I've been using the ESP8266 on some development boards (Wemos D1, NodeMCU, ESP DevKitC, etc.) for a while now. But recently, I started to research how I could develop embedded systems beyond the Arduino framework.
Thus I wanted to experiment with the ESP8266 RTOS SDK and have a way of toying around, so I figured out that using a breadboard is the way to go. But there's a significant problem. You can't solder some regular 0.1" pins to the IC.
Designing the PCBI wanted to keep things simple. So I created a layout that felt neat and organized for a breadboard (Keep in mind this is one of my first PCBs ever :P), putting the "special" pins on one side of the board and the "free" GPIO pins on the other side.
Currently I'm waiting for the PCBs. Will be posting some snaps and afterthoughts as soon as they arrive.
Any recommendations are welcome!
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