Manual flashing of the ESP8266 may be necessary if, for any reason, the standard web installer upload is inaccessible. We recommend uploading the software image in .bin format to your ESP8266 using the NodeMCU Firmware Programmer. This tool has an intuitive interface, works reliably, and is easy to use, even for beginners. Download the .bin … Read more
To revive the unicontrol module or to set parameters that are inaccessible due to missing Wi-Fi connection, it is possible to access the ESP8266 in an emergency mode via the integrated serial interface. It can be useful, in case of a forgotten password, entering wrong values by mistake during configuration, Wi-Fi malfunction – etc… Before … Read more
When the hardware intended for our own project is ready, the first thing we need to do is to upload the unicontrol software to the module. The easiest and recommended method is to upload it using the freely available Flasher program as described here. Once the software is successfully uploaded to the module, a reset … Read more
The unicontrol software was developed as a small intelligent control system tailored-made for ESP8266 modules and primarily intended for our ESPtronic V1.2 board. It is however, also possible and very effective to use it for a number of ready-made control units from most manufacturers equipped with the ESP8266 module. This includes industrially used components such … Read more
The “Heating/Cooling Temperature Regulator” (HTR) software for our AYAtec_ESPtronic-V1.2 board is used to regulate and monitor temperatures in the required area (home heating, garages, aquarium, terrarium, animal husbandry, swimming pool, whirlpool …). Depending on which version is loaded into the control module or what HW configuration the module has depends on how many independent spaces … Read more