OTA (Over the Air) update is the process of loading a new firmware to ESP8266 module using WiFi connection rather than a serial communication. This type of functionality is extremely useful in case of no physical access to the ESP module.
Hardware Setup
Add Includes to Skecth to enable OTA
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You can se full featured OTA Sample:
On IDE: File > Examples > OpenDevice > Projects > SonoffBasic
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The first upload must be done by the Serial, the others can be done by the network. |
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