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 @09:48PM (#12199797)

Oh huge bump for recommending the Wemos D1. Built in USB to serial. Easy integration with arduino platform. Not magic button presses to enter flash/upload mode. A very easy way to get started with ESP8266. Worth the extra dollar or 2 per unit.

Also check out this one. A wemos made in the shape of a Uno so you can use shields and everything for only $6.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-WeMos-D1-R2-WiFi-uno-base...

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by StavrosK on Sunday July 31, 2016 @09:53PM (#12199815)

Ah yes, the big WeMos is also good, but the Uno form factor is just too monstrously large these days.

I also designed a tiny breakout board that's pretty much the size of the ESP8266 12E plus some pins (https://github.com/skorokithakis/tiny-ESP8266-breakout), but it's just that, a breakout. I definitely prefer the WeMos for most things, nowadays.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by voltagex_ on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:15PM (#12199877)

Any idea what serial chipset these use? (for USB->TTL)

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by noonespecial on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:36PM (#12199934)

Unfortunately its the CH340 USB-TTL. Serviceable but not great by any stretch. OTOH, windows won't ever brick it because it thinks its a fake.

Been meaning to have a go at rolling one of these myself using the mighty microchip MCP2221 instead.

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Re:Why I stopped hacking the Amazon Dash button and learned ... by voltagex_ on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:51PM (#12199959)

AFAICT the FTDI bricking code was taken out of the Windows Update driver.

I'm glad it's a CH340 - I've had no problems with those, unlike Prolific or (fake) FTDI devices.

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