WiFi Bee WiFi Module - ESP8266

The ESP8266 WiFiBee module is an affordable and reliable Wi-Fi solution designed to work seamlessly with all of our relay boards and dimmers. It can be easily configured without the need for any additional programmers or adapter boards.

The module operates as a transparent serial port, forwarding data received over Wi-Fi directly to the serial interface, and transmitting data from the serial port back over the Wi-Fi network. This makes wireless communication simple and efficient for embedded applications.

The ESP8266 Wi-Fi module is a self-contained SoC with an integrated TCP/IP protocol stack, enabling any microcontroller to connect directly to a Wi-Fi network. It can either host an application on its own or handle all Wi-Fi networking tasks for an external microcontroller.

Each ESP8266 module comes pre-programmed with AT command firmware, allowing quick integration with platforms such as Arduino. Straight out of the box, it provides Wi-Fi functionality comparable to a dedicated Wi-Fi shield. In addition to its low cost, the ESP8266 benefits from a large and continuously growing developer community, making it an excellent choice for both beginners and advanced users.

Features:

• 802.11 b/g/n
• Wi-Fi Direct (P2P), soft-AP
• Integrated TCP/IP protocol stack
• Integrated TR switch, balun, LNA, power amplifier and matching network
• Integrated PLLs, regulators, DCXO and power management units
• +19.5dBm output power in 802.11b mode
• Power down leakage current of <10uA
• Integrated low power 32-bit CPU could be used as application processor
• SDIO 1.1 / 2.0, SPI, UART
• STBC, 1×1 MIMO, 2×1 MIMO
• Flash: 4M
• A-MPDU & A-MSDU aggregation & 0.4ms guard interval
• Wake up and transmit packets in < 2ms
• Standby power consumption of < 1.0mW (DTIM3)

Documents:

• AT Command
• How to set up the WIFIBEE
• NURDspace Wiki (Schematic, Datasheet)
• Instructables Tutorial
• ESP8266 Community Forum
• GitHub (ESP8266)
• GitHub (GCC-Xtensa)