IoT using Arduino & ESP8266

The Arduino is a wonderful platform which supports tons of Embedded boards, By default the software comes with pre-loaded Arduino boards, however if you use 3rd party boards like Node MCU / ESP32 / STM32 you would need to install the required boards manager Or the Software Packages using which you can program the Dev board and even upload the codes to it. Also in order to unleash the power of IoT, we would need to install additional Libraries & Boards. Please follow the instructions below in order to install Arduino IDE and to Install ESP8266 Boards for Arduino IDE. ( See below section for screenshot ). Download & Install Arduino https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software Start the Arduino IDE. Go to File & Preferences and, towards the bottom of the window, copy this URL into the Additional Board Manager URLs text box (this is specific for ESP8266 based boards) http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json Click OK. Go to Tools > B

Driver Installation: (Need admin Access) Most of the updated PC running on Windows 10 should have this drivers installed, But if you do not see it installed like the one below. Please download the necessary drivers (Preferably Choice 1 as Windows would automatically choose the correct ones) Choice 1: Right Click and select Update driver  Choice 2: Download and install the driver Manually from the below links (Works for most versions of Windows) For CH340: https://github.com/nodemcu/nodemcu-devkit/tree/master/Drivers For Silicon Labs CP210: https://www.silabs.com/products/development-tools/software/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers Once Downloaded, Extract the Zip file and select "Browse my Computer for driver software" option in Update Driver and point it to the extracted folder location. Once installed, you should have this screen and ensure there are No Exclamation mark in USB 2.0 Ser Device under Device Manager.