In the Arduino IDE, I set the board type to “Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266” and the COM port to COM13, which is my USB to serial adapter board. Then, I uploaded the sketch, which also compiles the code.

Arduino enthusiasts looking for a new project to keep them busy this weekend might be interested in how to use the Arduino IoT Cloud and Amazon Alexa to interact with your sensors. A new project ...

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… ...

This hack puts them together to use an Alexa voice command to open and close your blinds. DIY hacker Yavin0427 demonstrates the sweet setup in the video above.

That’s the idea behind the MKR1000. But the real question you have to ask is: is it better to use an integrated component or just put an Arduino and ESP8266 together?