Arduino 1.6.6 Windows 10 - no ESP

[scargill]

Hi there

Arduino 1.66 - fresh clean version on a pretty fresh Windows 10 update... when I go to preferences and paste the link...

http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json

Nothing happens. No new boards... am I alone?

[igrr]

Hi Pete,
you're not alone, there are a few issues related to 1.6.6 (list). At the moment you should probably try 1.6.5.

Edit:
also after pasting the link you need to go into Tools > Boards > Boards manager, find "esp8266" platform and click "Install" button.

[scargill]

Ok, downloading now... thanks Ivan! One massive download on the way...

[scargill]

Ok, one more question. I SCRAPPED all Arduino and started from empty - I install 1.6.5 - installation ok - I put the same json in - then went to boards - and added the ESP stuff in -

So the ESP boards are available... YES... but no examples - no libraries. I tried copying the whole lot from GIT to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\esp8266com\esp8266

Sure enough - restart Arduino and the examples ran - but would not compile (generic ESP8266) - I've had all of this running on other machines in the past...

Any ideas where I'm going wrong here. Clean Arduino installation....

[igrr]

Could you please post compiler errors you are seeing?

On Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 20:27 Peter Scargill [email protected] wrote:

Ok, one more question. I SCRAPPED all Arduino and started from empty - I
install 1.6.5 - installation ok - I put the same json in - then went to
boards - and added the ESP stuff in -

So the ESP boards are available... YES... but no examples - no libraries.
I tried copying the whole lot from GIT to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\esp8266com\esp8266

Sure enough - restart Arduino and the examples ran - but would not compile
(generic ESP8266) - I've had all of this running on other machines in the
past...

Any ideas where I'm going wrong here. Clean Arduino installation....

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[per1234]

Nothing happens. No new boards... am I alone?

You need to open Boards Manager twice before the board for a newly added Boards Manager URL will appear in Boards Manager. This is a bug in Arduino IDE 1.6.6 arduino/Arduino#3795 that has been fixed but is currently only available in the hourly build.