Heltec ESP8266+Arduino Series Quick Start

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We suggest you confirm whether the USB driver, Git and Arduino IDE has installed first. If not, please view this two articles establish serial connection and Install Git and Arduino IDE.

There are two methods to install the development framework, choose on of they:

• Via Arduino Board Manager

• Via Git

 

Via Arduino Board Manager

Step1. Download Arduino-ESP8266 Support

Open Arduino IDE, and click File->Peferences.

Input the last ESP8266 package URL: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/releases/download/0.0.4/package_heltec_esp8266_index.json

Click Tools->Board:->Boards Manager..., search Heltec in the new pop-up dialog, then click install.

The source code of Heltec ESP series (ESP32 & ESP8266) framework available here: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series

Step2. Download the Heltec ESP8266 Library

Open Arduino IDE, then Select Sketch->Include Library->Manage Libraries... Search Heltec ESP8266 and install it.

The source code of Heltec ESP8266 library available here:https://github.com/HelTecAutomation/Heltec_ESP8266

 

Via Git

• For Windows: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/windows.md

• For MacOS: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/mac.md

• For Linux

  • Debian/Ubuntu: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/debian_ubuntu.md

  • Fedora: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/fedora.md

  • OpenSUSE: https://github.com/Heltec-Aaron-Lee/WiFi_Kit_series/blob/master/InstallGuide/opensuse.md

 

Example

This section is used to verify that Arduino programming can be used and that the environment is configured successfully.

• Select Wifi Kit 8 development board.

• Select the corresponding example and upload.

If the screen or serial port has output, it means that the board runs successfully!