Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned to solder

Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by noonespecial on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:44PM (#12199784)

And a $8 USB Wifi dongle.

And a $4 USB micro adapter.

And presumably a flash chip for the FS.

Add that to the fact that I've never been able to get a Zero into my hands for less than about $15 after shipping and all that when I can find one at all. (Sparkfun's shipping is only $5 for the ESP)

Its worth learning how to use the ESP8266. Once you've mastered it, you can get them for about $2 each with free shipping on ebay and aliexpress.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by thenomad on Monday August 01, 2016 @06:41AM (#12201356)

What's the best resource for learning the ESP8266? I'm interested in expanding my knowledge if there's a not-too-arcane way to do it.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by whamlastxmas on Monday August 01, 2016 @09:16AM (#12202109)

Get a WeMos D1 and use their examples and read the WeMos/ESP2866 forums. If you want to save $2 per project you can get a USB/TTL adapter and use plain ESPs.

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