Arduino Uno with ESP8266 OTA help

[puddney]

HI all,

I am quite new to Arduino and Blynk, but I have managed to get a Uno and a ESP8266 module and my code working fine. I can upload my sketches via usb fine but now I need to get it to work OTA.

I have tried most OTA libraries but they fail to compile for the uno.

Is there another way to get this to work or am I better off buying another board that will work?

Cheers!

**BTW Blynk is freaking awesome

[PeteKnight]

You can only do OTA with ESP based boards and the ESP-01 that you are using is only used as a Wi-Fi modem, it’s not where the code is stored.

Have a read of this if want to think about alternative boards:

Which board should I choose for my first Blynk project?

I thought I’d write a piece about my thoughts on the best hardware to use for your IoT projects if you’re just starting-out with Blynk. I did what many people do, started-off buying an Arduino Uno and uploaded some code to make it flash an LED. After about 10 seconds of watching the LED flash I was bored, and wanted to do more (I have a short attention span ). The next task was getting the Uno connected to the internet and I chose the Ethernet Shield route. After around 6 months of m…

Pete.

[puddney]

Thanks Pete, I had a feeling that might have been the case.

After having a read I will get a NodeMCU board and go from there.

Cheers