Many IoT projects with the ESP 8266 do not need sophisticated programming. ESPEasy is easy to install and offers tons of customization options.

Tutorial for beginners: Easily implement IoT projects with ESPEasy firmware Preparation Installation sensors Regulate MQTT Article in c’t 24 / 2020 read The popular WLAN microcontroller ESP 8266 is in all of them d devices such as switch sockets and LED lamps, but it is also an inexpensive and easy-to-program candidate for self-constructed Internet of Things (IoT) projects. The firmware projects Tasmota and Espurna are particularly popular; they remove finished smart home actuators from the manufacturer cloud in just a few steps so that they can be integrated into local smart home management using protocols such as MQTT.

The projects support many devices out of the box with finished profiles so that you no longer have to worry about GPIOs and drivers. However, both are primarily designed to execute received commands, and less to control logic that runs directly on the ESP. That makes Tasmota and Espurna only of limited interest for their own projects or self-sufficient smart home devices.

But thanks to ESPEasy you don’t have to delve into the depths of C programming yourself: The open source firmware is just as easy to install as Tasmota and Espurna, but offers more flexibility in terms of the sensors and protocols used and even its own set of rules with which you can teach the ESP logic, for example to switch a switch socket using a soldered-on sensor depending on the room temperature. ESPEasy has a web interface through which all settings can be changed remotely. This saves valuable time that you would otherwise have to invest in programming and debugging.

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