared folders and change the path to the one in first point.
-Run the virtual machine.
-Follow the steps on next video: (password for sudo/root is espressif)

Updating firmware
-You need a usb2serial dongle that works with 3v3 levels.
-To enter in programming mode, wire wi07c as:

-Follow the steps on next video: (You can download the tool to upload firmware from: http://bbs.espressif.com/download/file.php?id=28 )

If you want a finished result, you can download the bin firmware files from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0nbh8wg0brvn ... v9aVa?dl=0

- Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:00 pm #2247 Thx man it needed a windows on a vm but it does the job