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esp8266_serial_monitor [2020/10/05 11:45]
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 However when trying the Amica NodeMCU ESP8266, serial was not a straight forward process via the Arduino IDE.  However when trying the Amica NodeMCU ESP8266, serial was not a straight forward process via the Arduino IDE. 
  
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 I had no trouble flashing the board via USB, no issues there. Though, any attempt to receive Serial info on the Serila Monitor resulted in garbage. The first thing to check is the setting the baud rates in code, and the baud rate set in the Serial Monitor. I had no trouble flashing the board via USB, no issues there. Though, any attempt to receive Serial info on the Serila Monitor resulted in garbage. The first thing to check is the setting the baud rates in code, and the baud rate set in the Serial Monitor.
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 After trying everything under the sun, I discovered it came down to the ''​Generic ESP8266 Module''​ driver in the Arduino IDE that I was using. You can specify changes to the board configuration using the extra sub menus under the ''​Tools''​ menu. Under ''​Debug port'',​ I had ''​Debug port: Disabled''​. ​ After trying everything under the sun, I discovered it came down to the ''​Generic ESP8266 Module''​ driver in the Arduino IDE that I was using. You can specify changes to the board configuration using the extra sub menus under the ''​Tools''​ menu. Under ''​Debug port'',​ I had ''​Debug port: Disabled''​. ​
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 +{{ :​esp8266:​arduino-ide-serial-disabled.png |}}
  
 I changed this to ''​Debug port: Serial''​. I changed this to ''​Debug port: Serial''​.
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 +{{ :​esp8266:​arduino-ide-serial-selected.png |}}
  
 However the result was still the same. There was something more. Using this code: However the result was still the same. There was something more. Using this code:
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