ESP8266 and MicroPython

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ESP8266 modules cost about $5 modules and pack a Tensilica core running at 80/160 MHz with roughly 160 KB RAM and ~4 MB flash, programmable via esptool and ESP-open SDK or with a NodeMCU dev board for ~$10. MicroPython ships as a ready binary so Python REPL, Wi‑Fi, sockets, PWM and one analog input run on the chip; there is no OS and limited memory. A graphical dataflow editor is compiled to Python and runs on the device — it works and was reimplemented in MicroPython in days.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:50Flash
3. 4:06Module
4. 5:10Processor
5. 5:23Buying on eBay
6. 6:06Changing the game
7. 6:46Programming
8. 8:31NodeMCU
9. 10:01Software
10. 10:56Open SDK
11. 11:46GCC
12. 13:53C
13. 15:06Other languages
14. 16:14MicroPython
15. 17:00Using MicroPython
16. 18:32WiFi
17. 18:51Web Server
18. 21:15Micro Python
19. 23:44What doesnt it come with
20. 25:01Hobbyhorse project
21. 27:15Summary

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