Generic ESP8266 =============== .. seo:: :description: Instructions for using generic ESP8266s with ESPHome. :image: esp8266.png :keywords: ESP8266 All ESP8266-based devices are supported by ESPHome. Simply select ``ESP8266`` when the ESPHome wizard asks you for your platform and choose a board type from `this link `__ when the wizard asks you for the board type. .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry esphome: name: livingroom platform: ESP8266 board: Many boards have a pin numbering for the exposed pins that is different from the internally used ones. ESPHome tries to map the silk-screen pin numbers into the internal pin numbers with a few boards, but for generic ESP8266 boards it is often required to just use the internal pin numbers. To do this, just prefix all pins with ``GPIO``, for example ``GPIO0`` for the pin with the internal pin number 0. Some notes on the pins: - ``GPIO6`` - ``GPIO11``, ``GPIO0``, ``GPIO2`` and ``GPIO15`` are often already used by the internal flash interface and boot mode detection. So it's best to avoid using these pins. - ``GPIO17`` additionally has an ADC connected to it. See the :doc:`/components/sensor/adc` to read out voltages (in the range from 0 to 1.0V) on this pin. .. code-block:: yaml # Example configuration entry esphome: name: livingroom platform: ESP8266 board: nodemcuv2 binary_sensor: - platform: gpio name: "Pin GPIO17" pin: GPIO17 Special Pins ------------ =================== ============================================= ``GPIO0`` Controls Boot Mode ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO1`` UART TX pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO2`` Controls Boot Mode ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO3`` UART RX pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO6`` SDIO/Flash CLK pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO7`` SDIO/Flash Data 0 pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO8`` SDIO/Flash Data 1 pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO9`` SDIO/Flash Data 2 pin (qio/qout only) ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO10`` SDIO/Flash Data 3 pin (qio/qout only) ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO11`` SDIO/Flash CMD pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO12`` Attached to Hardware SPI controller MISO ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO13`` Attached to Hardware SPI controller MOSI ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO14`` Attached to Hardware SPI controller CLK ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO15`` Controls Boot Mode; Attached to Hardware SPI controller CS ------------------- --------------------------------------------- ``GPIO16`` Special pin that can be accessed from RTC, and is Deep-Sleep wakeup pin ------------------- --------------------------------------------- TOUT aka ``GPIO17`` ADC pin for measuring voltages, can only be used as analog input pin =================== ============================================= This means effectively only the following pins can be used as general purpose GPIO: ========== ============================== ============================== **Pin** **Restrictions** **State after Reset** ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO0`` If HIGH on boot Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO2`` If HIGH on boot Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO4`` High Impedance ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO5`` High Impedance ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO6`` Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO12`` Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO13`` Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO14`` Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO15`` If LOW on boot Weak Pull Up ---------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ``GPIO16`` Has pull-down (but no pull-up Weak Pull Down resistor ========== ============================== ============================== Boot Modes ---------- On each boot, the ESP8266 will check three pins to determine in which boot mode to enter. There are three boot modes: ========================= ========= ========= ========== ============== **Mode** ``GPIO0`` ``GPIO2`` ``GPIO15`` ``boot mode:`` ------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- -------------- Boot from Flash (normal) HIGH HIGH LOW 3 ------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- -------------- Download Code from UART LOW HIGH LOW 1 ------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- -------------- Boot from SD-Card ANY ANY HIGH 4-7 ========================= ========= ========= ========== ============== You can identify these on boot-up by looking at the UART output, the first number in the ``boot mode:`` line tells you what mode was selected .. code-block:: text ets Jan 8 2013,rst cause:4, boot mode:(3,6) The first lines when viewing the UART logs might have unrecognized characters. This is because the ESP8266 bootloader uses a baudrate of 76800, whereas the use program uses 115200. Reset Causes ------------ Additionally, the first line also contains the **reset cause**. These reset causes `are documented `__: == =================================== 0 Undefined -- ----------------------------------- 1 Power On Reboot -- ----------------------------------- 2 External reset or deep-sleep wakeup -- ----------------------------------- 4 Hardware WDT reset == =================================== After a software reset, the reset cause will not change. Electrical Characteristics -------------------------- =========================================================== =========== =========== =========== =========== **Parameter** **Min.** **Typical** **Max.** **Unit** ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Operating Temperature -40 125 °C ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Working Voltage ``V_IO`` 2.5 3.3 3.6 V ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ``V_IL`` - INPUT voltage level to be considered LOW -0.3 0.25*V_IO V ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ``V_IH`` - INPUT voltage level to be considered HIGH 0.75*V_IO 3.6 V ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ``V_OL`` - OUTPUT voltage level for LOW 0.1*V_IO V ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ``V_OH`` - OUTPUT voltage level for HIGH 0.8*V_IO V ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ``I_MAX`` - Maximum current for GPIO 12 mA ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Power Consumption in Deep Sleep 20 µA ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Power Consumption in Active Mode 120 mA =========================================================== =========== =========== =========== =========== Source: `ESP8266EX datasheet `__ The internal pull up/down resistors have values of 30kΩ to 100kΩ (`source `__). See Also -------- - :doc:`nodemcu_esp8266` - :ghedit:`Edit` .. disqus::