Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The ESP8266 is by far my favorite board, but here are 5 quirks I came across while using it.
Bootloader Pin Table: zoetrope.io/tech-blog/esp8266-bootloader-modes-and-gpio-state-startup
Useful Parts:
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Wemos D1 Mini Clone* : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/uzFUnIe
Basic Electronics Starter Kit* : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/Imm6euB
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The ESP8266 is by far my favorite board, but here are 5 quirks I came across while using it.
Bootloader Pin Table: zoetrope.io/tech-blog/esp8266-bootloader-modes-and-gpio-state-startup
Useful Parts:
Aliexpress:
Wemos D1 Mini Clone* : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/uzFUnIe
Basic Electronics Starter Kit* : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/Imm6euB
Support what I do by using my Amazon Affiliate links:
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![[Was live] Get my router connection data using an ESP8266](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XW6l6iItdrU/mqdefault.jpg "[Was live] Get my router connection data using an ESP8266
Video starts at 5:05
The objective was to build a device that displayed the routers connection details on my desk (which we got working in this stream).
Originally the plan was to scrape the routers we page, but the page was dynamically loaded in JavaScript so that wouldnt work, I ended up using a background request I saw the page was making to update the page.
Ill be using an Wemos D1 Mini and a OLED screen
WEmos D1 Mini*: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/uzFUnIe
Oled Screen*: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/EqByrzb
Index of steps:
1) Investigation of how to get the data (just using chrome)
2) Getting the screen working
3) Making the post request to the router
4) Parsing the data and display it on screen
My Tools & Kit*:
Ts-100 Soldering Iron
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Logitech C920 HD 1080p Pro webcam
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