2. Importing ESP8266 library to Arduino IDE

Since we want to use Arduino IDE for something that is not Arduino by nature, we need to get all the required libraries so that the IDE is able to recognize our lovely LoLin board.

2.1. Importing library

  • Step 1: Run Arduino IDE from Mac / Windows:
  • Step 2: Open Preference
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pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo apt update

Then install the package for Python 3: