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ESP8266EX WiFiModule

USER MANUAL 

FOR OEM OR INTEGRATORS ONLY: This module is limited to OEM installation

only and must not be sold to end-users.

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Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidthe

user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept

anyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

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TableofContents

2.TableofContents.......................................................................................................2

1. Foreword....................................................................................................................3

2. FCC RF exposure requirements.................................................................................4

2.1. StandardsandRegulatoryCompliance................................................................4

2.1.1. Standardsandcertification..............................................................................4

2.1.2. FCCcertificationrequirements........................................................................4

2.1.3. FCCRFexposurerequirements........................................................................6

3.DownloadTools ..........................................................................................................8

3.1. XTCOM_UTIL........................................................................................................8

3.2. ESP_FLASH_DOWNLOAD...................................................................................11

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1. Foreword

ThismanualmainlyintroduceshowtouseESP8266‐basedSDKforInternetof

Things,includingvirtualmachineinstallation,developmenttoolusage,SDKsoftware

developmentkitetc.

OEMintegratorsmustbeinstructedtoensurethattheend‐userhasnomanual

instructionstoremoveorinstallthedevice.

Theend‐usercannotremoveorinstallthismoduletoanyotherdevices.

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2. FCC RF exposure requirements

2.1. Standards and Regulatory Compliance

2.1.1. Standards and certification

TheEUTconformstothefollowingstandardsandcertificationrequirements:

802.11b/g/n

FCC

❒47CFRPart1‐RFradiationexposurelimits

❒47CFRPart2‐Equipmentauthorization

❒47CFRPartC‐WIFI

2.1.2. FCC certification requirements

AccordingtothedefinitionofmobileandfixeddeviceisdescribedinPart

2.1091(b),thisdeviceisamobiledevice.

Andthefollowingconditionsmustbemet:

1.TheEUTisamobiledevice;maintainatleasta20cmseparationbetweenthe

EUTandtheuser’sbodyandmustnottransmitsimultaneouslywithanyother

antennaortransmitter.

2.Thedeviceisonlyforfixedoperationmode. (AClassIIChangewouldbe

requiredfornear‐bodyHostapplications.)

3.Alabelwiththefollowingstatementsmustbeattachedtothehostend

product:ThisdevicecontainsTxFCCID:2AC7Z‐ESP8266EX.

4.TocomplywithFCCregulationslimitingbothmaximumRFoutputpowerand

humanexposuretoRFradiation,maximumantennagain(includingcableloss)must

notexceed:

❒802.11bband<2.0dBi

❒802.11gband<2.0dBi

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❒802.11nband<2.0dBi

5.Thismodulemustnottransmitsimultaneouslywithanyotherantennaor

transmitter

6.Thehostendproductmustincludeausermanualthatclearlydefines

operatingrequirementsandconditionsthatmustbeobservedtoensurecompliance

withcurrentFCCRFexposureguidelines.

Forportabledevices,inadditiontotheconditions3through6describedabove,

aseparateapprovalisrequiredtosatisfytheSARrequirementsofFCCPart2.1093

Ifthedeviceisusedforotherequipmentthatseparateapprovalisrequiredfor

allotheroperatingconfigurations,includingportableconfigurationswithrespectto

2.1093anddifferentantennaconfigurations.

Forthisdevice,OEMintegratorsmustbeprovidedwithlabelinginstructionsof

finishedproducts.PleaserefertoKDB784748D01v07,section8.Page6/7lasttwo

paragraphs:

Acertifiedmodularhastheoptiontouseapermanentlyaffixedlabel,oran

electroniclabel.Forapermanentlyaffixedlabel,themodulemustbelabelledwith

anFCCID‐Section2.926(see2.2Certification(labellingrequirements)above).The

OEMmanualmustprovideclearinstructionsexplainingtotheOEMthelabelling

requirements,optionsandOEMusermanualinstructionsthatarerequired(seenext

paragraph).

Forahostusingacertifiedmodularwithastandardfixedlabel,if(1)the

module’sFCCIDisnotvisiblewheninstalledinthehost,or(2)ifthehostis

marketedsothatendusersdonothavestraightforwardcommonlyusedmethods

foraccesstoremovethemodulesothattheFCCIDofthemoduleisvisible;thenan

additionalpermanentlabelreferringtotheenclosedmodule:“ContainsTransmitter

ModuleFCCID:2AC7Z‐ESP8266EX”or“ContainsFCCID:2AC7Z‐ESP8266EX”must

beused.ThehostOEMusermanualmustalsocontainclearinstructionsonhowend

userscanfindand/oraccessthemoduleandtheFCCID.

Theusermanualorinstructionmanualforanintentionalorunintentional

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radiatorshallcautiontheuserthatchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapproved

bythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperate

theequipment.Incaseswherethemanualisprovidedonlyinaformotherthan

paper,suchasonacomputerdiskorovertheInternet,theinformationrequiredby

thissectionmaybeincludedinthemanualinthatalternativeform,providedthe

usercanreasonablybeexpectedtohavethecapabilitytoaccessinformationinthat

form.

Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe

followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)

thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay

causeundesiredoperation.

Caution:Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturer

couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

2.1.3. FCC RF exposure requirements

1.Radiatedtransmitpowermustbeequaltoorlowerthanthatspecifiedinthe

FCCGrantofEquipmentAuthorizationforFCCID:2AC7Z‐ESP8266EX.

2.TocomplywithFCCregulationslimitingbothmaximumRFoutputpowerand

humanexposuretoRFradiation,maximumantennagain(includingcableloss)must

notexceed:

❒802.11bband<2.0dBi

❒802.11gband<2.0dBi

❒802.11nband<2.0dBi

3.Thismodulemustnottransmitsimultaneouslywithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.

4.Toensurecompliancewithallnon‐transmitterfunctionsthehost

manufacturerisresponsibleforensuringcompliancewiththemodule(s)installed

andfullyoperational.Forexample,ifahostwaspreviouslyauthorizedasan

unintentionalradiatorundertheDeclarationofConformityprocedurewithouta

transmittercertifiedmoduleandamoduleisadded,thehostmanufactureris

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responsibleforensuringthattheafterthemoduleisinstalledandoperationalthe

hostcontinuestobecompliantwiththePart15Bunintentionalradiator

requirements.TheEspressifSystemswillprovideguidanceifneeded.

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3. DownloadTools

3.1. XTCOM_UTIL

Double‐clicktheicon torunthedownloadtooltodownloadthe

compiled*.binfilesontotheSPIFlashontheESP8266motherboard.

SetthejumperonthemotherboardasMTDO：0，GPIO0：0，GPIO2：1,thenit

willenterdownloadmode.Stepsareasfollows:

Step1:setserialport

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Step2:selecttherightserialportnumberandopen

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Step3:connect

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Step4:downloadtheimagefile

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Step5:selectanddownloadthebinfilewhichyouaregoingtoburnintothe

flash

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Note:ProgramAddressOffsetvariesinaccordancewithbinfile.Forexample,the

correspondingProgramAddressOffsetforeagle.app.v6.flash.binis0x0000.Please

refertobindirectorydescriptionsin"4.2DirectoryStructure".

Step6:re‐connect

AftercompletionofStep5,re‐connectESP8266motherboardtopower.Close

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serialportandrepeatStep2andStep3.

Step7:selectanddownloadnextbinfilewhichyouaregoingtoburnintothe

flash,forexample,eagle.app.v6.irom0text.bin.

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Note:thecorrespondingProgramAddressOffsetforeagle.app.v6.irom0text.bin

is0x40000.Pleaserefertobindirectorydescriptionsin"4.2DirectoryStructure".

Step8:closeserialport

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Afterthedownloading,userscancheckandprintrelevantinformationwith

SecureCRT.

SetthejumperonthemotherboardasMTDO：0，GPIO0：1，GPIO2：1,thenit

willenteroperatingsmode.

Note:pleasedisconnectthepowerwhensettingthejumpers.

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3.2. ESP_FLASH_DOWNLOAD

Espressifalsoprovidesthetool"ESP_FLASH_DOWNLOAD"foruserstoburn

severalbinfilesaltogetheratonce,anddownloadseveralcomplied*.binfilesata

timeintotheSPIFlashontheESP8266motherboard.

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“ESP_FLASH_DOWNLOAD”introduction：

（1） Bin‐SelectArea:Choosebinstoburn，andburnthemincorresponding

address.

（2） SPIFLASHCONFIG:Setconfigofspiflash.“CombineBin”mergesallbins

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selectedabovetoone(target.bin).“Default”resettothedefaultconfig.

（3） MacAddress：MacaddressofESP8266.



AlsosetthejumperonthemotherboardasMTDO：0，GPIO0：0，GPIO2：1,then

itwillenterdownloadmode.Stepsareasfollows:

(1) See the red boxes in the picture above, select the bin file to be burned ->fill in the

path ->check burning options.

(2) Set COM port and baud rate.

(3) Click "START" to start downloading.

(4) After the downloading, disconnect the power for the motherboard, and change the

jumper into operation mode. Re-connect the power for operation. Set the jumper

on the motherboard as MTDO：0，GPIO0：1，GPIO2：1 for operating mode.

Note: please disconnect the power when setting the jumper.

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