Uploading

To upload to the module, configure the following pins:

Pin	Level	Description
CH_PD	High	Enables the chip
GPIO0	Low	Selects UART download [[boot mode
GPIO2	High	Selects UART download [[boot mode
GPIO15	Low	If availble. Selects UART download [[boot mode

Pinout is in Hardware versions

Uploading the Blinky Example

cd /opt/Espressif/source-code-examples/blinky
make ESPPORT=/dev/ttyUSB0 flash

Your device should start toggling GPIO2 a second or so after make completes.

Uploading the IoT Demo

cd /opt/Espressif/ESP8266_SDK/IoT_Demo
cd .output/eagle/debug/image
/opt/Espressif/esptool-py/esptool.py --port /dev/ttyUSB0 write_flash 0x00000 eagle.app.v6.flash.bin 0x40000 eagle.app.v6.irom0text.bin

The procedure is similar for the AT Demo, but the directory is /opt/Espressif/ESP8266_SDK/at_v0.19_on_SDKv0.9.2 instead.

Caveats

• Note to Windows users: For the port argument, use standard port names, e.g. COM3.
• Sometimes a reset is required between uploading the first and second file.
• There are some cases where the upload fails with "Failed to leave Flash mode". Try updating to a newer version of esptool-py or this fixed version.