Arduino Uno with ESP8266 OTA help

[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.