From c50ab8d0638c9f9ddf392a7e60cb1d6e0d2d2b41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alan <60433566+alanesq@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:37:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ed1196c..96506ed 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ This can be used as a starting point sketch for your projects using the esp32cam I found it quiet confusing trying to do much with this module and so have tried to compile everything I have learned so far in to a easy to follow sketch to encourage others to have a try with these powerful and VERY affordable modules... -The module is not the easiest to use as it does not have a usb socket on board so you will need an in circuit programmer to program it, these can be bought on eBay very cheaply or you can use an Arduino - see: https://pre-processing.com/how-to-configure-the-esp32-cam-with-arduino-uno/ -I built myself a "shield" from perf board which I can plug the esp32cam module and programmer in to and using a couple of toggle switches switch the module on and off and select programming mode. This makes using these boards much more convenient - Turns out you can buy one here: https://www.tindie.com/products/bitluni/cam-prog/ +The module is not the easiest to use as it does not have a usb socket on board so you will need an in circuit programmer to program it, these can be bought on eBay very cheaply or you can use an Arduino as one: https://pre-processing.com/how-to-configure-the-esp32-cam-with-arduino-uno/ +I built myself a simple "shield" which I can plug the esp32cam module in to and program it using a couple of toggle switches to the ESP32Cam on and off and select programming mode, this makes using these boards much more convenient. +BTW: Turns out you can buy one here: https://www.tindie.com/products/bitluni/cam-prog/ -created using the Arduino IDE with ESP32 module installed (https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json) +created using the Arduino IDE with ESP32 module installed (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/gh-pages/package_esp32_index.json) No additional libraries required ----------------