June 05, 2020

Introduction to ESP-01

ESP-01 Module is basically a low-cost esp8266 module, with built-in WIFI. It was created as an Arduino WIFI module but it can also be programmed to work as standalone. Although this module is cheap but working with it is a little difficult. As it is not a breadboard-friendly module it would be a bad choice for a beginner.

Less I/O pins make it a little difficult to use in standalone mode in projects. It has 8 pins.

  • Pin1: Ground Pin
  • Pin2: GPIO2 Pin 
  • Pin3: GPIO0 Pin
  • Pin4: RXD is UART data receive pin.
  • Pin5: Vcc is for powering the Module. Only 3.3V power is required.
  • Pin6: RST is for external reset. It's active Low in nature.
  • Pin7: CH_PD is an active-high pin for Chip enable.
  • Pin8: TXD is UART data send pin.
Programming this module is a little difficult as it does not have any type of connector. Although programming can be done using Jumper Wires, NodeMCU and Arduino IDE.

Get the Datasheet from the link below:

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