Wi-Fi capable Arduino Mega compatible by Wemos
Wemos the leading manufacture for cheap wireless breakout boards that are compatible with Arduino microcontrollers have made it easier for users to use their device by integrating onto a Arduino mega board. This wemos compatible board features a ch340 for the usb communication so you may want to install the drivers necessary to be able to program this board. The standard printer port usb b connectors have been changed to micro USB b connectors for convivence. This board also features a u.Fl connector if you want to extend the range of the antenna!
This microcontroller features the esp8266 with 32mb of memory and a ATmega2560. They even provided special dip pins to toggle the settings for the esp to work with the Arduino or work individually.
DIP- switch:
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CONNECTION |
DIP |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
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ATMEGA2560<->ESP8266 |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
|
USB <->ATMEGA2560 |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
|
USB<->ESP8266 (UPDATE FIRMWARE OR SKETCH) |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
ON |
|
USB<->ESP8266 (COMMUNICATION) |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
ON |
ON |
OFF |
|
ALL INDEPENDENT |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
OFF |
DRIVER LINK: http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_EXE.html
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