Nice tutorial from Jeremy Morgan.
Recently I showed a friend of mine some of the projects I’ve working on with Arduino and Wifi, and he introduced me to the ESP8266 chip. I found them all over the internet ranging from $1.50 US to $20, with a variety of configurations and manufacturers. I decided to go with a company I trust, Adafruit Industries, and see what their offering is like.
Full disclosure: I was not paid or compensated by Adafruit, I purchased this product. You can grab one for $9.95 here.
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