Heltec Wifi kit 8

Hardware

Platform Espressif 8266: ESP8266 is a cost-effective and highly integrated Wi-Fi MCU with built-in TCP/IP networking software for IoT applications. ESP8266 integrates an enhanced version of Tensilica’s L106 Diamond series 32-bit processor and on-chip SRAM.

Microcontroller

ESP8266

Frequency

80MHz

Flash

4MB

RAM

80KB

Vendor

Heltec

Configuration

Please use heltec_wifi_kit_8 ID for board option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File):

[env:heltec_wifi_kit_8]
platform = espressif8266
board = heltec_wifi_kit_8

You can override default Heltec Wifi kit 8 settings per build environment using board_*** option, where *** is a JSON object path from board manifest heltec_wifi_kit_8.json. For example, board_build.mcu, board_build.f_cpu, etc.

[env:heltec_wifi_kit_8]
platform = espressif8266
board = heltec_wifi_kit_8

; change microcontroller
board_build.mcu = esp8266

; change MCU frequency
board_build.f_cpu = 80000000L

Uploading

Heltec Wifi kit 8 supports the following uploading protocols:

  • espota

  • esptool

Default protocol is esptool

You can change upload protocol using upload_protocol option:

[env:heltec_wifi_kit_8]
platform = espressif8266
board = heltec_wifi_kit_8

upload_protocol = esptool

Debugging

Debugging currently does not support Heltec Wifi kit 8 board.

Frameworks

Name

Description

Arduino

Arduino Wiring-based Framework allows writing cross-platform software to control devices attached to a wide range of Arduino boards to create all kinds of creative coding, interactive objects, spaces or physical experiences.

ESP8266 Non-OS SDK

Espressif ESP8266 Non-OS SDK

ESP8266 RTOS SDK

Espressif ESP8266 SDK based on FreeRTOS