Hey guys.
I have an ESP8266 MOD and I cant find this board on the web editor. I'm thinking I cant add one, only you can right?
I'm downloading the software to get started.
mdurrani:
I'm thinking I cant add one, only you can right?
Wrong, you can only use the boards that the Arduino Web Editor currently supports and the ESP8266 is not one of those. You will need to use the standard Arduino IDE, which you can download for free from here:
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
You can then follow the standard instructions for adding the ESP8266 core for Arduino to the IDE so you can use your ESP8266.
Anyone know if/when ESP8266 support for the web editor will become available?
Anyone know if/when ESP8266 support for the web editor will become available?
When Arduino (the company) sells a board with an ESP8266?
Indeed. All boards in the web IDE are from Arduino. ESP is third party supported in the offline IDE. It's already great they made that possible.
But why not use the offline IDE? Why does everything needs to be online / cloud based?
Why does everything needs to be online / cloud based?
Chromebooks are apparently a management godsend for schools...
Mm, yeah. But then it's indeed a bit of a hassle (or sys admins xD) to get non-Google software working for the architecture.
Right. Thus the interest in web-based editors. Though I might be confusing the "web editor" with "chromeduino" or something...
septillion:
But why not use the offline IDE? Why does everything needs to be online / cloud based?
as an oldie, i really wonder about this too.
i guess for some applications, it would be handy if you really are dealing with just virtual objects, like web pages - but when you're using mechanical objects like a physical microcontroller - come on, make space on your laptop maan !!
(or is it a case of being wary of installing things - having been scared sh*tless by Mircosoft.... 
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BabyGeezer:
(or is it a case of being wary of installing things - having been scared sh*tless by Mircosoft....
Except if you actually want to upload the code to your Arduino board you still need to install the plugin for the Arduino Web Editor to your computer, which I've actually had more trouble with than the regular IDE (though to be fair that was in the earlier days of the Arduino Web Editor and I haven't had another try at the plugin since). You can write code, compile code, and share code via the web editor without installing anything.
does the web editor support pcDuino3B?
awesome
septillion:
But why not use the offline IDE? Why does everything needs to be online / cloud based?
Working in the cloud has many advantages, especially for a hobbyist!
Working with electronics only randomly, it eliminates the task of keeping track of your files, it eliminates hours of connecting to a com port,... (sometimes)
You don`t need your laptop to do some work, for me Arduino Create is just great.
johnguy:
it eliminates the task of keeping track of your files
Don't really see how that's an issue... Offline IDE just comes with a default folder, just place your projects there and done. If you want portable you can sync that folder to a normal cloud.
johnguy:
it eliminates hours of connecting to a com port,... (sometimes)
This one I really don't get... You still need a (virtual) COM-port to program, how is the cloud changing that?
johnguy:
You don`t need your laptop to do some work, for me Arduino Create is just great.
So you can just program in mid air or something?
Or does it just boil down to the fact your projects are in the cloud? If so, still think it's easier to just use a regular cloud service to do that and skip the extra complexity of a cloud based compiler...
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Ask Espreiff about Arduino web IDE support for the ESP8266.