💬 ESP-LINK ESP8266 WeMos D1 Mini Adapter Board
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The $2.34 one is "no longer available."
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This is where I have bough from so far:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.htmlOne of them is at $2.34 at the moment
@mfalkvidd said:
This is where I have bough from so far:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.htmlOne of them is at $2.34 at the moment
There's a catch on the $2.57 listing. I could only get free shipping if I purchased a single unit. If I attempted to buy more than one in a single order, then shipping was no longer free.
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@mfalkvidd said:
This is where I have bough from so far:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32710603969.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266-by/32662942091.htmlOne of them is at $2.34 at the moment
There's a catch on the $2.57 listing. I could only get free shipping if I purchased a single unit. If I attempted to buy more than one in a single order, then shipping was no longer free.
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I just now noticed that there's a new version 2 of the D1 Mini. So, maybe the version 1's are priced low because they're being liquidated? Anyhow, Wemos claims it's more stable and has 30% greater radiated emissions. So, I decided to order some of those instead.
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I just now noticed that there's a new version 2 of the D1 Mini. So, maybe the version 1's are priced low because they're being liquidated? Anyhow, Wemos claims it's more stable and has 30% greater radiated emissions. So, I decided to order some of those instead.
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@NeverDie said:
So, I decided to order some of those instead.
Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)
@fets said:
@NeverDie said:
So, I decided to order some of those instead.
Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)
I ordered it from:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS-D1-mini-V2-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-development-ESP8266-by-WeMos/32754697134.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.zAagkaWhereas this link explains it better:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266/1331105_32529101036.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.DrTJYs -
@fets said:
@NeverDie said:
So, I decided to order some of those instead.
Which one did you order ? Can you provide the link please ;)
I ordered it from:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS-D1-mini-V2-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-development-ESP8266-by-WeMos/32754697134.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.zAagkaWhereas this link explains it better:
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/D1-mini-Mini-NodeMcu-4M-bytes-Lua-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based-ESP8266/1331105_32529101036.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.DrTJYs -
@mfalkvidd
The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
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@mfalkvidd
The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
I notice Wemos now also has a 16 Megabyte version of the ESP8266. i.e. 4x the flash of an ESP-12F. I suppose that would make it a better webserver.
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@mfalkvidd
The second link I provided didn't mention the antenna. Rather, it showed this:
@NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.
I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.
The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.
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I think the Version 2 WeMos must have been out for a while already, because the Wemos's I already have and which I purchased a while ago appear to be the Version 2 variety. So, maybe it's old news.
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@NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.
I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.
The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.
@mfalkvidd said:
@NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.
I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.
The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.
Well, then, here you go: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/1331105_32724692514.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.wNYDeV
Not much of a bump in price either. Just $5.
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@mfalkvidd said:
@NeverDie sorry. You had not posted the second link yet when I wrote my reply.
I noticed the larger pcb antenna on your first link so I thought that was the difference, but the ones I have are the old version then, they don't have the v2 stuff on the back side.
The 16MB version sounds nice. I have had trouble fitting all javascript and images on the 4MB version.
Well, then, here you go: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/1331105_32724692514.html?spm=2114.8147860.0.0.wNYDeV
Not much of a bump in price either. Just $5.
@NeverDie thanks.
I've been planning to either offload the files to a cdn (but that only works when the device has an Internet connection of course) or store them on a SD card (which would give access to gigabytes of storage) but there might be cases where the 16MB is a better alternative.
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@mfalkvidd said:
Are your boards clones? They look different than mine. Mine have rounded corners, and they say WeMos.cc on the front. Yours don't have that.
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@mfalkvidd said:
Are your boards clones? They look different than mine. Mine have rounded corners, and they say WeMos.cc on the front. Yours don't have that.
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Apparently all of yours are version 1 then, irrespective of the Antenna.
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Apparently all of yours are version 1 then, irrespective of the Antenna.
I don't think WeMos ever made one with the ESP-12E antenna. IIRC, from Day 1 WeMos was using the ESP-12F. From what I've heard, the 12F antenna is significantly better than the 12E and predecessor antennas. I originally purchased ESP-13 modules, because they had the upgraded antenna, but that was before the ESP-12F came out. I'm happy with the ESP-13's, but I don't know that they have any advantage over the ESP-12F. I now prefer the ESP-12F, if only because it's a bit more compact. Also, the ESP-12F has an LED on the module, whereas the ESP-13's don't.
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I don't think WeMos ever made one with the ESP-12E antenna. IIRC, from Day 1 WeMos was using the ESP-12F. From what I've heard, the 12F antenna is significantly better than the 12E and predecessor antennas. I originally purchased ESP-13 modules, because they had the upgraded antenna, but that was before the ESP-12F came out. I'm happy with the ESP-13's, but I don't know that they have any advantage over the ESP-12F. I now prefer the ESP-12F, if only because it's a bit more compact. Also, the ESP-12F has an LED on the module, whereas the ESP-13's don't.
Anyhow, I think I'll order one of the 16 Megabyte "Pro" versions to give it a spin. I hear you can now run Micropython on an ESP8266, and that might be fun. Who knows? Maybe it could even function as an MQTT server. That would be cool if it could.
