4/18/2016

Update: ESP8266 Breadboard Adapter Board


I designed a single-sided ESP-12/ ESP-07 breadboard adapter PCB which will be easy to etch and solder for anyone who loves to play with the ESP8266 on a breadboard like me. 

There are different designs of the breadboard adapter:
There is also a nice 3D-printed socket from Moritz in his github account to easily program (lots) of ESPs without the need to solder them at all.

Features are:

  • Fits ESP-12 and ESP-07 module
  • Single-sided self-etchable design
  • Few, cheap parts in SMD
  • Breadboard-style - one row on each side accessible
  • Vin >4.8V (max. 12V) input possible with 3V3 onboard voltage regulator (with two capacitors 10µF)
  • RST, CH_PD, GPIO0 with 4k7 pull-up resistors on board (resistors can be omitted if remote access of those GPIOs is needed)
  • GPIO15 with 4k7 pull-down (see above)
  • Tactile switch connected to GPIO0 to get into flash mode
  • Reset switch
  • Solder bridges for DTR, RTS lines to enable automatic flashing without having to press buttons

Parts needed:

  • ESP8266-12/ -07 module
  • 1x Voltage Regulator (e.g, AMS1117-3.3V, 800mA)
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  • 2x 10µF SMD ceramic capacitors
  • 4x 4.7k SMD Ohm resistors
  • 2 1k SMD Ohm resistor
  • 2x 4*4mm SMD tactile switch
  •  2x 1*8 pin header (pitch 2.54mm)
  • 12MHz crystal
  • 2x 22pF capacitors
  • Micro USB connector
  • 100nF capacitor
  • CH340G USB to serial IC
Remember to put three jumper wires on the bottom side as this is only single sided. See Eagle files for connections.

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 1, 2016 at 1:26 AM

    Hi,
    Thanks for the design! I've made ESP-12F (22 pin version) breakout board using your schematic. However there is one mistake here, the crystal capacitors should be 22 pF, not 22 nF

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  2. MarkusMay 1, 2016 at 2:51 AM

    Thanks for the info! I corrected the values in my post. They are right in the github files though. Would you like to share your design?

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    1. AnonymousMay 1, 2016 at 5:44 AM

      I can share my design, but it's very crude as I needed it fast, and it's two-sided. Would you like CH340G or CH340T version?

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  3. MarkusMay 1, 2016 at 6:52 AM

    I would be interested in both. Do you have a github account where you want to share it? Else I could - if you want me to - file in under my ESP8266 Adapter github and so have another version available for people who are interested.

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    1. AnonymousMay 1, 2016 at 8:06 AM

      I've uploaded it to my github. Take a look here: https://github.com/mlisak/ESP-12-F-Breakout-Board

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  4. MarkusMay 1, 2016 at 9:21 AM

    Awesome! I'll put a link in my post. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. oscarMay 2, 2016 at 7:42 PM

    Hi Markus great pcb. I see your simple one sided desing on some sites but cant find the files from the original one http://www.tradewire.de/PCB_RAW.jpg can you uploar if no already done? tnks

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  6. MarkusMay 3, 2016 at 12:01 AM

    That's a very early version of the pcb design. I'm not even sure I still have it and if it works at all.

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