I have a wifi module I can't get to work.I would just like to configure it but I can't find any way or source that actually works.Following there is the extended story.
I bought this WI FI module over e-bay, the shop called it "wifi module", so I was expecting some standard board, that could be used after a quick look on the internet; with that I don't mean some "plug n' play" shield, but at least having a way to see if it works.
First of all, the board didn't even have a name on it.The seller didn't respond when asked.
I eventually found it,it's the ESP 01E (black-"all cloud inside" written on it).
ANY single tutorial on the internet is not for this model, but for others of the same family. I thought the two would have the same "programming"/firmware and pinout; so that any tutorial was good enought.My idea was supported by many tutorial advertising my module and having the blue one instead.
I've tried lots of tutorials, read the datasheet, either used it with Arduino or as a standalone(removing the arduino IC and using it to program the module), or commandig it via serial(AT commands or something?) but to no avail and I can't even find a way to test if it is working.
The only result as of now was to get it to blink after a reset, and one time it randomly worked as a hotspot, but I hadn't even connected the wires that are marked in Every tutorial.
Tryed flashing it but the program supposed to do that simply responded by showing me a window popup containing a row of DOTS!(Nice work handling errors).
The last two tutorials I followed are here:
Some of the problems I've seen repeated in many tutorials are that there are different firmwares, the pinout of some pins are uncertain ant that the baud rate is generated at random apparently as nobody knows.
Any help? At least tell me if i'm approaching it the wrong way, as I'm not so experienced with this kind of moule;