All,
Hope all is well. I am new to the electronics world, and I feel that I understand the basics. I built an electronic circuit that uses the Arduino IC (ATMEGA328p-pu) IC, and the ESP8266. I moved out the IC Circuit from the Arduino Board, and moved it into my own board, so that I could free myself from using the Arduino system, just using the IC.
The system that I am building has 4 water sensors and will trigger a web request when the sensor is triggered.
Everything works OK when I use the 5v and the 3.3v regulator built into the Arduino Board, but when I build my own, the 5v starts to get too hot very quickly. I KNOW that the ESP8266 uses a lot of electricity, but I don't know how to support it with my current regulator setup. I know that I am doing something wrong, and would ask if you could help me clue into what I am doing incorrectly. Also, usually about 3 seconds into it being powered on using a 12v power supply, it will stop working all together.
Note: I basically did moved my IC Board much like this: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/ArduinoToBreadboard
The Parts that I am using are as follows:
Addicore 5V 1.5A Positive Voltage Regulator L7805CV in Antistatic Foam (5pcs)
5pcs Addicore 3.3V 950mA LD33V LD1117V33 Voltage Regulator in Antistatic Foam
3-pack NEW Atmega328p-pu Chip w/ Arduino UNO Bootloader
Makerfire 4pcs ESP8266 Serial Wireless Wifi Transceiver Module Esp-01
100 Pcs 6 x 11mm 100uF 25V Radial Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
Here is my circuits.io, it has the setup and the code) https://circuits.io/circuits/2554003-button-press-wifi-with-esp8266/ enter image description here
My basic and wiring schema for the ESP8266 setup is like this: Arduino to ESP8266 By Serial Communication | Martyn Currey
My question is what am I doing wrong? Is anyone able to help point me in the right direction? Do I not have the right parts? Do I need something more?
Again, it works GREAT when the breadboard's power is using the Arduino's built in power regulator.
