====== Get started in Arduino ======
===== Requirements =====
* [[:downloads|CH340G]] driver(for [[products:d1:d1|D1]]/[[products:d1:d1_mini|D1 mini]]/[[products:d1:d1_mini_lite|D1 mini Lite]])
* [[https://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx|CP2104]] driver(for [[products:d1:d1_mini_pro|D1 mini Pro]])
* Python 2.7
===== Install Arduino =====
Install Arduino IDE from the [[https://www.arduino.cc/|Arduino website]].
===== Installing Hardware package =====
There are two ways to install Hardware package. It is recommended to use git version.
==== Using git version ====
* Clone repository into [[tutorials:tips:sketchbook_directory|Sketchbook_directory]]/hardware/esp8266com/esp8266 directory (or clone it elsewhere and create a symlink), you may need to create the hardware directory if it does not exist.
*
cd hardware
mkdir esp8266com
cd esp8266com
git clone https://github.com/wemos/Arduino_D1.git esp8266
* You should end up with the following directory structure:
*
─┬ Arduino
└─┬ hardware
└─┬ esp8266com
└─┬ esp8266
├── bootloaders
├── cores
├── doc
├── libraries
├── package
├── tests
├── tools
├── variants
├── platform.txt
├── programmers.txt
├── README.md
├── boards.txt
├── LICENSE
* Download binary tools(You need Python 2.7)
*
cd esp8266/tools
python get.py
* Restart the Arduino IDE
==== Using Boards Manager ====
* Start Arduino and open Preferences window.
* Enter