What’s the ESPlorer?
The ESPlorer is an IDE(Integrated Development Environment) for ESP developers. It coded in JAVA a multi platform IDE that runs on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux.
This IDE allows you to establish a serial communications with your ESP8266, send commands, upload code directly to the ESP8266 Chip and much more.
Supported platforms:
Windows (x86, x86-64)
Linux (x86, x86-64, ARM soft & hard float)
Solaris (x86, x86-64)
Mac OS X (x86, x86-64, PPC, PPC64)
How to install ESPlorer IDE
Download the ESPlorer.zip and unzip it. you should see the following files.
Requires JAVA (SE version 7 and above) installed to run this IDE
Required Library..
https://code.google.com/p/java-simple-serial-connector/
https://github.com/bobbylight/RSyntaxTextArea
Execute/Run the ESPlorer.jar
Note: If you are running Mac OS X or Linux you should use the command line in your terminal to run the IDE >
sudo java-jar ESPlorer.jar
I really don’t know which is this file in the last version of ESPlorer. Im using linux and I can’t run it. Any advice?
Hi! ESPlorer is and open source, and coded in JAVA, here is the source code via github https://github.com/4refr0nt
install java run-time and launch the ESPlorer.
https://github.com/4refr0nt/ESPlorer/blob/master/ESPlorer/src/ESPlorer/ESPlorer.java
You will use the java command to execute your program.
From the shell, type the java command below.
[14core] ~/esplorer/src> java ESPlorer.java
……
How do I use ESPlorer on Mac OS ?
Yes, ESPlorer is a java base you can execute the *.java as long you have java runtime application. just follow a previous comment above.
Try this. >> https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino
The com selection field is empty for me….what can I do?
Check your serial communication.. ;)