SPARKFUN EASYDRIVER - STEPPER MOTOR DRIVER

SPARKFUN EASYDRIVER - STEPPER MOTOR DRIVER

This is the SparkFun ESP8266 Thing Dev Board – a development board that has been solely designed around
the ESP8266, with an integrated FTDI USB-to-Serial chip. The ESP8266 is a cost-effective, and very capable
WiFi-enabled microcontroller. Like any microcontroller, it can be programmed to blink LEDs, trigger relays,
monitor sensors, or automate coffee makers, and with an integrated WiFi controller, the ESP8266 is a one-stop
shop for almost any Internet-connected project. To top it all off, the ESP8266 is incredibly easy-to-use:
firmware can be developed in Arduino, and uploaded over a simple, serial interface. The ESP8266 Thing
Development Board breaks out all of the module’s pins, and the USB-to-serial converter means you don’t
need any peripheral components to program the chip. Just plug in a USB cable, download the Arduino board
definitions, and start IoT-ing.

The ESP8266 Thing Development Board is a relatively simple board. The pins are broken out to two parallel,
breadboard-compatible rows. The USB connector sits next to an optional power supply input, and an ON/OFF
switch – controlling power to the ESP8266 – sits next to that. And LEDs towards the inside of the board indicate
power, charge, and status of the IC. The ESP8266’s maximum voltage is 3.6V, so the Thing has an onboard 3.3V
regulator to deliver a safe, consistent voltage to the IC. That means the ESP8266’s I/O pins also run at 3.3V,
you’ll need to level shift any 5V signals running into the IC. If your project requires a power source other than
USB, the Thing Dev Board includes footprints for a 2-pin JST, 2-pin 3.5mm screw terminal, or a simple 0.1"-pitch
2-pin header. This board has 4Mbit SPI (512KB) on board flash memory. Unlike the original ESP8266 Thing, the
ESP8266 Thing Dev Board does not have a built-in LiPo charger.

The Thing Dev Board even includes a PCB trace antenna as a default WiFi antenna, it’s cost-effective and actually
works really well! If you need to connect a more sensitive antenna, or need to route outside an enclosure, a U.FL
connector is also available on the board. Some soldering will be required to get the U.FL connector functioning
but instructions can be found in the Hookup Guide we have written for the dev board.

Features & Specs