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2016-06-23T21:52:08Z

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2016-06-23T17:02:59Z

Reflash Dance

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	Ariiiiiight! Finally a competent person who can articulate themselves in their documentation process! http://www.xess.com/blog/esp8266-reflash/		Ariiiiiight! Finally a competent person who can articulate themselves in their documentation process! http://www.xess.com/blog/esp8266-reflash/

			He sets up the programming board, and says in the comments that he used 2.2K resistors. He also says, "I think any value between 1K and 10K will work."

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2016-06-23T17:00:45Z

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	--baud BAUD, -b BAUD Serial port baud rate used when flashing/reading		--baud BAUD, -b BAUD Serial port baud rate used when flashing/reading
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			==Reflash Dance==

			Ariiiiiight! Finally a competent person who can articulate themselves in their documentation process! http://www.xess.com/blog/esp8266-reflash/

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2016-06-23T16:59:57Z

ESP SDK

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	--baud BAUD, -b BAUD Serial port baud rate used when flashing/reading		--baud BAUD, -b BAUD Serial port baud rate used when flashing/reading
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	~~===ESP SDK===~~

	~~Download the ESP SDK from here: http://bbs.espressif.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=850~~

	~~To implement AT firmware, download the non-OS SDK (whatever the hell that means).~~

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2016-06-23T16:59:03Z

Attempt Number 3

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 This is straight up STUPID.
-Thanks to Espressif, the company that manufactures these boards, for providing absolutely ZERO documentation for these chips. But at least they provide a forum for their (incompetent) users.
+Thanks to Espressif, the company that manufactures these boards, for providing absolutely ZERO documentation for these chips.
-Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain the circuitry required to make one of these things work? I have seen circuit diagrams showing resistors that have no component value. I have seen circuit diagrams that are literally impossible and make no sense. I have seen people referring to firmware files that simply do not exist or have disappeared. I have seen smug hand-waving statements like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" - without the author mentioning a single such tool. Thanks, Einstein!
+Existing documentation is garbage - missing links, inadequate explanations, no documentation of circuits, missing and broken links, old resources, and tutorials written in broken English that are vague at the most critical points.
 ==Flashing the Firmware==

2016-06-23T16:57:40Z

What A Stupid Chip

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	* flash your stupid program binary onto the microprocessor onboard the ESP8266		* flash your stupid program binary onto the microprocessor onboard the ESP8266

	~~==What A Stupid Chip==~~		This chip is stupid.

	https://hpclab.blogspot.com/2015/06/esp8266-arduino-ide-on-mac-os-x.html		https://hpclab.blogspot.com/2015/06/esp8266-arduino-ide-on-mac-os-x.html

2016-06-23T07:16:09Z

The Procedure

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	* compiling your stupid program will make an ELF file, so use the esptool to turn that ELF file into a binary file that can be flashed		* compiling your stupid program will make an ELF file, so use the esptool to turn that ELF file into a binary file that can be flashed
	* flash your stupid program binary onto the microprocessor onboard the ESP8266		* flash your stupid program binary onto the microprocessor onboard the ESP8266

			==What A Stupid Chip==

			https://hpclab.blogspot.com/2015/06/esp8266-arduino-ide-on-mac-os-x.html

	==Flashing the Firmware==		==Flashing the Firmware==

2016-06-23T07:07:59Z

Attempt Number 3

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 This is straight up STUPID.
-Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain their circuitry? I have seen diagrams with resistors with absolutely no ratings. I have seen circuit diagrams that make absolutely no sense. I have seen firmware files referred to that simply do not exist. I have seen hand-waving like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" - without the author mentioning a single such tool. Thanks, Einstein!
+Thanks to Espressif, the company that manufactures these boards, for providing absolutely ZERO documentation for these chips. But at least they provide a forum for their (incompetent) users.
-This is a chip with a lot of potential, but most of the documentation is just absolute garbage.
+Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain the circuitry required to make one of these things work? I have seen circuit diagrams showing resistors that have no component value. I have seen circuit diagrams that are literally impossible and make no sense. I have seen people referring to firmware files that simply do not exist or have disappeared. I have seen smug hand-waving statements like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" - without the author mentioning a single such tool. Thanks, Einstein!
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2016-06-23T06:49:04Z

Attempt Number 3

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	=Attempt Number 3=		=Attempt Number 3=

	This is straight up STUPID. Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain their circuitry? I am seeing diagrams with resistors with no ratings, circuits that make absolutely no sense, firmware files that do not exist, hand-wavey comments like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" without a single mention of a single such tool.		This is straight up STUPID.

	This is a chip with a lot of potential, but ~~a lot~~ of documentation ~~about it~~ is just absolute garbage~~. Getting tired of the runaround~~.		Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain their circuitry? I have seen diagrams with resistors with absolutely no ratings. I have seen circuit diagrams that make absolutely no sense. I have seen firmware files referred to that simply do not exist. I have seen hand-waving like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" - without the author mentioning a single such tool. Thanks, Einstein!

			This is a chip with a lot of potential, but most of the documentation is just absolute garbage.

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2016-06-23T06:47:37Z

Starting Over

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	=~~Starting Over~~=		=Attempt Number 2=

	Okay, let's start over.		Okay, let's start over.
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	http://reflowster.com/blog/2015/05/11/esp8266.html		http://reflowster.com/blog/2015/05/11/esp8266.html

			=Attempt Number 3=

			This is straight up STUPID. Is it really the case that no single person can adequately explain their circuitry? I am seeing diagrams with resistors with no ratings, circuits that make absolutely no sense, firmware files that do not exist, hand-wavey comments like "use your favorite tool to flash the firmware of the ESP8266" without a single mention of a single such tool.

			This is a chip with a lot of potential, but a lot of documentation about it is just absolute garbage. Getting tired of the runaround.

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