Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE. Finall… ...

Sweet! That turns this into an Arduino compatible board which solves something that has long bothered me. I’ve seen a ton of really simple Arduino projects that use the ESP8266 externally.

Sean Hodgins has launched a new Kickstarter campaign this week to promote a Kickstarter special ESP8266 and FTDI Board that is small enough to keep on your keychain. This is a limited edition run ...