My first try to use a Node MCU. I have installed ESP8266 Community version 2.7.4 using Boards Manager.
I have checked that the drivers are in OS Big Sur with the result:
total 48
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2553 1 Jan 2020 Info.plist
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96 1 Jan 2020 _CodeSignature
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 126576 1 Jan 2020 com.apple.DriverKit-AppleUSBCHCOM
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 536 1 Jan 2020 version.plist
Checked correct Board (Node MCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module) and port (/dev/cu.usbserial-1430) selected.
Tried to upload simplest Blink sketch and get error that I do not understand. Don't understand how to attach documents, so sketch and error in full text below.
Advice will be much appreciated.
Sketch:
#define ledPin1 2 // LED connected to GPIO 2
#define ledPin2 16 // LED connected to GPIO 16
void setup()
{
pinMode(ledPin1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
digitalWrite(ledPin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(ledPin1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
delay(1000);
}
Error Message:
Arduino: 1.8.13 (Mac OS X), Board: "NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module), 80 MHz, Flash, Legacy (new can return nullptr), All SSL ciphers (most compatible), 4MB (FS:2MB OTA:~1019KB), 2, v2 Lower Memory, Disabled, None, Only Sketch, 115200"
/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware -hardware /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages -tools /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/tools-builder -tools /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/avr -tools /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages -built-in-libraries /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/libraries -libraries /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/libraries -fqbn=esp8266:esp8266:nodemcuv2:xtal=80,vt=flash,exception=legacy,ssl=all,eesz=4M2M,led=2,ip=lm2f,dbg=Disabled,lvl=None____,wipe=none,baud=115200 -vid-pid=0000_0000 -ide-version=10813 -build-path /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028 -warnings=none -build-cache /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_cache_370911 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.mklittlefs.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mklittlefs/2.5.0-4-fe5bb56 -prefs=runtime.tools.mklittlefs-2.5.0-4-fe5bb56.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mklittlefs/2.5.0-4-fe5bb56 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc-2.5.0-4-b40a506.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mkspiffs/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs-2.5.0-4-b40a506.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mkspiffs/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.python3.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1 -prefs=runtime.tools.python3-3.7.2-post1.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1 -verbose /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino
/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware -hardware /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages -tools /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/tools-builder -tools /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware/tools/avr -tools /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages -built-in-libraries /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/libraries -libraries /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/libraries -fqbn=esp8266:esp8266:nodemcuv2:xtal=80,vt=flash,exception=legacy,ssl=all,eesz=4M2M,led=2,ip=lm2f,dbg=Disabled,lvl=None____,wipe=none,baud=115200 -vid-pid=0000_0000 -ide-version=10813 -build-path /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028 -warnings=none -build-cache /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_cache_370911 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.mklittlefs.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mklittlefs/2.5.0-4-fe5bb56 -prefs=runtime.tools.mklittlefs-2.5.0-4-fe5bb56.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mklittlefs/2.5.0-4-fe5bb56 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc-2.5.0-4-b40a506.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mkspiffs/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.mkspiffs-2.5.0-4-b40a506.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/mkspiffs/2.5.0-4-b40a506 -prefs=runtime.tools.python3.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1 -prefs=runtime.tools.python3-3.7.2-post1.path=/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1 -verbose /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino
Using board 'nodemcuv2' from platform in folder: /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4
Using core 'esp8266' from platform in folder: /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4
Detecting libraries used...
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++ -D__ets__ -DICACHE_FLASH -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/lwip2/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/libc/xtensa-lx106-elf/include -I/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/core -c -w -Os -g -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals -fno-rtti -falign-functions=4 -std=gnu++11 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -w -x c++ -E -CC -DNONOSDK22x_190703=1 -DF_CPU=80000000L -DLWIP_OPEN_SRC -DTCP_MSS=536 -DLWIP_FEATURES=1 -DLWIP_IPV6=0 -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_ESP8266_NODEMCU -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266 "-DARDUINO_BOARD="ESP8266_NODEMCU"" -DLED_BUILTIN=2 -DFLASHMODE_DIO -DESP8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/cores/esp8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/variants/nodemcu /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/sketch/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.cpp -o /dev/null -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE
Generating function prototypes...
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++ -D__ets__ -DICACHE_FLASH -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/lwip2/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/libc/xtensa-lx106-elf/include -I/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/core -c -w -Os -g -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals -fno-rtti -falign-functions=4 -std=gnu++11 -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -w -x c++ -E -CC -DNONOSDK22x_190703=1 -DF_CPU=80000000L -DLWIP_OPEN_SRC -DTCP_MSS=536 -DLWIP_FEATURES=1 -DLWIP_IPV6=0 -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_ESP8266_NODEMCU -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266 "-DARDUINO_BOARD="ESP8266_NODEMCU"" -DLED_BUILTIN=2 -DFLASHMODE_DIO -DESP8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/cores/esp8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/variants/nodemcu /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/sketch/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.cpp -o /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE
/Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Java/tools-builder/ctags/5.8-arduino11/ctags -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/preproc/ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp
Compiling sketch...
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1/python3 /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/signing.py --mode header --publickey /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E/public.key --out /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/core/Updater_Signing.h
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-g++ -D__ets__ -DICACHE_FLASH -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/lwip2/include -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/libc/xtensa-lx106-elf/include -I/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/core -c -w -Os -g -mlongcalls -mtext-section-literals -fno-rtti -falign-functions=4 -std=gnu++11 -MMD -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-exceptions -DNONOSDK22x_190703=1 -DF_CPU=80000000L -DLWIP_OPEN_SRC -DTCP_MSS=536 -DLWIP_FEATURES=1 -DLWIP_IPV6=0 -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_ESP8266_NODEMCU -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP8266 "-DARDUINO_BOARD="ESP8266_NODEMCU"" -DLED_BUILTIN=2 -DFLASHMODE_DIO -DESP8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/cores/esp8266 -I/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/variants/nodemcu /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/sketch/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.cpp -o /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/sketch/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.cpp.o
Compiling libraries...
Compiling core...
Using precompiled core: /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_cache_370911/core/core_a4d27104084f29b1caa15d0bf314408b.a
Linking everything together...
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc -CC -E -P -DVTABLES_IN_FLASH /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/ld/eagle.app.v6.common.ld.h -o /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/local.eagle.app.v6.common.ld
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc -fno-exceptions -Wl,-Map -Wl,/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.map -g -w -Os -nostdlib -Wl,--no-check-sections -u app_entry -u _printf_float -u _scanf_float -Wl,-static -L/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/lib -L/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/lib/NONOSDK22x_190703 -L/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/ld -L/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sdk/libc/xtensa-lx106-elf/lib -Teagle.flash.4m2m.ld -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,-wrap,system_restart_local -Wl,-wrap,spi_flash_read -o /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.elf -Wl,--start-group /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/sketch/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.cpp.o /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_cache_370911/core/core_a4d27104084f29b1caa15d0bf314408b.a -lhal -lphy -lpp -lnet80211 -llwip2-536-feat -lwpa -lcrypto -lmain -lwps -lbearssl -laxtls -lespnow -lsmartconfig -lairkiss -lwpa2 -lstdc++ -lm -lc -lgcc -Wl,--end-group -L/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1/python3 /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/elf2bin.py --eboot /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/bootloaders/eboot/eboot.elf --app /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.elf --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 40 --flash_size 4M --path /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin --out /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin
Creating BIN file "/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin" using "/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/bootloaders/eboot/eboot.elf" and "/var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.elf"
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1/python3 /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/signing.py --mode sign --privatekey /Users/mikedale/Documents/Arduino/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E/private.key --bin /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin --out /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin.signed --legacy /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin.legacy_sig
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1/python3 /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/sizes.py --elf /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.elf --path /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin
Executable segment sizes:
IROM : 232824 - code in flash (default or ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR)
IRAM : 27260 / 32768 - code in IRAM (ICACHE_RAM_ATTR, ISRs...)
DATA : 1248 ) - initialized variables (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
RODATA : 704 ) / 81920 - constants (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
BSS : 24952 ) - zeroed variables (global, static) in RAM/HEAP
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/xtensa-lx106-elf-gcc/2.5.0-4-b40a506/bin/xtensa-lx106-elf-size -A /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.elf
Sketch uses 262036 bytes (25%) of program storage space. Maximum is 1044464 bytes.
Global variables use 26904 bytes (32%) of dynamic memory, leaving 55016 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 81920 bytes.
/Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/tools/python3/3.7.2-post1/python3 /Users/mikedale/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.7.4/tools/upload.py --chip esp8266 --port /dev/cu.usbserial-1430 --baud 115200 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash 0x0 /var/folders/ns/56wgchjd4s13hqg7rsfwz_p40000gn/T/arduino_build_915028/Blink_on_NodeMCU12E.ino.bin
pyserial or esptool directories not found next to this upload.py tool.
An error occurred while uploading the sketch