01 GET STARTED - patience4711/ESP8266_read_p1meter GitHub Wiki

preparations

You should have the hardware ready with software installed. Now you can power up the ESP. If your ESP already has wificredentials from a previous project you should wipe them first using the relative menu option or keep pressing the button until the led goes on and out again.

connect to wifi network

If your device is powered the first time, the led lights up continuously. This means that it is not connected to a network and an accesspoint is opened. Open the network settings on a pc/laptop/smartphone and connect to a network 'ESP-12345678'. When prompted for a passwd this is 123456789. When connected, open a webbrowser and go to '192.168.4.1 Now you'l get a form where you can fill-up your wifi credentials. admin password: This password is needed to access the webinterface of the ESP-p1METER. (default 0000). security level: This value is used to set the security level. 7 will work in most cases. (See here) Follow the on-line instructions, when done your ESP is connected and you'l know its ip. The led flashes 3 times at reboot, this means that there is a wifi connection. Now the esp is starting the zigbee coordinator which is accompanied by short flashes of the led. Now connect your pc/laptop/smartphone back to your wifi. You can browse to the address of the ESP-p1METER.