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by humancell 3770 days ago
Nice prototyping board! We've been working on a similar concept at ESProto - http://www.esproto.com/ - and have taken a few steps beyond your board. We've created the ESProto 1, and now the ESProto IoT. Both are being released as open source, and also sold as kits.

The ESProto 1 is designed to support the AI Thinker ESP-12F (FCC Certified) module, and give you space for an optional regulator, and prototyping space on board. We include jumpers and a push button for easily entering programming mode.

The ESProto IoT is our newest prototyping board, and couples the ESP-12F with a 5v Arduino Pro Mini to provide enhanced connectivity for sensors and peripherals, all in the form factor of the Arduino Uno.

Both boards use external USB for programming.

These things are too cool, and too much fun!

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That looks interesting, but I can't find much information on your site, it seems to be a stockish install. Is there any more info somewhere?
Yes ... the website is a "work in progress" and we just got our second round of PCBs that we are testing. We're pushing to get the kits up there in the next couple of weeks.

In the mean time, the Github repo is at: https://github.com/Wovyn

We've got the initial KiCAD files up there, and are putting together our sample code, etc.

Very nice, I'm going to look at the files right now, thanks for making the available!