Serial terminal with esp8266

To start communication you need following :-

• serial terminal like realterm, termite, etc.
• USB to UART bridge module (like cp2102)
• esp8266 module

Now connect module with bridge as shown in image below. and plug in the USB in USB port in pc.

Now open device manager from control panel and note port number on which your bridge is connected. 

Now open serial terminal and select that com port and choose 9600 as baud rate( default baud of esp8266 ) & click open port. Now send AT to USB in return you will get OK in return. 

You have started communicating with esp8266 and from list of AT commands you can perform required task. Similar procedure can be adapted to communicate with other micro controllers intead you will not need bridge in doing so.

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