Board d1 (platform esp8266, package esp8266) is unknown

[webwarrior]

Installed via the Board manager on Arduino 1.6.7

Can't compile any of the samples.

I used this for the board manager to get the wemos D1 board working:
http://www.wemos.cc/versions/77428ba/package_esp8266com_index.json

Am I better off with:
http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json ?

As the Wemos D1 wifi board esentially has NodeMCU thingy on it...

What should I do?

[igrr]

Are you getting this error when you are using boards manager package from wemos.cc or from arduino.esp8266.com?

[webwarrior]

Hi,

I get it when I install it via the board manager, using the link provided by wemos.cc

Does that make sense?

[igrr]

If you get an error with a link provided by wemos.cc, then perhaps you should raise an issue with them?

That said, we do have "Wemos D1" board option in the latest 2.0.0 stable version (http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json). Compiling sketches with this board selected in "Tools > Board" menu seems to work.

[webwarrior]

I just installed the v 2.0.0 stable version you mentioned on my Mac and that seemed to work and compile.

Don't have the board here with me to upload it to test it.

Where do I take up the issue with wemos.cc?

It would probably help them if I can help them solve bugs like these.

Why do they not provide your link, rather than theirs, as you do have the D1 and D1 Mini boards in your list?

Thanks for the help!

Shaun O'Reilly

[igrr]

The first line on http://www.wemos.cc/wiki/doku.php?id=en:arduino_get_started says:

The WeMos D1 & D1 mini is join to esp8266/Arduino now

I guess this is supposed to mean that these boards are supported in our project now. Perhaps @wemos can clarify this further.

[webwarrior]

I will take it up with them, as their link installs esp8266/1.6.5-20151115-77428ba/libraries/esp8266:

This will help other noobs like me in the future to get the correct libraries.

You are probably the most helpful person in the entire esp8266/Arduino space, I have seen your dedication in the other posts.

Well done!

[webwarrior]

I suggested the change on the wiki page.

Hope that will help future visitors.

[wemos]

thank you @webwarrior @igrr

[wemos]

@igrr
I delete that word in my wiki.
sorry, my poor english.
I write that words in my wiki, just mean you can find D1 boards in esp8266/arduino

[webwarrior]

you are welcome.

I have the "NodeMCU ESP8266 WiFi V1.0 Rev 2.0 Dev Board Lua" , as well as the "Based ESP8266 WeMos D1 WiFi UNO for Arduino Compatible Development Board". Both stopped allowing me to update them via the USB cable after I tested one of my sketches on both, think it had an overload bug to to a big json string.

I can now update the NodeMCU ESP8266 board luckily when I press the flash button, but not otherwise.

The D1 board does not have that feature, and I am unable to update it via the usb cable now.
Is there other software that can help me out of that situation?

[webwarrior]

@wemos , I thought that sentence was useful for newcomers.

But if you do not need it there, it does not matter. Your english is not too bad!

[wemos]

do you setup usb-uart driver from my website

[webwarrior]

Will do, thanks.